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Prison life

Between the closure of the Young Offenders Institution at Reading Prison and the opening of the ArtAngel exhibition, nothing was … More

art, ArtAngel, Berkshire, rdguk, Reading, Reading Goal, Reading Prison, travel

Through the archway

Having passed through the archway in last week’s post, I walked up this little lane. I really like the way … More

cast iron, church, Faro, Mosaic, oranges, Portugal, travel

Planting around temples

Our last day in Japan. We had decided to follow a recommendation and go and see the big Buddha at … More

Asia, Hase, hydrangea, Japan, kamakura, temple, temple garden, travel

Marching for (and around) Europe

On the day this goes out, I am expecting Theresa May to ‘trigger Article 50’.  I’m not quite sure how she … More

brexit, BrexitTour, England, London, MarchforEurope2017, protest, travel

Exploring Yokohama’s gardens

After breakfast I went over to the congress centre and collected my bag and programme and then walked from there … More

Asia, Dockyard Garden, Guardian of the Water, Japan, Nippon Maru, travel, Yokohama

Red brick warehouses and silk

The Thunderbird from Kyoto to Osaka we had only taken 25 minutes and seemed to get there before we had … More

Asia, Japan, silk, travel, Yokohama

Faro

In January this year I attended the annual Plenary meeting of the International Parachuting Commission which was held in Faro … More

Europe, Faro, maths, Mosaic, Portugal, travel

Cosmosquare

From the museum we went back to the park for some lunch and then took the underground from a different … More

architecture, Asia, Cosmosquare, Hundertwasser, Japan, Maritime Museum, Osaka, travel

Flowerless Nakanoshima Park

Then we set out for the Nakanoshima Park and had a bit of a walk from the station we got … More

Japan, Nakanoshima Park, Osaka, Osaka Public Hall, travel

Left and right

It dawned bright and sunny as the forecast had been on the TV in the restaurant yesterday evening. So after … More

escalator, Japan, Osaka, train, travel

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