Madrid

Hotel Atlantico

[July 2012] The trip to Madrid this time was very short, but the hotel we stayed called Hotel Atlantico was very good. It is located in Gran Via, one of the main streets in the…

France

As small as a prison cell

[july 2012] This time, our hotel was Elysees Niel Hotel, located north east of Arc de triomphe de l’Étoile. The location was good, and functional, but the room was so small. Fortunately our suitcase was…

Hadrian's Wall

The hotel like a manor house

[June 2012] When we went to see Hadrian’s Wall, we stayed one night at Slaley Hall in Northumberland. It is in the middle of nowhere. The house used to be a manor house of Edwardian…

Sicily

Hotel in Lipari

[june 2012] The destination of this travel is The Eolian Islands, off Sicily. I stayed in the biggest islands called Lipari and the hotel was called Gattopardo Park Hotel. The atmosphere of the hotel was…

Switzerland

The hotel was a traditional house

[may 2012] I stayed in a hotel called Walliserhof in Zermatt in Switzerland. It is the traditional wooden building and I particularly remember the low ceiling. There was a Korean woman who speaks a bit…

Lombardy

Austrian Room

[may 2012] The starting point of this trip, whose main purpose was to take trains, was Tirano , a border town between Italy and Switzerland.I booked a room in a hotel in front of the…

Kanazawa

Staying in a hotel in the city

[April 2012] The second night in Kanazawa, we stayed in a hotel called Kanazawa Hakuchouro. The room is western, but they have Japanese style hot spring baths and the atmosphere of the hall and the…

Kanazawa

This is another bliss

[april 2012] We visited Yuwaku Onsen, about 50 min.bus ride from Kanazawa, Japan. The ryokan (Japanese style inn) we stayed was called Kanaya and our room was in an annex. I was very surprised to…

France

The Hotel by Martin Margiela

[March, 2012] I went to Paris by Eurostar.I bought the return train tickets and the hotel as a set which was quite reasonable price, so I did not notice until I get there, but the…