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…
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…
Pirates Boat on Lake Ashi
I do not know why it has to be the ‘pirates boat’ for the sight seeing boat on Lake Ashi in Hakone, but it seems popular here and has been going for about 60…
Chioggia: a place you’ll never tire of walking
Walking around the town of Chioggia in the Veneto region of Italy was a great fun. We covered almost all of the routes 3 and 2 of the four walking routes on the…
Pink House
In Buenos Aires there is a Pink House and it is literally pink. In Spanish it is called Casa Rosada and it is the official residence of the President of Argentina. The…
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...
Various things in Lisbon
We returned to Lisbon’s Rossio station from Sintra, Portugal, and then took a taxi to the Parliament building near our home (Airbnb). From here, we walked to Naco, a delicatessen shop that we...
Korean BBQ
Korea is famous for its barbecue.The most impressive thing there was the thickness of the tongue.I usually eat very thin ones..The dipping was somewhat different from the one I am used to, a...
The hotel in front
We stayed in a hotel called Vis a Vis in Trieste in Italy.This hotel is just off Unita Square, which is the centre of the city, so the location was excellent.It opened...
The reason why cold food is served in this region
The restaurant we went to in Osuna, a town in the Andalusia region of Spain, is named Dona Guadalupe. It opened late at 2:00 pm (it is the closing time in Italy and...
Everyday Paella
I knew that the Spanish meal, Paella came from Valencia, so I wanted to try one during our short holiday in the city. There were many snack restaurants outside of the Central...
hot air balloon in Bristol: the first part
Bristol, the city in the south west England, is a mecca of hot air balloon flights. Every August, they have the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta with more than 100 balloons going up...
