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

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,...

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…

Paris

Regional cuisine of the Aveyron

The first restaurant we went to in the Bercy district of Paris, France, where we stayed, was L’Auberge Aveyronnaise. My husband found and booked this restaurant online before the trip. It serves cuisine…

Paris

The district of Bercy

We easily arrived at Cour St-Emilion station, the nearest metro station to our reserved hotel, via Metro Line 14 from Orly Airport in Paris, France. It was smoother than we expected; we arrived…

France

Metro

This is a view inside a metro.I cannot remember which line it was, but it seemed a new carriage with colourful stripy seats.It was a nice surprise that I could use the tickets…

Dubrovnik

Two churches we went in during our walk

The old town of Dubrovnik in Croatia is a pleasant place to take a walk. The scenery of old stone buildings lined up on both sides of narrow alleys and stairs with many…

Japan

Warming up with sake tasting

One of the main special products in Niigata is Japanese Sake without any doubt.We visited Takarajima sake brewery without booking.This small brewery was founded in 1885 and seemed to be one of those which…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Osaka castle

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. One of the most important touristic attraction in the city of Osaka is its castle. It was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the three people who...
shopping
Shopping

Talked with a woman at an amber stall

At one end of the market, Kalnciems Fair which was held outside of old town of Riga, there was a stall where a woman was selling the rough stone of...
airlines
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
Food

The Wine Festival

July seems to be the month of festivals in Germany.After the Bridge Festival in Heidelberg, I came across the Wine Festival in Freiburg.Lots of middle to old age people were there, too.Here you...
hotels
Hotels

A modern hotel in Bologna

The hotel in Bologna was I Portici. This was a very modern hotel in white all over. The atmosphere did not tell anything about the town, but very comfortable and location was excellent....
food
Restaurants

at an outside table

The first restaurant we went to in Warsaw was Restaurancja Portretowa in the old town. I was looking forward to looking at the interior which used be a brewery with more than...
food
Food

Korean BBQ, again

We went to eat Korean Barbecue in Seoul again this year.It was a bigger restaurant than last year and Japanese tourists were coming in one after another.They came to pick us up in...
transports
Transports

enjoy swimming at Blue Caves

I continue talking about the tour in Zakynthos Island in Greece. Because the water at the Xygia beach was too cold to swim, we went on driving and stopped at Skinari where there was a...