England

Rococo Garden

[ Oct.2013 ] My friend was looking forward to visiting the #Rococo #Garden in Cotswolds. This is situated just outside of a village called Painswick and originally built as a garden of Painswick House built…

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Chipping Campden

[ Oct.2013 ] On the way back to London from my friends’ second house in the #north of #England, we visited Chipping Campden in Cotswolds. Cotswolds is an area in south-west England which prospered in…

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Maybe because of the weather…

[ Oct.2013 ] #Morecambe is a town in north west #England. This place became a town in mid 19th century after a company to build a port and a railway was set up and people…

Walney Island

Leading characters were seals

[ Oct.2013 ] During our short trip to the north in England, we visited Walney Island. There is a nature reserve area here and you need to pay £3 to enter. There are no staff…

Piel Island

King Steve

[ Oct.2013 ] My friends who have a second house in the north of England introduced us Piel Island, which is in Cumbria where the famous Lake District is. It is a very small island…

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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…

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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”…

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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…

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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…