We know the Japanese celebrate cherry blossom time in Tokyo and all over Japan, but last week we learned they also celebrate in Stockholm along with many Europeans. The following pictures are from Kungsträdgården park in the centre of Stockholm taken on April 25th. I’ve waited all year to wear this dress! Thick with blossom […]
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My guidebook describes the typical Tokyo jazz club program as ‘geriatric’. Not a comment on the music which can be as exciting and high quality as in any in the US or Europe, but rather on the hours they keep. This suits me just fine! With a sleep deficit and a slight fear of the
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Imagine a market. Not with one or two fish stalls, but one completely dedicated to fish. Walk through it to reach another the same. And then another. And then another. And yet more. At Tsukiji the fish seems to go on forever! Business starts early with auctions mostly of tuna – the record price this
Fish for ever! Tsukiji market. Read More »