[May,2011] In Stockholm, we took a comprehensive tour with a bus and a boat with the audio guide of many languages. Seeing the city both from the land and the sea, I should understand it…

[May, 2011] I feel somewhat sorry for Swedish people, but when I saw the Swedish blue and yellow flag immediately after I got out of the Stockholm Airport, I thought ‘ oh, Ikea is there’ without thinking….

[May, 2011] One thing I was impressed in Stockholm was the shiny windows. I wonder why…maybe because Swedish people are very keen of wiping windows, or something to do with the material of the glass,…

[May, 2011] It is enjoyable to eat local foods when you are travelling.Here in Stockholm, I found reindeer meat in the menu of a restaurant in the old town.Of course I chose that.To be honest…

[May, 2011] The old part of Stockholm is called Gamlan Stan, sounds like Indian or something. It is very nice with colourful buildings and cobbled streets. According to the guide, it is not too old,…

[May, 2011] This is the first time for me to visit Stockholm. It is a beautiful city with a lot of water and very soft light. But, oh, it’s cold! It was middle of spring,…

[May, 2011] We stayed in a hotel called Radisson Blu Royal Viking in Stockholm. We chose this because of the location, which is just next to the central station. Although it is one of the…

[April, 2011] We travelled in Japan around one month after the earthquake and tsunami, and felt the difficulty of Japanese tourism. Around this Lake Ashi, there were some souvenir shops which seemed soon to be closed…

[April, 2011] This is the view from the balcony of our room in a ryokan(Japanese style hotel) called Hanaougi in Goura in Hakone.This balcony has got a open air hot spring bath, which was excellent!…