Nighttime drink
On our second day in Lyon, France, after a long day of walking around, we rested at the hotel and then headed out for an evening drink. While we typically have a main…
Pérouges
To Fourvière Hill
On our second day in Lyon, France, we climbed Fourvière Hill after lunch. There’s a funicular, so we decided to use that. The 72-hour metro ticket we bought on the first day was…
In search of a bouchon
On our second day in Lyon, France, we decided to dine at a bouchon. A bouchon is a restaurant with a down-to-earth atmosphere that serves local cuisine. It’s apparently unique to Lyon. I…
Cattolica
The highlight of Stilo, in Calabria in southern Italy, is Cattolica, a small chapel. The shape looked like one of those Orthodox churches we saw in Macedonia or somewhere. The curator…
USSR, Moscow 1980 – 3
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. Walking around in Moscow, we were surprised to see no foods on the shelves in the supermarket, included the famous department store called Gum. But in the hotel we…
Visit a gemstone mine
There is a gemstone mine in Idar, Germany, which is the only one open to the public in Europe. Here they can get four kind of stones such as agate and jasper. From…
JR Rail Pass
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. This time the destination of my travel was Japan. I did not have the time to settle myself down in Tokyo in the house of my close...
Knives and Baskets
When we were walking in Castelsardo, a town in the north of Sardinia in Italy, we noticed that there were many shops selling knives with sharp blades and colourful handles. The...
Cathay Pacific Airways
Initially based in Shanghai, the two men eventually moved to Hong Kong and established the airline.
Paradise for gourmet
We went to #Borough #Market in #London where all of the gourmets in London gather.Our purpose was to buy rabbit meat which we cannot find in supermarkets.Here they open everyday except Sunday,...
To Belgrade
We went to Belgrade, the capital city of Serbia. For me it was the first time, but my husband went there in 1980, when it was Yugoslavia. We flew from London...
Waited more than one hour
We went to a restaurant called “Nishiki” in Izu Atagawa, which was listed in my friend’s guide book. The book said ” Be careful, there is another restaurant with the similar name”....
Restaurant with pastel colours
In Parma, I went to a restaurant called Gatta Matta (meaning 'Crazy She-cat'), where I could not go in last time because it was full.This restaurant is not typical Italian restaurants which has...
On the way back
I was worried that I might not be able to get the seat at window on the way back on the helicopter because more people were there at the airport.By getting on it...
