[April 2012] The second night in Kanazawa, we stayed in a hotel called Kanazawa Hakuchouro. The room is western, but they have Japanese style hot spring baths and the atmosphere of the hall and the…

[April 2012] Just to refuge from the rain we went into a gold leaf craft shop called Hakuza  in Kanazawa, Japan. Here they have a golden storehouse in their courtyard. They sell a lot of…

[April 2012] When we visited Kanazawa, a Japanese old town, unfortunately, meteorological “bomb” was attacking the area, so we got completely soaked. This is a picture taken when the rain was not too bad. The wet…

[April 2012] I wanted to see how they make Kaga Yuzen, a traditional dyeing craft in Kanazawa, Japan, so went to the Chamber of Traditional Industry of Kaga Yuzen . But because it was lunch…

[april 2012] We visited Yuwaku Onsen, about 50 min.bus ride from Kanazawa, Japan. The ryokan (Japanese style inn) we stayed was called Kanaya and our room was in an annex. I was very surprised to…

[March 2012] We went to Cottesloe Theatre within the National Theatre in London to see a play. It is a small theatre and most of the audience are those who obviously love theatre. The play…

[march 2012] The main purpose for revisiting Genoa was to see the ballet at this theatre.Last time I found they would show Romeo & Juliet here, but until I bought the programme, I did not know…

[march 2012] This is a ravioli dish I had in a restaurant facing the port in Genoa. Inside is sea-bass and the sauce was made of crab. Excellent! The name of the restaurant is Tre…

[march 2012] Last time when I came to Genoa, it was the coldest time and not very many people were around, but this time the weather was excellent.A lot of families were enjoying the sun at…