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England

Walk along the canal

[ Nov.2012] It was a rare sunny Sunday, so we went out to walk along the canal in eastern London with a friend of mine. Canals in London are famous in north around Camden Town,…

England

The restaurant of LivingSocial deal

[ Nov.2012] I wonder how many people are using GroupOn or LivingSocial and so on. One couple of our friends are using LivingSocial a lot and when we go out with them, we buy the…

Italy

The restaurant with a Japanese sign

[ Nov.2012] We had our last diner in Venice in this restaurant with a Japanese sign, saying ‘Open’. This was recommended by my Gondolier, Mario. Some Japanese tourists may hesitate to enter because of this…

Venice

Buy Murano Glass

[ Nov.2012] I went to Murano island which is famous for its glass making from Venice.It took 40 minutes by Water Bus No.4.When we all got off at last, there was a not-so-impressive old man…

Venice

Golden Basilica di San Marco

[ Nov.2012 ] I went into Basilica di San Marco in Venice.The golden ceiling and the marble floor are marvelous.To enter into the church is free, but if you want to see the gold screen…

Venice

‘Phoenix’ theatre

[ Nov.2012] I visited the famous Teatro La Fenice in Venice.It was only a visit unfortunately.This theatre is exactly like its name, phoenix.From the first, this was open in 1792 to be a successor of…

Venice

Fantastic scenery

[ Nov.2012] After dinner I had near Piazza San Marco in Venice, I came back to the Piazza itself and got really surprised to see the fantstic scenery.The water which once went down, had come…

Venice

You’d better not to eat near Piazza San Marco

[ Nov.2012 ] On the second night in Venice, we went to eat in a restaurant near Piazza San Marco.We asked the hotel receptoinist for his recommendation and he said ‘Around the San Marco, it…