The 13th to 14th century’s government (Shogunate) city, Kamakura, is also known as a week-end destination where there are many beautiful temples. In ancient days, to make an attack on the town meant that attacker had to go a small and winding pass. It is the reason the old government was placed there and you need to take many curves of the road.
The pictures were take several weeks ago, an early summer day with strong sunlight.
The Bluebell is the sweetest flower
That waves in summer air:
Its blossoms have the mightiest power
To soothe my spirit’s care.
ブルーベルはこの世で一番かぐわしく
夏の風に揺らめいて、
花は偉大な力で
私の魂の痛みを和らげる。
Emily Bronte
エミリー・ブロンテ
l.t.f.
and
A Part of Floral Friday
note: flowers in the picture are not bluebells. I chose similar one in my stocks.
When I visit European countries, I’m always looking forward to finding new table waters. You may have a question why I’m interested in just a glass of water. It is just a bottle of natural water and common in Europe, isn’t it? Is it difficult to buy pure bottled water in Japan? No. You can easily find many kinds of natural waters in any supermarket and tap water is completely safe. What I want to find is hard water, having high mineral content. One of my favorites is BADOIT which is popular in France. It is slightly sweet with taste of magnesium and calcium, especially good for intensely flavored dishes.