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…

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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…

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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…

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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…