[ June 2013 ] In France, the state decides the days of sales. This time I went to Paris on the day before the sale started. Just a few days before I left, I leaned…

[ June, 2013 ] I went to Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris for the first time. In my guide book, it says that there are works of Matisse, Picasso, Modigliani and so…

[ June, 2013 ] This time in Paris, we stayed in a hotel called Best Western Hotel Opera d’Antin, situated just behind the Galeries Lafeyette. In fact I suspect it is in a same building…

[ June, 2013 ] This is a cafe in Paris near Opera de Paris Garnier. There was a notice outiside saying ‘We speak Russian’ and surely they were taking orders from the Russian tourists who…

[ June, 2013 ] On the way back from Varese Lake in north Italy, I came across a small concert.The main instrument was bagpipe, so I thought it could be an Irish group.But in fact…

[ June, 2013 ] The days are very long in Europe around this time of the year.In the evening that day, the blue sky was so beautiful that I suddenly decided to visit Varese Lake.It…

[ June, 2013 ] We went to Rochester in Kent, England without doing any homework, so at the lunch time, we popped in the tourist office so that we can get some recommendation of restaurants….

[ June, 2013 ] Rochester in Kent in England is a small town but there is a castle as well as a cathedral. This castle was built around 1127 and the height of its keep…

[ June, 2013 ] The oldest and most authoritative cathedral in the UK is the one in Canterbury. Then, which one is the second? Most people would say York, Durham or St.Paul’s in London, but…