Paris

Enjoyed the sophisticated dishes

Our friends in Paris took us to a restaurant called Pottoka. This restaurant serves French Basque dishes. It is a small restaurant and the atmosphere was relaxing. But the dishes were very…

France

Vanves flea market

On the last day of our holiday in Paris, a couple of our friends who lives there took us to Vanves flea market in the suburbs. We went there by bus, which…

France

Stained glass centre

Chartres in France is the town of stained glasses. Not only the cathedral which has many wonderful pieces, but there is the International Stained Glass Centre nearby, housed in an old building.This…

France

Desolate church

When we were walking in the old town of Chartres in France, we came across a gorgeous looking church. It is very big and if we have not seen the cathedral, I…

France

Quiet old town

We walked around the old town in Chartres in France. We tried to follow the walking route suggested by the tourist office, but we missed quite a lot in the end. There…

France

The nearby restaurant

The day we went to Chartres in France was very cold. When we are hungry, we feel even colder, don’t we. So after visiting the cathedral, we went straight to the nearby…

France

Cathedral whose staid glasses were wonderful

We went to Chartres from Paris for a day. It took about 1 hour by train from Montparnasse station. Chartres is famous for its cathedral which is listed in the World Heritage….

France

Theatre des Champs-Elisees

In Paris, on the day we went up the Eiffel Tower, we went back to the hotel and changed clothes and went out again to the Theatre des Champs-Elisees in the evening….

France

Went up Eiffel Tower

We had been to Eiffel Tower many times, but everytime we were put off by the long queue and gave up going up to the top. This time we booked the tickets…