Out and about in Kyoto
2023年7月25日, 日本 ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Interesting images from our morning walk in Kyoto
Mt Fuji at high speed
2023年7月25日, 日本 ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Heading back to Tokyo from Kyoto today on Nozomi 24, in the Green Car. Nice.
We got a glimpse of the famous mountain, obscured by cloud as it almost always is.
Was interesting to see what I estimateもっと詳しく
Dinner, Tokyo - Manten Sushi Maranouchi
2023年7月25日, 日本 ⋅ 🌙 30 °C
Tonight's dinner was an unusual one. The concept is called "Omakase". The phrase omakase, literally 'I leave it up to you', is most commonly used when dining at Japanese restaurants where theもっと詳しく
Tokyo evenings
2023年7月25日, 日本 ⋅ 🌙 30 °C
A balmy evening near Tokyo station.
Underfoot in Japan
2023年7月26日, 日本 ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Sometimes you should look down.
Kyoto's manhole covers are part of Japan's unique tradition of decorative manhole art, which began in the 1980s as a way to make the high costs of sewerage systemsもっと詳しく
Farewell Japan, see you real soon
2023年7月26日, 日本 ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We stayed at the Royal Park Hotel at Terminal 3.
It's a reasonably priced, modern hotel with easy access to the airport transportation network and very easy access to the check-in desks.
JAL made itもっと詳しく
au même moment à Paris...
2023年7月26日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Dinner with old friends, Henry and Ray, at L'Entracte and enjoying the view of the Opéra Garnier.
L'Entracte is a classic French bistro strategically located near the Palais Garnier opera house inもっと詳しく
Flâner dans paris
2023年7月27日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Morning meander...
Paris
2023年7月27日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Fair to say that the Parisiens also have a complicated relationship with electric bike and scooter hire...
Galeries Lafayette
2023年7月27日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Touristing... great views from the Terrace on the Galleries Lafayette store. You'll need to search it out.
Galleries Lafayette, the grand magasin located on Boulevard Haussmann in Paris's 9thもっと詳しく
Cocktails in the hood.
2023年7月27日, フランス ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
12/15 Bistro. They had the ingredients and the talent, just hadn't heard of the drink. They happily mixed it up for us.
And they were only €8.50 each. I’ll be back.
Flâner dans Paris
2023年7月28日, フランス ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Wandered through Le 2e arrondissement de Paris to Jardin des Tuileries, around the Musée du Louvre on our way to Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris with a café stop along the way.
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
2023年7月28日, フランス ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Slowly being restored... Shortly after these photographs we got caught in a downpour and lucked out with a souvenir store doing a roaring trade selling fetching raincoats.
Flâner dans Paris
2023年7月28日, フランス ⋅ 🌩️ 19 °C
Wandering past the Hôtel de Ville, skirting Le Marais and back to our hotel.
Balade à Montmartre
2023年7月28日, フランス ⋅ 🌩️ 24 °C
Walked between rainstorms to Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur Basilica. Getting some miles out of our raincoat purchase.
Sacré-Cœur Basilica dominates the Parisian skyline from its perch atop Montmartreもっと詳しく
Treats at Glace Bashir
2023年7月28日, フランス ⋅ 🌩️ 24 °C
Organic Lebanese ice-cream on Henry Shiner's recommendation. Apricot & rose petal for me (Robin) and orange blossom, almond and pistachio for Ross. Delicious!
Flâner dans Paris
2023年7月29日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Another day wandering the streets of Paris:
Place Vendôme
Musée du Louvre
Le Centre Pompidou
Musée des Archives Nationales
Place de la Bastille
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
Hôtel de ville de Paris
La Coulée Verte or Paris High Line
2023年7月29日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
The elevated boardwalk trail, built above the viaduct, crosses the 12th arrondissement from Place de la Bastille to the outskirts of Paris, until the Château de Vincennes. La Coulée Verte is aもっと詳しく
Cuisine Parisienne
2023年7月29日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Visited Galleries Lafayette Gourmet to drool over the food.
Galleries Lafayette Gourmet houses several pristine pastry counters where classic French pâtisserie is displayed with characteristicもっと詳しく
Flâner dans paris
2023年7月30日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Some dans le métro entertainment, café with Georgie and Fraser at Marché Bastille and then lunch at L'As du Fallafel in Le Marais.
Édouard-VII-VII, 9th arrondissement.
The Paris Métro, markedもっと詳しく
Last dinner in Paris
2023年7月30日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Final dinner before we head to Lyon, Henry and Ray to Doha then home, Georgie and Fraser to enjoy a few more days in Paris before joining us in Salon-de-Provence. It's been wonderful.
Galeries Lafayette Le Gourmet
2023年7月31日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
What an amazing experience this part of Galleries Lafayette is. It's everything David Jones food hall in the Sydney CBD wanted to be.
Lafayette Gourmet, the food hall at Galeries Lafayette Haussmann,もっと詳しく
Au revoir Paris.
2023年7月31日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Five wonderful days reacquainting with Paris and sharing time with good friends comes to an end.
Flâner dans Lyon, day 1
2023年7月31日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Wandered from Hôtel Bayard Bellecour across the Saône to Vieux Lyon (old quarter) to Cathédrale St-Jean, back to Rue Mercière for dinner at Chez M'man on Rue des Marronniers.
Flâner dans Lyon, day 2, pt 1
2023年8月1日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Wandered through the old town and took the Funiculaire de Fourvière to the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière. Amazing view of the city from the top.
