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…
Lyon
It had only two stars
We stayed at Hotel Vaubecour in Lyon, France. As usual, we chose this hotel on Booking.com based on its location, reputation, and price, but when we got there, it only had two stars….
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….
Anti-Government Demonstration
We went to Saxony in Germany for the first time. We stayed in Dresden and visited the surrounding places. We arrived at the main station in the city after changing flights and…
Quality gallery
Within Toledo Cathedral in Spain, there is an art gallery. The most important painting there is El Greco’s “El Expolio” located at the front. The red robe was vivid. This painting was…
Concentration camp
In Trieste, there was a Nazi concentration camp.This was the only one in Italy with the crematory.It is called Risiera di San Sabba and it was originally a rice threshing factory.Naturally it…
Eat Italian food in Tokyo
This is my friend, Bangly's posting. Usually when I travel I like to be totally absorbed in local customs, so I eat only local foods because foods are one of the forms of...
Sandals of Sparta
This is a photo of the sandals I bought in Mykonos. Apparently the Spartan people were wearing them in the 8th century BC. I bought these from a man who designed them...
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...
the rabbit dish, Sardinian beer and the church
This was a normal weekday in Alghero, a town in the northwestern part of Sardinia, Italy. As always my husband had a walk in the morning and he went to the market and...
Huge ryokan
On the second day of our family holiday in Noto Peninsula in Japan, we stayed in a huge ryokan called Notoraku in Wakura Onsen. They had even a bridge and a waterfall...
Dining at a restaurant for the first time in a long time
In England, long lockdown regulations have been gradually relaxed, and eating out is finally allowed. At this point when we were in Brighton, we were still limited to outdoor tables, but for us...
Cheese Shop Listed in the Guinness Book
I do not know how many categories are in the Guinness Book of World Records, but apparently there is one for “the most beautiful cheese shop in the world” and the one...
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...
