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England

This is the Olympic Stadium everyone watched

[Nov.2012] This is the Olympic Stadium that everyone in the world watched this summer. We were away for holiday this summer avoiding the crowd, so this was the first time I saw this actually. At…

England

Had a rest at the old gin factory

[Nov.2012] During our walk in the east London, we had a rest at a small cafe at Three Mills, which used to be a gin factory. Although the name is ‘three’, there remains only two….

England

The park I did not know

[ Nov.2012] When you walk in unknown places, you will discover interesting things. On the day we had a walk in eastern London, we came across a big park, Victoria Park. I searched it online…

England

Redevelopment

[Nov. 2012] When I had a walk in eastern London, I saw a lot of brand-new buildings. This area is not far from the Olympic stadium of this year’s event, and being redeveloped rapidly. …

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…