England

Market, early in the morning

[ Oct.2013 ] There is a market called #Jubilee #Market in Covent Garden in London. I always thought that was a craft market, maybe because I visited there only at the weekends, but in fact…

England

Eccentric “Swan Lake”

[ Aug.2013 ] “Swan Lake” is a masterpiece of classical ballet, but many people including Matthew Bourne have vreated original works using this story and music. This time I saw one called “Swan Lake Reloaded”…

England

Re-creation of Ballets Russes

[ July 2013 ] There was an event which re-created Ballets Russes which took the world by storm in Paris in early 20th century. It was at London Coliceum and the program of the day…

England

Countryside for Londoners

[ July, 2013 ] The last destination of our London walk was Hampstead Heath. Well, it has got 790 acres, so it is big enough on its own as a walking course. There are many…

England

Affluent neighbourhood

[ July, 2013 ] Our walk in London took us to the affluent neighbourhood of Highgate. My friend said ” Here the house prices are most expensive in London”. Surely, the houses around here are…

England

The path which used to be a railway

[ July, 2013 ] The main path we took on the day we had a walk in London was the one which used to be a railway. It is called Parkland Walk now, but it…

England

Walk in London

[ July, 2013 ] On a hot summer day in July, we had a walk with my friend who is an expert of back streets of London. The starting point of this walking course was…

England

Mecca of skateboarding

[ June, 2013 ] South Bank is the south side of Thames River in central London. It used to be an area of warehouses, but since 1980s it has been developed to be the art…

London

A conscientious tour company

[ May, 2013 ]  We joined a tour run by a company called Rabbie’s for this England & Wales holiday. This is a Scottish company based in Edinburgh. They started organising tours in Scotland and…