Month: <span>December 2019</span>

The Cakes of Japan

At the end of the Philosopher’s Walk in Kyoto, near Ginkakuji temple, is a shop that sells large profiteroles filled with green tea cream. I’ve mentioned these before. When Mum …


The Cakes of Japan

I bought this chocolate roll cake on the way to the football to eat at halftime. The slice was about an inch thick and the photo is pretty self explanatory …


A Blast from the Past

For about 6 years of my life I lived in Leeds. When leaving after that time it felt like I had lived there forever. Little did I know that I …


Cerezo Osaka End of Season Round Up

I stopped doing game by game descriptions of the Cerezo matches as they were becoming a bit samey. Next year I might give a month by month summary. Anyhow, this …


The Cakes of Japan

I can’t remember where I bought this Panda bun. It had a bit of cream in the middle. Nice enough but perhaps a bit gimmicky.…


The Cakes of Japan

I ate this on one of my visits the Daisen Park. I pass a bakery in the station and sometimes something catches my eye. If I remember correctly this was …


Konchi-In Temple

One of my favourite temples in Kyoto is Konchi-In temple. Kyoto tends to be very busy with crowded buses and lots of tourists everywhere. Only around the corner from Konchi-In …