Travelling by train to Lyon
We travelled by train from Milan, Italy to Lyon, France‘s second largest city. It was our first time there. I’d heard that Lyon is a city of fine cuisine, so I was excited….
Lyon
This is our only choice in Clusone
We visited Clusone in Northern Italy for my husband’s Tai Chi event. We had a reservation for lunch at a restaurant called Commercio Mas-Ci’. We had actually visited this restaurant in June and…
A Tai Chi Workshop in Clusone and a Visit to the Town
(This is my husband’s post.) I spent three days in Clusone, a beautiful town in the Seriana Valley, Italy, just a few kilometres from Bergamo, to take part in a tai chi workshop. Since…
Sightseeing in Buda
On the second day in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, we walked around on the castle hill of Buda. There are many highlights on the hill where the Buda Castle is, so many…
A flood of weddings
This year the cherry trees blossomed later than usual and around the 7th April was the best in Tokyo. We had an opportunity to visit a famous wedding hall called Happoen in Tokyo….
A great time at the market in Urumchi
We went to Urumchi by bus from Turpan in China. Again the bus was a clunker and it took about 5 hours. On the way, I saw the scar from the flood…
Japanese whisky
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I like whisky very much. Since I was a boy I have appreciated European whiskies, especially Irish and Scottish. Because I knew that Japan produces good whiskies,...
shopping in Burano
One of the purposes of our holiday in Venice this time was island hopping. So we wanted to go to the island of San Francesco del Deserto where there is a monastery...
Korean Air
The air transport industry in Korea was initially formed with the establishment of Korea National Airlines (KNA), a private company in 1948. However, as a result of insufficient demand for air traffic, its inability to...
sherry in Jerez
Jerez de la Frontera in southern Spain is famous for its sherry. Apparently, the word ‘sherry’ came from this town’s name. While the Arabs dominated this area, they called this town Sherish...
Hotel in Rome
We stayed in #Hotel Portoghesi in the historical part of #Rome.It is a three star hotel, but they renovated an old building very nicely and our room had a good atmosphere including...
Cod dinner
In Madrid, we looked for a restaurant called Casa Labra listed in my guidebook. The main space here was the tapas bar and full of local people, but a small restaurant behind, with only...
Lobsters in Rockport
We took a one day excursion from Boston, USA to Rockport which is about 64 km north east of Boston. We went to North Station in Boston by the subway from the...
Mystery of the train
When we asked the hotel staff in Bilbao how to get to San Sebastian, he said “you can get there by bus in one hour, but by train it takes nearly...
