Paris
Romeo and Juliet at the Bastille

Romeo and Juliet at the Bastille

After spending a night at a friends’ house in Fontainebleau, France, our friend and her husband joined us in Paris. After meeting up with mutual friends—a couple living in Paris and another in...

After eating galettes, we went to the palace
Moret-sur-Loing

After eating galettes, we went to the palace

In Moret-sur-Loing, France, we had lunch at a crepe shop by the river. The restaurant was called La Poterne. Apparently, there are roughly two types of crepes: sweet ones are called crepes, and…

A beautiful town of history and art
Moret-sur-Loing

A beautiful town of history and art

On the second day of our short trip to France, we went to Fontainebleau, where our friends live. Normally, you can go directly from Lyon station in Paris, but due to station construction,…

That evening’s walk
Paris

That evening’s walk

After enjoying a delicious lunch in the Bercy district of Paris, France, we finally checked into our hotel. This time, we stayed at the Ibis, a chain hotel. As I mentioned before, the…

Neptune
Poland

Neptune

The statue in this photo is Neptune, situated in the Long Street, the main street in Gdansk, Poland. The building behind this statue used to be a trade centre during the time…

Mahjong
Romania

Mahjong

This is a photo of a part of the golden room in Pelisor Castle in Sinaia, Romania. This 70 room castle is a home of Ferdinand the first and his family. He…

The meal on board
Greece

The meal on board

Our Santorini sight seeing boat stopped at another place for us to swim after the hot spring, but it was already late in the afternoon and water looked cold, so I just…

miranda-friends
A Restaurant, Europe and Japan together
Miranda Friends

A Restaurant, Europe and Japan together

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I read recently that in Italy some restaurants that serve mix of Italian and Japanese cookings. In Osaka, in Japan, I had the opportunity to have a...
shopping
Lapis lazuli
Shopping

Lapis lazuli

One of the things I was looking forward to in this South America tour was ‘stones’. Chile is the one of the major sources of Lapis Lazuli. This stone has an ultramarine...
airlines
Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds
Airlines

Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds

We love exploring new destinations and the journey is often as exciting as the arrival. While we are currently updating our archives on airlines and flight experiences, we look forward to sharing more insights on...
food
The Best Bagel Shop in the Town
Food

The Best Bagel Shop in the Town

On the day we walked around Shoreditch in East London, one of my friends said “We came all the way here, we should go and get Bagels”. According to her, the bagels...
hotels
the outrageous hotel in Murano
Hotels

the outrageous hotel in Murano

We stayed in Sofitel in Murano, the island in Venice, which is run by Accor, the French mega hotel chain. The proper name of the hotel is Le Gare Hotel Venezia MGallery...
food
stayed in a B&B and had great seafood
Hotels

stayed in a B&B and had great seafood

We stayed in a B&B called Maison Fleurie in Pescara, a seaside town in Abruzzo in the middle of Italy. B&B’s in England are usually bigger but ordinary residential houses where the...
food
Famous for “champagne”
Food

Famous for “champagne”

We moved from Sevastopol to Balaklava and had a very good seafood lunch. This time, we had a sparkling wine, which was a little sweet and was called “Champagne”. Yalta in...
transports
Sleeping Car in Ukraine
Transports

Sleeping Car in Ukraine

The sightseeing tour ended at the St. Andrew’s Church in Kiev, the capital city in Ukraine. We said goodbye to our guide and started walking down the long winding slope, called Andriyivsky...