Paris
That evening’s walk

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…

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…

Chiba

“Mikazuki” Again

They said it was extremely hot this summer in Japan and we went there at the end of summer to visit our family and friends. It was not as hot as it…

Japan

Beer garden

The rooftop beer gardens are one of the Japanese seasonal traditions for summer. A friend of mine had booked a table in…

Meteora

A person living in a cave

Tour of Meteora, a world heritage site in Greece, has begun. First, the guide explained this unique rocky landscape. It is said that the rocks that were at the bottom of a lake…

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Miranda Friends

Meditate in a Zen garden

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Kansai area I had the opportunity to visit the temple Ryoan-ji in Kyoto, which has one of the most important Zen gardens in...
shopping
Shopping

Eye of Naxos

This is a photo of ” Eye of Naxos “. The tour guide had a pendant and earrings and they were on my mind during the tour. They were sold a...
food
Food

Purveyor to Japanese tourists?

Our last feast in Rome was at Da Felice a Testaccio, which was included in the list our friend made.It is in Testaccio area which used to be a working class town.But...
hotels
Hotels

Small version of a castle

Our Romanian holiday was organised by our local friends there, from the itinerary to the selection of hotels and restaurants.They planned everything according to our wish, which is that we wanted to...
food
Restaurants

Restaurant ‘Lila Sosse’

That evening, we went to a restaurant called “Lila Sosse” by taxi, which is in the new town in Dresden. It was a trendy place, which seemed to be run by young...
food
Food

Madrilenian Cocido

On the last day of our stay in Madrid in Spain, we had to meet a person and went to the arranged place. The area was lovely with stylish small retailers and...
transports
Restaurants

Visiting Rye by the slow train

I have an almost obsessive notion that I must not waste a sunny weekend during summer and have to go somewhere, so this Sunday we went to Rye, a town in the south...