Romeo and Juliet at the Bastille
After spending a night at a friends’ house in Fontainebleau, France, our friend and her husband joined us in Paris. After meeting up with mutual friends—a couple living in Paris and another in…
Edinburgh
After eating galettes, we went to the palace
In Moret-sur-Loing, France, we had lunch at a crepe shop by the river. The restaurant was called La Poterne. Apparently, there are roughly two types of crepes: sweet ones are called crepes, and…
A beautiful town of history and art
On the second day of our short trip to France, we went to Fontainebleau, where our friends live. Normally, you can go directly from Lyon station in Paris, but due to station construction,…
Hand-woven
At the edge of Hora town in Naxos, there is a community centre. When we were in Naxos, they were holding an exhibition and sale event of hand woven cloth. I went…
The Market That Sells ‘Big CDs’
On the second day of our summer holiday in Georgia, after lunch in the old town of Tbilisi, we headed for Sioni Cathedral nearby. I enjoyed walking around this area, where…
Learn about Otaru
This is a photo of an old shop. The people in Otaru was very much worried about fire, so they made many stone houses. In this one’s case, the shop and warehouse…
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...
salt mine
What do you think is this pendant made of? It is made of salt. I bought it because I like this texture, but when I bought it, they warned me “Do not...
Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi
Amiamo esplorare nuove destinazioni e il viaggio è spesso emozionante quanto l’arrivo. Mentre stiamo aggiornando i nostri archivi sulle compagnie aeree e sulle esperienze di volo, non vediamo l’ora di condividere nuovi spunti su come...
Japanese Green tea
Standard Method for making Japanese Green tea. Put tea leaves in the teapot. Pour hot water into the teapot over tea leaves. Soak a while, then pour th tea out into teacups. Please don’t leave...
Wonderful ryokan in Hakone
This is the view from the balcony of our room in a ryokan(Japanese style hotel) called Hanaougi in Goura in Hakone.This balcony has got a open air hot spring bath, which was excellent!...
Italian restaurant in Bristol
On the day when we flew with the hot air balloon in Bristol in south west England, we had our lunch at an Italian restaurant which was recommended on an internet site....
Eat Weisswrust
Beer and sausage are the most typical foods in Germany, and the typical sausage in Munich is Weisswrust (white sausage). I eat it every time I come here. This time, we...
A relaxing moment on a small boat
The weather improved on the third day of our short holiday in southern Germany. As planned, we took a trip from Stuttgart, where we were staying, to Tübingen. Stuttgart is undergoing heavy construction,...
