Japan

Huge statue of Buddha in Kamakura

This was the first time to see the huge statue of Buddha in Kamakura since I was a high school student. I did not get surprised by the size this time, but to be…

Japan

Enoden, nostalgic railway

I do not know why but most of us feel nostalgic riding Enoshima Electric Railway. On the day we had a walk in Kamakura, we bought one day ticket which costs 580 yen and…

Japan

Eat whitebaits in Kamakura

On the day we had a walk in Kamakura, we had a lunch at a small restaurant on the sea front. The main dish was whitebait on rice, which is a special meal around…

Japan

Mecca of surfing

We had a walk in Kamakura for a day with friends. First, we visited Shichirigahama where you can see Enoshima Island in the distance. Around here it is mecca of surfing. On that cold…

Milan

A bag shop which pulled me up

This is a photo of a bag shop called Monry Cuir di Dalmini in Via Lazzaro Spallanzani, which is on a parallel with Corso Buenos Aires, the popular shopping street in Milan.I thought they have…

Greece

Episode on the return flight

After having my summer holiday in Crete, I came back to Athens and spent one day walking around the city using my guide book.And on the day to return home, because the underground to…

Greece

Sadness in Knossos Palace

We went to see the famous Knossos Palace in Crete. There were not only the actual ruins they found, but some buildings were added according to the imagination of the discoverer. There are people who…

Greece

Beautiful sunset of Irakleio

We moved to Irakleio from Rethymno, our base in Crete. According to my guide book, here the main thing to see was the Archaeological Museum, so we went there to find that it was…

Greece

Walk along Samaria Gorge a bit

We were going to join a tour to go to the west end of the island of Crete, Greece but because the company made a mistake, we had to join a tour to Samaria…