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I Went to Hamburg to Eat Hamburg Steak
Hamburg steak is an extremely common dish in Japan, and its name means “steak from Hamburg.” So, to find out what it is really like, I went to Hamburg to eat Hamburg steak on a day…
Visiting C. P. E. Bach’s Grave: St. Michael’s Church in Hamburg
Because I was traveling from Berlin to London on Sunday and had Saturday free, I went to pay my respects at the grave of C. P. E. Bach, whom I greatly admire. His grave is in St. M…
In the City of Love, Paris, the Night Is Bella Notte: I Lazzari—Italian Dining in the Latin Quarter
My lodging this time is right beside the Sorbonne, and a 7-minute walk from there, after passing the Collège de France and turning right onto a nearby street, is an Italian restaur…
The Donkey Church (Nodame Cantabile) Belonged to That Famous Person… Who Was Lucas’s Grandfather?!
This spring , I visited the Donkey Church featured in “Nodame Cantabile (13)” . It is the Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde (La Basilique Sainte-Clotilde et Sainte-Valère) on the Left Ba…
Getting a SIM at CDG Terminal 2E!
If you fly Japan Airlines (JAL), you will arrive at Terminal 2E at Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), the gateway to Paris. Getting a SIM there is incredibly easy. When you enter the…
I Visited the Italian Restaurant from Nodame Cantabile!
In volume 11 of “Nodame Cantabile” , starting on page 145, a place called the “Italian Restaurant” appears. Yunlong describes it as “cheap, plentiful, and delicious.” Whether or no…
Getting a SIM at Berlin Tegel Airport
This time, starting on October 16, I traveled to Dresden, Germany’s historic city. Flights to Dresden were full and unavailable, so I had to travel overland from Berlin and obtaine…
Does Rilakkuma Appear in the Semperoper Dresden’s Salome?!
On October 17, at the Dresden State Opera , I went to see R. Strauss’s (1864-1949) Salome. I had done no advance research at all, but happened to pass by and learned that it…
Getting a SIM in the Schengen Area at Helsinki Airport
So, in a week when the words “information bank” are splashed across the front page of the Nikkei, it seems that a large contingent from Japan is heading to the My Data 2017 confere…
I Will Be Speaking at CIS Again This Year (2017/6/19, 6/22)
It is once again time for the Cloud Identity Summit (CIS). This year’s CIS is in Chicago. I will appear in 3 sessions. Please come join us. June 19, 2017 4:15 PM – 4:45…
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