After leaving Hawai Onsen Roland and I caught the train to Matsue. While staying at the Mido Resort onsen ryokan was definitely the highlight of our trip, the couple of days we spent in Matsue were not devoid of entertainment, and Matsue Castle remains the most beautiful castle I have [Read more…]
Here’s another account of an onsen ryokan trip which Roland Petrov and I undertook at the beginning of April 1991. We went to Tottori Sand Dunes on our way to Hawai Onsen. I have some slide photos somewhere which I want to convert to digital and post here, but as [Read more…]
As Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio make there way towards the Capulet’s house Mercutio dons his mask and launches into his Queen Mab speech, an account of how Queen Mab visits various dreamers during the night, and in the course of his narration he himself becomes rapt until Romeo calls him [Read more…]
My return to Hawai Onsen and Tottori Sand Dunes has inspired me to look up some of my escapades during my first year in Japan. Here is an account of a trip to Yunogo Onsen in Okayama Prefecture with Roland Petrov on Palm Sunday, 1991. We stayed at the Chikutei [Read more…]
Title: Family Summer Holiday Location: Okayama Prefecture & Tottori Prefecture Description: Two days camping in the countryside in the middle of Okayama prefecture, then one night at Hawai Onsen. Start Date: 2012-08-19 End Date: 2012-08-22 I first visited Hawai Onsen back in 1991 with my good friend Roland Petrov. We [Read more…]
Title: Miyajima Water Fireworks Display 2012 Location: Miyajima Link out: Click here Description: This was our first trip to see the annual fireworks display on Miyajima. In previous years we have watched the fireworks from the sea wall at Rakurakuen. Start Time: 19:50 Date: 2012-08-11 End Time: 20:50
Romeo and Benvolio find out that Capulet is holding a feast tonight and that Rosaline will be there… Lady Capulet, with the help of Nurse, tell Juliet to consider marrying the County Paris, who will be at the Capulets’ feast tonight. Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio head for the party and [Read more…]
Jovian, the successor of Julian, was a short-lived and inglorious emperor who reestablished Christianity and exchanged land for peace (when decisive action may have saved the army without the need for a treaty). Jovian withdrew from the five Roman provinces east of the Tigris, which had been conquered by Galerius [Read more…]
It is the summer holidays and children need to be entertained, at least, my daughter does, when she is not running around with friends, going to ballet, swimming or aikido, doing her homework or lolling on the carpet watching television. Regular readers of this blog will know of our penchant [Read more…]
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