In search of a bouchon
On our second day in Lyon, France, we decided to dine at a bouchon. A bouchon is a restaurant with a down-to-earth atmosphere that serves local cuisine. It’s apparently unique to Lyon. I…
Lyon
Eyeball Art
While walking through the old town of Lyon, France, a shop caught my eye. At first, I didn’t know what it was, so we just walked past, thinking maybe they sold natural stones….
See the tranquil church and head to the old town
Near the hotel we stayed at in Lyon, France, we came across a folkloric-looking building with a simple red pattern on its exterior walls. I thought it was probably a monastery, but we…
Taking Funicular Railway Again
When I see a funicular railway, I always want to ride.Here in Heidelberg in Germany, you need to take two different cable-cars to get to the top of the hill called Konigstuhl.The lower…
Pintxo breakfast
We stayed in a hotel called Tryp Bilbao Arenal in the old town of Bilbao in Spain.It is a quite ordinary three star hotel, but the location was very good.At the…
Have a walk in Kavala
We stayed 2 nights in Kavala, a town which is in northern Greece. It is small but very lively town. But it was very hot and humid even in the night, and I was…
The Meijijingu
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In this photo you can see Meiji shrine, one of the most important and typical tourist destination in Tokyo. It is always full of foreign tourists but...
as soon as we arrived in Sado Island, we went shopping
We had a short trip to Sado Island in Japan with a friend of ours from my high school. It was our first time to visit there. It was a smooth journey...
Iberia
Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A., commonly known as Iberia, is the flag carrier airline of Spain. Based in Madrid, it operates an international network of services from its main bases of Madrid-Barajas Airport and...
Dinner on the third day
The meals were impressive in Krakow in Poland. On the third day, I had a meal called Golonka, which is boiled pork with the bone. I remember it was a bit salty, but...
Hotel in Como
The last destination of our autumn family holiday in Italy was Como. We stayed in the town for two nights. The name of the hotel was Hotel Metropole Suisse, which was just in...
Enjoyed the Scottish speciality
Haggis is probably the most famous Scottish food. When I said to my sister in Japan, “I’m going to eat haggis,” she said “what’s that?” and searched on the internet. And she said,...
Winery
The last destination of the tour, which took us around Cyprus was the small winery. It was a cottage industry which sells only 20,000 bottles a year. After looking around the factory,...
starting sailing
We were in Saint Petersburg for two nights staying on the moored ship, but on the third day at 7 pm, finally we started sailing. The water of the Neva river was...
