Monthly Archives: November 2019
Japan 5 Foliage & Onsen November 16 – 21, 2019
Kyoto, Kanazawa, Shirakawa-go, Takayama, Kaga & Sakai
Japan 4 Temple Tour November 11 – 15, 2019
November 11 – 15: 5-day Temple Tour 37 participants joined a 5-day temple tour organised by the Buddhist Charity Work Shop Ltd. We would have vegetarian meals, visit ten temples in four days and stay in Prince Hotel by Biwa Lake for the first three night and in Mount Hiei for the last night. Catherine, … Continue reading
Japan 3 Train Journeys November 6 – 10, 2019
November 6 – 10: Journey on a 5-day Kansai Wide Train Pass My temple group tour would begin in Osaka on November 11. I therefore bought a 5-day Kansai Wide Train Pass for ¥9,000 and planned to visit Tottori, Kinosaki Onsen, Amanoshade and Takeda Castle Ruins in Tottori, Hyogo and Kyoto Prefecture.
Japan 2 Setouchi Triennale October 28 – November 5, 2019
Japan 1 Setouchi Triennale October 28 – November 5, 2019
My plan to visit the Setouchi Triennale was derailed in April when I had to return to Hong Kong to apply for a Russian visa in connection with an expedition to Wrangle Island in July. As the Triennale would finish on November 4, I left Hong Kong ten days after completion of my ‘4-Lands’ tour. … Continue reading
4 ‘Lands’ 5: England: October 12 – 19, 2019 & Remarks
A Week in England