France

The nearby restaurant

[ Mar.2015 ] 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…

Italy

Popular restaurant

[ Feb.2015 ] We had lunch in a restaurant called Parlapa in Turin in Italy, which was recommended by our hotel. When we rang them to book a table, the staff said ” Please come…

Italy

Restaurant I can recommend

[ Jan.2015 ] When we arrived at Chiaravalle Abbey in Milan, it was just about the lunch time. So we went into one restaurant near the Abbey. The name was Locanda Chiaravalle. We did not…

Vietnam

Rice porridge

[ Jan.2015 ] The restaurant we went in Hue was called Moc Vien. We were in the tailor-made individual tour, but ushered to a big room where two Japanese groups were eating. This restaurant seemed…

Da Nang

Dinner

[ Jan.2015 ] The last of our Da Nang night tour in Vietnam was the dinner. The restaurant was called “Apsara” and there were performances of music and dance. It seemed that the customers were mainly…

Japan

Historical restaurant

[ Dec.2014 ] We went back to Japan over Christmas and New Year period again. This time our friend took us to an interesting restaurant. It is an old place with the atmosphere of somewhere…

England

A historic pub

[ Dec.2014 ] We went to an old pub in London with our friends. The name is “Dove” and it is situated on River Thames. Apparently this pub has been there since 17th century and…

Portugal

Fado, unexpectedly

[ Nov.2014 ] In the evening when we came back from Monsanto village to Coimbra in Portugal, we went to a restaurant called A Conzinha da Maria. Does it mean ‘Maria’s kitchen’ perhaps? We just…

Portugal

Lunch and shopping at a stylish shop

[ Nov.2014 ] It was early afternoon when we arrived at Monsanto in Portugal. First, we looked for somewhere to eat. We went in to a shop on Rua do Castelo, a slope from the…