Month: October 2014
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An Izakaya.
After an absolutely unique experience at Camellia we were led by Atsuko to another wonderful experience, that we had tried to do before, on our own, but couldn’t. Simply, we don’t understand Japanese, and you need to at least understand somewhat what you have on the menu. An Izakaya is a tavern-like establishment, a place…
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Camellia in Kyoto.
If you are ever in Kyoto, do yourself (and your soul) a favor: experience one of the most important traditions in Japan, the tea ceremony. Chanoyu, in japanese, the way of tea, has deep roots in Zen Buddhism, and it is a ceremony involving the preparation and presentation of powdered green tea, matcha. Now before…
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kyoto’s streets.
And here we are once again with Japan pics, finally! These are just a few pics of the streets in Kyoto. This day we went to the aquarium in the morning. Salamanders there were not your normal salamander. These are giant Japanese salamanders that can grow up to two meters in length. They’re huge. And…
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Gone weekends.
Very happy you have liked the new design! Unfortunately I haven’t been using it as much as I should. With K off for the week, I have to get up earlier to walk Akira and walk even more after work, with a few visits to the vet in between. It’s been a veeeeeeery busy and…
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From above.
Welcome to the new layout! Hope you like it as much I do – and I LOVE it! Thank you to keoshi for all the hours spent behind the computer working on this. To start let me show you the beautiful view of Lisbon from up above, at Peninha, Sintra. Quite a pretty place, indeed.…