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…
Paris
The problem in Paris this time
Almost every trip to Paris, France, presents some kind of problem. Trains are convenient for travelling from Milan to Paris. However, in early May, the Gare de Lyon, the Paris train station, was…
The nature of Colico and a simple restaurant
For lunch that day, we had a reservation at Trattoria Posallo, a restaurant on the outskirts of Colico, a town at the northern end of Lake Como in northern Italy. As usual, my…
Fly to Lanzhou
From Kunming in China, we flew to Lanzhou, the important city in Silk Road along the Yellow River. When I got on the aeroplane of China Northwest Airlines (later merged with China…
Prison, ceiling and painting of Palazzo Steri
The last place we visited on this trip to Palermo, Sicily, Italy was a mansion called Palazzo Steri. The entrance costs €8 per person, and we went around with a guide. This mansion…
The museum a few doors away from the pub
On the day we had a walk in the east London, we popped in to the museum a few doors away from the pub where we had a lunch. Good thing about the…
Excursion to Nara
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Osaka we decided to go to Nara for one day. Nara was the first capital of Japan. It took us almost one hour...
the changeable weather in St Ives
We stayed at Poldhu Guest House in St Ives in Cornwall, the south western end of England. Because we decided to come to St Ives quite late, when we tried booking a...
Today’s wine
The name of the wine I had today in Monza in northern Italy was shocking.It is called 'Hell (Inferno)' .This wine is from Valtellina area, a little more north than Monza.Apparently it is not...
Typical resort hotel
After the grand Turkey tour, which I had to get up early every day, I fly over to Izmir and took bus to Cesme peninsula. I was a little apprehensive about moving around...
”The best tapas restaurant in Europe” ?
When we arrived in Barcelona, Spain, the hotel staff first introduced us to a restaurant called Cerveseria Catalana. Located near our hotel, Circa 1905, it is said to be “the best tapas place...
Experience to Make Some Senbei
I like Senbei, which is a type of Japanese rice cracker. So we went to “Soka Senbei Garden” with my family. Soka is a mecca of Senbei, which is just outside...
By Frecciarossa
We went to Rome from #Milan by high speed train, #Frecciarossa.On the way, it was non stop and took 2 hours and 55 minutes.On the way back, it was a slower one...
