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England

Getting warm

[March 2012] The purpose of our visit to Henley-on-Thames was to go shopping as usual, but whenever we go there, we have a bit of walk along the river. Unfortunately the sky was grey, but it…

England

Had to wait for 50min

[March 2012] Again, we went to Henley-on-Thames for shopping, but this time we did not check the time for the train, we had to wait for 50 minutes at Twyford, where we had to change. The…

England

Kingston upon Thames

[March 2012] Kingston upon Thames is situated southwest of London. It was apparently a ancient market town and even now, the outdoor market seems successful. A peaceful and lively town with children playing around the fountain,…

England

The man coming up to us

[March 2012] This is taken in Kingston, near London. This man came up to us when we are taking photos. He said he is a photographer for Queen’s garden parties. I do not know if it…

England

Telephone Boxes

[March 2012] The red telephone boxes are London‘s symbol. There is an interesting object using phone boxes in Kingston, just outside of London. It is called Out of Order and made by David Mach in 1988….

France

Eurostar was smooth

[march 2012] I took Eurostar from London to Paris this time.It was a smooth journey without any problems.It is nice to find yourself in the middle of the city when you arrive there, which is…

France

A portrait has to look like her/him

[March 2012] On Monmartre, we asked one of the painters to draw us. When you go up the hill, after Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, there are a lot of ‘painters’ for tourists. They may have a hard…

France

Listen to Mass in Basilique du Sacré-Cœur

[March 2012] We went into Basilique du Sacré-Cœur at Monmartre in Paris. Because it was Sunday, they were having a Mass in there, but it is one of the most famous sights in Paris, they did…

France

Maybe one of the shortest cable car

[march 2012] Montmartre was another place that I wanted to go up.I have been there a few times, but this was the first time to take the cable car.It was the shortest cable car ride…