At the oldest house in Wales
[ May, 2013 ] The whitish house is the oldest town house in Wales called Aberconwy House in Conwy, north Wales. It was built in the 14th century and went through many owners and now…
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The smallest house in Great Britain
[ May, 2013 ] The red house in this photo is the one. It is in Conwy in Wales and facing the port. It was built in 16th century and until 1900, someone was really…
English castle in Wales
[ May, 2013 ] This was my third time to come to Conwy in north Wales, but I did not know that this magnificent castle is English. I thought it was Welsh. Our tour guide…
World first iron bridge
[ May 2013 ] The first iron bridge was built in 1779 and it is still there now in a quiet village called Ironbridge which is situated in the middle of England. In those days,…
The wife of Mr. Shakespeare
[ May, 2013 ] In Stratford-upon-Avon, we visited Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway’s house and looked at it from outside. It is quite a big house with thatched roof. Her father was apparently a yeoman and…
The bedroom
[ May, 2013 ] This is the parents’ bedroom in Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon in England. William Shakespeare was born in this room. According to the explanation of the guide in this room, the reason…
Shakespeare’s birthplace
[ May, 2013 ] At the weekend of one of the few Bank Holidays in the UK, we joined a tour to visit mid England and north Wales. Tours are always useful for ordinary workers…
A political festival
[ June, 2013 ] On one Saturday when we had a hail storm, I was invited to a festival in Cinisello, a town near Milan.The festival was called Festa dell’Unita and supposed to have music…
The way children grow up
[ June, 2013 ] In the restaurant in Piacenza in Italy, my table was close to the one of one big family.In this season, they have many ceremonies like Confirmation or First Communion in Italy.This…
