Corsica

The tough village walking in La Balagne

[Sept. 2007] The next day, we had another walking tour and this time was the village walking of the Balagne region on Corsica, France. From Calvi, where we were staying, we took a two-car train…

Corsica

The first walk from Calvi on Corsica, France

[Sept. 2007] This is a story when I went to Corsica, France, on a walking tour organized by a British company. The day after we settled down in Calvi, a town in the northwestern part…

Corsica

Staying in Calvi on Corsica for a week

[Sept. 2007] Now in February 2021, the government of the UK, where we live, announced a plan to gradually release the lockdown, but it seems that it is still undecided when it will be possible…

Paris

The Day After the Demonstration, It Was a Storm

[ Dec.2018 ] On the next morning of ‘Yellow Vest’ demonstration, it was very quiet in Paris. We went out for breakfast to a different cafe to try a Croissant and Cappuccino again, but they…

Paris

The Day of the Demonstration

[ Dec.2018 ] The “Yellow Vest” demonstration, which started in mid-November in France, was scheduled for the Saturday that we were in Paris. Most of the main metro stations were closed as well as all…

Paris

To Paris, in the Middle of Disturbance

[ Dec.2018 ] We went to Paris to see the ballet in early December. Paris and all over France have been troubled every Saturday by the demonstration of the “Yellow Vest Movement”, the anti-government movement, since…

Paris

To Paris, Where the Demonstration Was Planned

[ Dec. 2018 ] We went to Paris to see the ballet in early December. Paris and all over France has been stormy since late autumn because of the Yellow Vest demonstrations that are happening…