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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;週末はアウトレットモールに行ったり、スタバにコーヒーを飲みに行ったりしたぐらいで、後はのんびり秋の休日を過ごしていました。ほんとはコーデ写真もまた来週にしようかと思ってたのですが、薄いコットンのワンピースを一枚で着られるのは今週が最後かもと思って、日暮れ間近になって近所の公園に写真を撮りにいきました。秋冬はたくさん重ね着ができるのが楽しいですが、シンプルな服に秋の小物で遊べるのは今だけなので、今のうちに楽しんでおきたいです。&lt;br /&gt;
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We spent the weekend lazily, going to an outlet mall, having some coffee at Starbucks, and just enjoying the autumn weather in general. &amp;nbsp;I was almost too lazy to take outfit photos but then I thought it could be the last chance to wear a light cotton dress without a cardigan or something. &amp;nbsp;So we went to a nearby park to snap some photos at the last minute just before the sun went down. &amp;nbsp;While I'm excited for the cooler weather and all the layering possibilities, I'll miss those early-autumn days when I can play around with autumn accessories with a simple outfit.&lt;br /&gt;
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このコーデは&lt;a href="http://www.waynetippetts.com/?p=14957"&gt;こちら&lt;/a&gt;の素敵な女性を参考にしてみました。フェミニンなワンピースにメンズライクな靴と白い靴下を合わせているのが素敵だなと思うのですが、私のワンピースは丈がちょっと長めなので、落ち着いた配色に合わせてグレイのタイツを選んでみました。靴は最近買ったものですが、ヒールが高すぎずがっちりしているので一日歩いても疲れないし、いつも持ってるこの丸いバッグとも合うので、ここのところ気に入って履いています。&lt;br /&gt;
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This outfit was inspired by &lt;a href="http://www.waynetippetts.com/?p=14957"&gt;this beautiful lady&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;I like how she styled the dress with the white socks and masculine shoes, but because my dress has a longer hemline, I chose to wear grey tights that would harmonize with the subdued colors of the dress. &amp;nbsp;These shoes are my recent favorite. &amp;nbsp;They have not-so-tall chunky heels that are comfortable enough to walk around all day, and I like how they match the round bag that I carry for everyday use.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/0925_2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/0925_3.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/0925_4.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/0925_5.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/0925_6.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/0925__7.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Hat: Uniqlo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Dress, ring: vintage&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Shoes: Odette et Odile&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Bag, belt: some local shop&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
P.S. 間違ったリンク貼ってたみたいです。踏んじゃった方がいたらすみませんでした。&lt;br /&gt;
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P.S. I seemed to have put the wrong link, sorry if you clicked it!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-8632221060061284328?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/8632221060061284328/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=8632221060061284328" title="26 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/8632221060061284328?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/8632221060061284328?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/YfXFSp_SkPo/lazy-day-at-park.html" title="Lazy Day at the Park" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/th_0925_1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>26</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/09/lazy-day-at-park.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DUAHQnszeyp7ImA9WhdVF08.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-7832056692269102860</id><published>2011-09-23T06:40:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-09-23T06:42:13.583+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-09-23T06:42:13.583+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="randomphotos" /><title>Random Photos: Tanba-Sasayama</title><content type="html">丹波篠山に行ったときに撮った写真です。&lt;br /&gt;
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Random photos from the day trip to Tanba-Sasayama . . .&lt;br /&gt;
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丹波篠山らしい、のどかな風景。青い空が綺麗でした。&lt;br /&gt;
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This was the typical view of the town. &amp;nbsp;I loved the blue sky!&lt;br /&gt;
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こちらは、お昼にお邪魔したレストラン。外観は古いですが（茅葺きのお家自体は築４００年だとか）、中は近代的で居心地のいいお店でした。&lt;br /&gt;
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We had great lunch at this place. &amp;nbsp;In spite of the old looking (the straw-thatched house was originally built 400 years ago), the inside was pretty modern and comfortable to eat at.&lt;br /&gt;
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軒下にタマネギが吊るしてありました。&lt;br /&gt;
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Bunches of onions were hung under the eaves.&lt;br /&gt;
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ランチコースの前菜。地元の野菜がふんだんに使われていて、美味しかったです。&lt;br /&gt;
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Entree of the course, consisting of delicious side dishes featuring local vegetables.&lt;br /&gt;
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商店街には猪肉のお店が何軒かありましたが、まだ狩りの時期じゃないようで閉まっているお店も多かったです。&lt;br /&gt;
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One of the wild boar butchers in the town, which I found interesting.&lt;br /&gt;
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昭和４０年代頃の琺瑯看板。ちなみにこの由美かおると水原弘はほぼ必ずセットで貼られているのだそう。&lt;br /&gt;
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Vintage enamel signs, which presumably dates back to the 1960-70s.&lt;br /&gt;
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帰る頃には日が沈みかけていて、きれいな夕焼けを見ることが出来ました。&lt;br /&gt;
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The sun was almost set by the time we were leaving, so we were lucky enough to be treated to a beautiful twilight.&lt;br /&gt;
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帰り道、可愛い（？）猪が見送ってくれました。&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;先週末は久々に遠出をして、丹波篠山まで遊びに行ってきました。この日はまた暑さがぶり返したようで、昼間は真夏のように暑かったですが、黄金色に色づいた田んぼが秋の訪れを感じさせてくれました。城下町には昔ながらのお店が並ぶ商店街があって、昭和のレトロな雰囲気がそのまま残っていて面白かったです。黒豆をはじめ丹波篠山の名産品を使った美味しそうなお菓子なんかも色々と売られていたのですが、お昼にお腹いっぱいイタリアンのコースを食べてしまったので、あんまり買い食いできなかったのが少しだけ心残りでした。&lt;br /&gt;
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Last Saturday we made a day trip to Tanba-Sasayama, a former castle town surrounded by mountains. &amp;nbsp;The weather turned hot again that day, almost like midsummer in the daytime, but the golden harvest color of rice fields was a sure sign of fall. &amp;nbsp;We walked along the main street with its old shops, which still retain the quaint charm of the old days. &amp;nbsp;Some of the shops were selling yummy-looking snacks that use local&amp;nbsp;ingredients (like black beans), and I only regret I couldn't eat as much as I wanted to, after having a full course meal at an Italian restaurant.&lt;br /&gt;
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このワンピースは最近etsyで買ったもので、秋っぽいのに涼しげなので、まだ暑い今の時期にはぴったりです。写真ではなんだかうまく写らなかった気がするのですが、淡い色味のからし色が気に入っています。靴下はワンピースに合わせて、同系色で少し濃いめの色のものと合わせてみました。短い靴下を合わせるのって好きなんですけど、私の短い足はさらに短く見えてしまうようなので気をつけたいです。&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;This dress is one of my recent etsy purchases, and I like the fact that it keeps me cool in this prolonged heat while making me feel fall-ish. &amp;nbsp;It has a pretty mustard yellow color, though I'm not sure if the photos did it justice. &amp;nbsp;I paired the dress with socks in a darker shade of mustard yellow to match the dress. &amp;nbsp;I pretty much like the short socks with shoes style, but I think I have to be careful when I wear short socks as they seem to make my short legs look even shorter!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Hat: Anatelier&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Dress, bag, ring: vintage&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Socks: Tabio&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Shoes: Odette et Odile&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-5154538067744493453?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/5154538067744493453/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=5154538067744493453" title="11 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/5154538067744493453?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/5154538067744493453?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/N-dXIdY6nC0/day-trip-to-tanba-sasayama.html" title="Day Trip to Tanba-Sasayama" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/th_0910__1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>11</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/09/day-trip-to-tanba-sasayama.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DEMHRX85eyp7ImA9WhdXFks.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-7010469865116204345</id><published>2011-08-30T10:07:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-30T10:07:14.123+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-08-30T10:07:14.123+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="randomphotos" /><title>Random Photos: Trip to Yokohama</title><content type="html">またご無沙汰になってしまいましたが、皆様お元気でお過ごしでしょうか？ここのところ残暑が厳しかったり、いきなり大雨になったり、あとそのせいで頭痛がひどかったりで、コーデ写真はさっぱり撮れてないのですが、横浜で撮った写真がまだ残ってたので載せてみます。&lt;br /&gt;
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It's been a while, again! &amp;nbsp;I hope everyone is doing fine. &amp;nbsp;Due to the prolonged heat wave and intermittent rain showers and headache caused thereby, I haven't got a chance to take outfit photos lately, but I still have some random photos from the recent trip to Yokohama, so here they are.&lt;br /&gt;
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横浜市開港記念会館（とその絵を描くおじさん）。横浜はこういう古い建物の絵を描いている人をよく見かける気がします。&lt;br /&gt;
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Port Opening Memorial Hall (and a man painting a picture of it). &amp;nbsp;You will easily find people painting pictures of such historic buildings in Yokohama.&lt;br /&gt;
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上と名前が紛らわしいですがこちらは横浜開港資料館。元々は英国領事館だったようです。&lt;br /&gt;
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Yokohama Archives of History, a small museum whose building was originally a British Consulate.&lt;br /&gt;
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とーっても暑かったのもあり、横浜開港資料館横のカフェで休憩しました。落ち着いた雰囲気でよかったです。&lt;br /&gt;
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It was too hot to keep walking outside, so we stopped by a cafe attached to the museum. &amp;nbsp;I loved the calm atmosphere.&lt;br /&gt;
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昔からお気に入りの北欧料理レストラン、スカンディア・ガーデンで早めのランチにしました。レトロな内装が可愛いお店です。&lt;br /&gt;
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We then had an early lunch at my old favorite Scandinavian restaurant called Scandia Garden. &amp;nbsp;I love the retro decor.&lt;br /&gt;
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オープンサンドを頼みました。ここのオープンサンドはいろいろな具が載せられていて毎回楽しいです。&lt;br /&gt;
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I ordered open sandwiches. &amp;nbsp;They always amaze me with the variety of the&amp;nbsp;ingredients.&lt;br /&gt;
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こちらは別の日に母とお茶をしに行ったホテルニューグランド。老舗のクラシックホテルです。&lt;br /&gt;
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On another day I went to a classic hotel called Hotel New Grand with my mom.&lt;br /&gt;
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アフタヌーンティーセットを頼んで、のんびりと時間を過ごしました。&lt;br /&gt;
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We had a relaxed time over the afternoon tea.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-7010469865116204345?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/7010469865116204345/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=7010469865116204345" title="7 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/7010469865116204345?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/7010469865116204345?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/6MKeo3QuGUw/random-photos-trip-to-yokohama.html" title="Random Photos: Trip to Yokohama" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/random/th_yokohama_1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>7</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/08/random-photos-trip-to-yokohama.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;D0UMRH06fip7ImA9WhdQE0k.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-8218890441761796626</id><published>2011-08-15T03:08:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-15T03:08:05.316+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-08-15T03:08:05.316+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photodiary" /><title>Yokohama Pier</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/0806_11.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
先週末は横浜の実家に帰っていました。前回帰ったのがちょうど三月の地震の時だったのもあり、家族や友人のことが気にかかっていたのですが、みんな元気にしていて安心しました。今回は私も旦那もお互いに色々と予定を入れてしまい、一緒に過ごす時間はほとんどなかったのですが、土曜の朝は少し時間があったので横浜港周辺をぶらぶらと歩いてみました。途中立ち寄った&lt;a href="http://www.kaikou.city.yokohama.jp/index.htm"&gt;横浜開港資料館&lt;/a&gt;では、６０年代の横浜を舞台にしているということで映画『コクリコ坂から』の展示を行っていました。ちょっとした展示でしたが案外面白くて、最近ジブリ映画とはすっかりご無沙汰な私も、久々に観てみたくなりました。&lt;br /&gt;
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Last weekend we went on a short trip to Yokohama, where I grew up and my family still lives. &amp;nbsp;It was great to see my family and friends doing very well, especially since my last visit there was awful because of the earthquake. &amp;nbsp;We were so busy catching up with friends that we didn't have much time to spend between two of us, except on Saturday morning when we took a stroll around the waterfront area of Yokohama. &amp;nbsp;On our way we happened to see an exhibition of the latest Studio Ghibli film "&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_up_on_Poppy_Hill"&gt;From Up On Poppy Hill&lt;/a&gt;", which is set in Yokohama in the 60s. &amp;nbsp;It was small but interesting enough to make me feel like watching the film, even though I'm not much of a fan of recent Ghibli films.&lt;br /&gt;
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このスカートは、ヴィンテージのものですが、丈が長いので以前勤めていた会社に挨拶に行くのにも使えそうだし、マリンテイストが横浜の港町の雰囲気にも合いそうだなと思って、この旅行で着ようと決めていました。バッグは最近etsyで買ったものです。秋に向けて６０年代っぽいバッグがないか探していたときにたまたま見つけて、一目惚れしてしまいました。本当はもうちょっと涼しくなってから活躍させようと思っていたのですが、ちょうど旅行の前日にポストに届いていて、このスカートにもぴったりだったので、予定していたシンプルな赤のバッグの代わりに持っていきました。&lt;br /&gt;
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I was determined to wear this vintage skirt on this trip, partly because its longer hemlim seemed appropriate to visit an office I used to work at, and partly because its nautical theme seemed perfect to wander around the port city of Yokohama. &amp;nbsp;The bag is a new etsy find. &amp;nbsp;I found it when I was randomly looking for mod bags for fall and instantly fell in love with it. &amp;nbsp;I'd been meaning to wait until the weather gets cooler, but it arrived in the mail just the day before we left and because it matched so perfectly with this skirt, I had to pack it in the suitcase instead of a plain red bag I'd been planning to bring.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Top: IENA&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Skirt, bag: vintage&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Sandals: Oriental Traffic&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-8218890441761796626?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/8218890441761796626/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=8218890441761796626" title="15 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/8218890441761796626?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/8218890441761796626?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/_DEoRwPd7Do/yokohama-pier.html" title="Yokohama Pier" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/th_0806_11.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>15</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/08/yokohama-pier.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CEUGQHk7eip7ImA9WhdQEUo.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-5277488547343692892</id><published>2011-08-11T02:38:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-13T03:03:41.702+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-08-13T03:03:41.702+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="randomphotos" /><title>Random Photos: A Day on Mt. Rokko</title><content type="html">六甲山に行ったときに撮った写真です。&lt;br /&gt;
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Some random photos from the visit to Mt. Rokko.&lt;br /&gt;
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神戸市内が望めるカフェ。ちょっと霧がかかっていましたが、素敵な景色でした。&lt;br /&gt;
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At a cafe where you can enjoy a panoramic view of the city of Kobe. &amp;nbsp;It was nice, albeit a bit foggy.&lt;br /&gt;
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可愛くデコレーションしていただいたチーズケーキ。お味の方も見た目に負けず劣らず美味しかったです。&lt;br /&gt;
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Beautifully decorated cheesecake. &amp;nbsp;It was as good as it looks.&lt;br /&gt;
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ポツンと咲いていた桔梗。めしべがさりげなく可愛いことに気づきました。&lt;br /&gt;
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Balloon flower, whose pistil I found pretty.&lt;br /&gt;
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ブドウみたいなお花。見慣れないので高山植物かなと思います。（&lt;a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A6%E3%83%84%E3%82%AE%E5%B1%9E"&gt;フジウツギ属&lt;/a&gt;のお花じゃないかとflickrの人が教えてくれました。）&lt;br /&gt;
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Grape-like flower, which is uncommon here and I think is an alpine plant. &amp;nbsp;(Edit: A&amp;nbsp;kind person on flickr suggested it's "butterfly bush").&lt;br /&gt;
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白い紫陽花。ちょっとくたびれているところが気に入りました。&lt;br /&gt;
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Slightly-faded white hydrangea, which I rather like.&lt;br /&gt;
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サーモンピンクの薔薇。薔薇はこれぐらい柔らかい色味が好みです。&lt;br /&gt;
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Salmon pink rose. &amp;nbsp;I love roses in such soft shades.&lt;br /&gt;
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タワシのような素材でできたフクロウ君。お土産屋さんの店番をしていました。&lt;br /&gt;
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An owl made presumably of some plant fibers, standing in front of the souvenir shop.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-5277488547343692892?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/5277488547343692892/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=5277488547343692892" title="6 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/5277488547343692892?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/5277488547343692892?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/__8BzYn3Bjc/random-photos-day-on-mt-rokko.html" title="Random Photos: A Day on Mt. Rokko" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/random/th_0731random_2.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>6</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/08/random-photos-day-on-mt-rokko.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;D0UFQ3szfSp7ImA9WhdRE0Q.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-4064601630630528274</id><published>2011-08-04T03:13:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-04T03:13:32.585+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-08-04T03:13:32.585+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photodiary" /><title>On the Plateau</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/0731_1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;今週末は六甲山に涼みに行ってきました。みんな同じことを考えるのか、山頂の展望台は観光客でいっぱいでした。人混みを避けて写真が撮れるところを探したので、なんだかあんまり高原らしくない写真になってしまいましたが、茂みの方は虫の音が響いていて、それはそれで風情があって悪くなかったです。山頂は都市部に比べて五度くらい涼しいようで、日が落ちると肌寒いくらいでした。まだギリギリ咲いている紫陽花もあって、一ヶ月前のまだそれほど暑くなかった頃にタイムスリップしたようでした。&lt;br /&gt;
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This past weekend, we drove up to Mt. Rokko to chill ourselves. &amp;nbsp;It seemed it was not only us who came up with the idea, because the observatory on the plateau was full of tourists. &amp;nbsp;We looked for a less-crowded place to take photos and ended up with this not-very-fancy place. &amp;nbsp;I loved hearing the sounds of insects singing as we were walking to the bush, though. &amp;nbsp;The temperature there seems to be cooler than where I live by around 5 degrees, so it was even a bit chilly after the sun set. &amp;nbsp;There were some hydrangeas still in bloom, which made me slip back to a month ago, when we were not yet suffering from the heat.&lt;br /&gt;
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水色のセーラー風ブラウスは、&lt;a href="http://www.nadinoo.com/collectionSS11/"&gt;今年のNadinooの春夏コレクション&lt;/a&gt;を見たときから気になっていたのですが、なかなかお手頃価格で子供っぽくなりすぎずに着れるのがないなあと思っていたところ、こちらのブラウスがセールでかなりお安くなっていたので、買ってみました。小さい丸襟に細い白のパイピングが入っていて、これ一枚でも可愛いと思うのですが、ちょうど昔買ったスカートに付いていた紺のリボンがあったので、襟元に巻いて、ショートパンツの紺を拾ってみました。&lt;br /&gt;
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A blue sailor blouse had been on my wishlist ever since I saw one in &lt;a href="http://www.nadinoo.com/collectionSS11/"&gt;Nadinoo spring/summer collection 2011&lt;/a&gt;.  I didn't have any luck in finding a moderately-priced, age-appropriate one, until I found this blouse in a local shop at a pretty low price.  With the small peter pan collar and narrow white piping, it's pretty on its own, but I added the navy blue ribbon (which was originally attached to a skirt) around the collar to link with the navy blue shorts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Blouse: Lawrys Farm&lt;br /&gt;
Shorts: Uniqlo&lt;br /&gt;
Shoes: Odette et Odile&lt;br /&gt;
Hat, bag: some local shop&lt;br /&gt;
Ring: vintage&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-4064601630630528274?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/4064601630630528274/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=4064601630630528274" title="12 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/4064601630630528274?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/4064601630630528274?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/nPooq4AsEs8/on-plateau.html" title="On the Plateau" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/th_0731_1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>12</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/08/on-plateau.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;A0YGRXY6cCp7ImA9WhdSGEg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-3716504166188586750</id><published>2011-07-28T22:03:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-07-28T22:18:44.818+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-07-28T22:18:44.818+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photodiary" /><title>Navigable Aqueduct</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/0710_1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;先日夜中に古い雑誌をiPadでぱらぱらと見ていたら、いつか行こうと思っていた南禅寺の水道橋のことを思い出したので、次の日の朝早速行ってきました。１９世紀後半にローマの水道橋に似せて作られたもので、現在でも琵琶湖からの水を引くのに使われているそうです。禅寺らしい静謐な雰囲気が漂う境内にあり、建設当時は結構違和感があったんじゃないかと思うのですが、時間を経た今見ると、古びて苔生したレンガがなかなかいい味を出していて、まわりの純日本的な雰囲気とも不思議と調和していました。&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;When I was reading an old magazine on my iPad late at night, I saw an aqueduct in Kyoto that I'd been forgetting to visit and decided to go the next morning. &amp;nbsp;It was built in the late 1800s to resemble a Roman aqueduct, and is still used to bring water from Lake Biwa to the city. &amp;nbsp;I'm sure it looked incompatible at that time, because it's located on the grounds of Nanzenji Temple, which are in a serene&amp;nbsp;atmosphere that I think is characteristic of a Zen temple. &amp;nbsp;Now that the time has passed, the old mossy bricks give a rustic charm and somehow match the very Japanese surroundings quite well.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;このワンピース、あんまり夏向きの素材ではないのですが、久々にクローゼットの中から見つけたので頑張って着てみました。たぶん素材はアクリルかなと思うので、ちょっと真夏には暑いのですが、明るめのオレンジは私の中では真夏に着るイメージなのです。それに、この日は異常な暑さだったので、何を着てても暑かったような気もします。京都からの帰り道にあった温度計はなんと４０度を示していて、さすがにそれは高すぎるような気もしますが、それぐらいあってもおかしくないぐらいの暑さでした。&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;I found this dress from the back of my closet and decided to wear it, although I admit it's not quite suitable for summer. &amp;nbsp;It's presumably made of&amp;nbsp;acrylic so it's rather warm, but I like this bright shade of orange to wear in summer.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Also, it was ridiculously hot that day, so I suppose it was hot no matter what you wore. &amp;nbsp;When we were driving home from Kyoto, I even saw a thermometer that said 40 degrees (!), and I'm not sure how accurate it was, but it sure felt that hot. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Hat: Rope Picnic&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Dress, bag: vintage&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Shoes: Oriental Traffic&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;P.S. Sorry for being absent lately! I've just been super busy with work.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-3716504166188586750?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/3716504166188586750/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=3716504166188586750" title="14 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/3716504166188586750?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/3716504166188586750?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/3U1jb2aRwa0/navigable-aqueduct.html" title="Navigable Aqueduct" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/th_0710_1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>14</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/07/navigable-aqueduct.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;A04CR3wycCp7ImA9WhdTFEU.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-2379101922984044000</id><published>2011-07-13T01:59:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-07-13T01:59:26.298+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-07-13T01:59:26.298+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photodiary" /><title>Aquarium Day</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/0702_1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;先週末は、前々から行きたかった大阪の海遊館に行ってきました。海遊館には、その昔、夏休みに家族と一緒に祖父母の家を訪ねたときに遊びに行ったことがあるのですが、入り口にある魚の絵も、水槽で泳ぐジンベイザメも、私の記憶の中のイメージとあまり変わっていなくて、なんだか不思議な感じでした。子どものときほどの感動は得られなかったかもしれませんが、思い出の場所を訪ねるのも楽しいものだなと思いました。&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"&gt;Last weekend we finally made it to an aquarium that I'd been wanting to go for a while. &amp;nbsp;I went to the same aquarium long ago, when my family and I visited my grand parents for the summer vacation. &amp;nbsp;Everything - from the entrance wall of marine animals to the huge sharks swimming in the pool - &amp;nbsp;looked almost the same as I recall in my memory, which was kind of weird. &amp;nbsp;I don't know if I enjoyed as much as I did as a kid, but I was glad to revisit the place of my childhood memories.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;このワンピースは五月に一目惚れで買ったものです。最近はあんまり高い買い物はしないようにしてるのですが、淡い水色もパフスリーブも胸元のディテールもまさにツボだったので、ついつい誘惑に負けてしまいました。それに、（５００）日のサマーでサマーが着てたワンピースっぽいというのももう一つの決め手でした。実は最近同じワンピースがセールになってるのを見つけてしまってちょっとショックだったのですが、置いてあったのが白と生成りだけだったので、水色は売り切れたんだと思うことにしています。&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;I fell in love with this dress when I saw it hanging in the shop back in may. &amp;nbsp;I've been trying not to buy new clothes in full price, but I couldn't resist this one because of the pale blue color and the puffed sleeves and all the lovely details on the front. &amp;nbsp;Also, it kind of reminds me of the pretty dresses that Summer from (500) Days of Summer wears. &amp;nbsp;I was slightly shocked to find the same dress on the sale rack recently, but it was only in white and ecru, so I'm trying to convince myself that the pale blues were sold out.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Dress: MINIMUM&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Shoes: ORiental Traffic&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Socks: Tabio&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Ring: vintage&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Hat, bag: some local shop&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-2379101922984044000?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/2379101922984044000/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=2379101922984044000" title="16 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/2379101922984044000?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/2379101922984044000?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/lv-lNMcyMLI/aquarium-day.html" title="Aquarium Day" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/th_0702_1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>16</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/07/aquarium-day.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CEYMRXk7fCp7ImA9WhdTEUg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-2631466072637714329</id><published>2011-07-09T04:09:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-07-09T04:09:44.704+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-07-09T04:09:44.704+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trip" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="paris" /><title>Trip to Paris: Days 5 and 6</title><content type="html">&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/paris/parisday56_1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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五日目の朝は、日本でもお馴染みのポールでクロワッサンを頂きました。サクサクで美味しかったです。日本のとちょっと違う気がしたのは水のせいかもしれません。&lt;br /&gt;
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On the fifth day morning, we enjoyed another great croissant at Paul, which was crisp and nice. &amp;nbsp;It tasted a bit different from the ones I buy here in Japan, and I'm guessing it's because of water.&lt;br /&gt;
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この写真、きれいな建物だなあと思ってなにげなく撮ったのですが、フランス革命時代にマリー・アントワネットをはじめたくさんの貴族・王族が処刑されるまで収監されていた場所なのだとか。ちなみに勇気がなく中は見学しませんでした。&lt;br /&gt;
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I took this photo thinking the building was beautiful and then knew that it was La Conciergerie, where hundreds of&amp;nbsp;prisoners&amp;nbsp;were kept during the French Revolution before being executed. &amp;nbsp;And no, I didn't have the&amp;nbsp;courage&amp;nbsp;to take a peek inside!&lt;br /&gt;
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ランチは可愛らしいプロヴァンス料理のお店で頂きました。私が気に入ったのはこちらの前菜。しょっぱめのヤギのチーズをまるごと揚げたものに、さっぱりとしたサラダが添えられていました。&lt;br /&gt;
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For lunch we ate at a lovely Province restaurant. &amp;nbsp;I especially liked this entrée, which consisted of fresh green salad and croquettes of salty goat cheese.&lt;br /&gt;
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この日は一応お買い物の日だったので、あんまり写真は撮りませんでした。エティエンヌ・マルセルというお洒落なお店が並ぶ地区で白いレースのワンピースを買って、これまた素敵なお店が集まるマレ地区でヴィンテージショップをあちこち見て帰りました。&lt;br /&gt;
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It was kind of a shopping day, so I didn't take much photos. &amp;nbsp;I bought the white lace dress in my last post in a boutique in the Étienne Marcel area, and browsed around some vintage shops in the Marais.&lt;br /&gt;
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パリには素敵なお花屋さんがあちこちにあって、通りかかるたびにホテルの部屋に飾るお花を買いたいなあと思ってたのですが、五日目になってようやく買ってみました。次の日で最後だったので、バラ一本だけにしました。&lt;br /&gt;
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I'd been tempted to buy some flowers for our hotel room whenever I passed by a lovely flower shop in Paris, and I finally gave in. &amp;nbsp;The next day was the last day so I bought only one rose.&lt;br /&gt;
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六日目は滞在最後の日でした。ホテルから駅に行くのにいつも通ったこの場所、朝は光がまぶしいぐらいに差し込んで、夕方はおじいちゃんたちが集まってペタンクに興じていました。&lt;br /&gt;
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And the sixth day was the last day. &amp;nbsp;I always loved walking through this place, where the sun shines through the trees in the morning and elderly gentlemen play pétanque in the evening.&lt;br /&gt;
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この日は最後の日の朝だったので、ちょっと奮発してラデュレに行きました。東洋風のシックなインテリアが素敵なボナパルト店です。（食べ物の話ばっかりですみません。毎回の食事は大切にしたい派なのです。）&lt;br /&gt;
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For the last breakfast in Paris, we splurged a bit at Ladurée Bonaparte, which is tastefully decorated with oriental-inspired furniture.  (Sorry for keeping talking about meals.  In case you don't know, I love to eat!)&lt;br /&gt;
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私は朝限定メニューのフレンチトーストを頼みました。評判通りの美味しさでした。旦那の頼んだオムレツもびっくりするぐらい美味しかったです。&lt;br /&gt;
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I ordered the French toast, served only for breakfast, and it was as delicious as it looks. &amp;nbsp;The omelette that my husband ordered was also incredibly tasty.&lt;br /&gt;
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それからオルセー美術館の方向にぶらぶら歩いて行きました。まだ朝早かったので残念ながら閉まっているお店も多かったですが、ディスプレイを鏡越しに見るだけでも面白かったです。&lt;br /&gt;
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And then we walked around narrow alleys to Musee d'Orsay. &amp;nbsp;Sadly, many of the stores were not yet open, but it was fun just to see window displays through glass.&lt;br /&gt;
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オルセー美術館に入るのには外で１時間近く並んだのですが、途中で諦めなくて正解でした。展示をひととおり観た後、二階にあるレストランで最後のランチにしました。とっても素敵なお店で、気持ちよく旅を締めくくることができました。&lt;br /&gt;
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We waited for almost an hour to enter Musée d'Orsay, but I thought it was totally worth it. &amp;nbsp;After exploring the exhibitions, we had our last lunch at the lovely restaurant on the second floor, which was a great way to end the trip.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-2631466072637714329?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/2631466072637714329/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=2631466072637714329" title="9 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/2631466072637714329?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/2631466072637714329?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/_VkU_bgYrJc/trip-to-paris-days-5-and-6.html" title="Trip to Paris: Days 5 and 6" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/paris/th_parisday56_1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>9</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/07/trip-to-paris-days-5-and-6.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DEIDQXk7eip7ImA9WhZaF0Q.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-1258361006090517687</id><published>2011-07-05T01:07:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2011-07-05T01:22:50.702+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-07-05T01:22:50.702+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photodiary" /><title>Rainy Sunday</title><content type="html">&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/0626_1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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先週はとくに面白いこともなかったのですが、古本屋さんで見つけた&lt;a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%92%8C%E6%BC%A2%E4%B8%89%E6%89%8D%E5%9B%B3%E4%BC%9A"&gt;和漢三才図会&lt;/a&gt;という本が思いがけず面白くてハマってしまいました。私が買ったのは現代版ですが、もともとは江戸時代に大阪のお医者さんが編纂した百科事典だそうで、当時知られていたあらゆるものについて、イラストを交えて詳細に記されています。面白いのは、河童とか木霊とかの伝説の生き物がほんとにいると信じられていて、猫とかタヌキとかフクロウとかの普通の動物と一緒に掲載されていることです。誰も実際に見たことはないはず（あるいは少なくとも生きて捕らえたことはないはず）なのに、これだけ具体的な描写になるというのは、なんとも興味深いものです。&lt;br /&gt;
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Nothing interesting happened last week, except that I happened to find a strange book (called &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakan_Sansai_Zue"&gt;Wakan Sansai Zue&lt;/a&gt;) in a secondhand book store. &amp;nbsp;It's a kind of encyclopedia, originally complied by a Japanese doctor back in the early 1700s, where things known at that time are illustrated and described. &amp;nbsp;A funny thing about this book is that legendary creatures (like &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_(folklore)"&gt;Kappa&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodama_(spirit)"&gt;Kodama&lt;/a&gt;) are believed to exist and listed together with common animals, like cats and owls and racoons. &amp;nbsp;It's interesting how they acquired such detailed profiles, even though nobody has actually seen them, or at least caught them alive!&lt;br /&gt;
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このバッグは年齢的に難しいかなーと悩みながら最近買ったものです。その数日後、電車に乗っていたとき、年配のご婦人がクラシックな黒の帽子と黒のハートのスパンコールがついたカゴバッグをとっても素敵に着こなしていて、見とれてしまいました。帽子とバッグばかり見ていて、どんな服を着ていたかはよく覚えていないのですが、スパンコールのバッグでも合わせ方によってはシックに着こなせるんだなあと感心したのでした。普段このワンピースは白黒で合わせることが多いのですが、この日は雨っぽくてどんよりとした一日だったので、ピンクの靴下を合わせて気持ちだけでも明るくしてみました。&lt;br /&gt;
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I recently got this bag online, wondering if it's too cute for my age. &amp;nbsp;Then a few days after that, when I got on a train, I saw an elderly lady who was wearing a black classic hat and a straw bag with a black sequin heart in a chic, classic way and I fell in love with her style. &amp;nbsp;I was so fascinated with her hat and bag that I don't remember what clothes she was wearing, but she convinced me that my sequin bow bag could be worn chic too. &amp;nbsp;I usually wear this dress in black and white, but it was a rainy, gloomy day so I added a pair of pink socks to brighten up the day a bit.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Hat: jouetie&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Dress: bought in Paris&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Bag: Cache Cache&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Sandals: ORiental Traffic&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Socks: Tabio&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
P.S. 先日Smashionというサイトのインタビューに答えました。英語ですが&lt;a href="http://www.smashion.com/lounge/interview/1620-ena-kansairetro"&gt;こちら&lt;/a&gt;で読めます。&lt;br /&gt;
P.P.S. &lt;a href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/07/style-yourself-plus-giveaway.html"&gt;プレゼント企画&lt;/a&gt;もまだやってるので、よかったら是非。&lt;br /&gt;
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P.S. I had my interview taken for Smashion. &amp;nbsp;You can read it &lt;a href="http://www.smashion.com/lounge/interview/1620-ena-kansairetro"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
P.P.S. You can still enter my &lt;a href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/07/style-yourself-plus-giveaway.html"&gt;giveaway&lt;/a&gt;, if you haven't already.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-1258361006090517687?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/1258361006090517687/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=1258361006090517687" title="12 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/1258361006090517687?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/1258361006090517687?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/1F6BFHdTEK4/rainy-sunday.html" title="Rainy Sunday" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/th_0626_1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>12</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/07/rainy-sunday.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CUQASXk6eyp7ImA9WhdTE0g.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-7462394061487424906</id><published>2011-07-01T02:03:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-07-11T12:02:28.713+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-07-11T12:02:28.713+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="featured" /><title>Style Yourself (Plus Giveaway!)</title><content type="html">&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/others/1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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数ヶ月前に&lt;a href="http://www.weldonowen.com/index_main.html"&gt;Weldon Owen&lt;/a&gt;という出版社の方からご連絡があり、世界のファッションブロガーを特集した本の中に、以前ブログに掲載した私のコーデ写真を使いたいというお話を頂いていました。その本がStyle Yourselfというタイトルで先日ようやく出版の運びとなったようで、私のところにも一冊送っていただきました。&lt;br /&gt;
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Several months ago, I was contacted by an editor of &lt;a href="http://www.weldonowen.com/index_main.html"&gt;Weldon Owen Publishers&lt;/a&gt;, to contribute to a book featuring fashion bloggers from around the world. &amp;nbsp;The book was recently published under the title of Style Yourself, and they were kind enough to send me a copy.&lt;br /&gt;
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世界中から９５人のブロガーさんが参加していて、その中には表紙を飾っている&lt;a href="http://seaofshoes.typepad.com/"&gt;ジェーン・アルドリッジ&lt;/a&gt;、日本でもおなじみの&lt;a href="http://www.thestylerookie.com/"&gt;タヴィちゃん&lt;/a&gt;、&lt;a href="http://stylebubble.typepad.com/"&gt;スージー&lt;/a&gt;などなど有名ブロガーもたくさん登場します。私なんかがそこに入れてもらうのはほんとに恐縮なのですが、憧れのブロガーさんたちと一緒に掲載していただけたのはとっても嬉しいです。（ちなみに私はヴィンテージワンピのコーナーで、なんとあの&lt;a href="http://www.misspandora.fr/"&gt;ミス・パンドラ&lt;/a&gt;の下に掲載して頂きました。）&lt;br /&gt;
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This lovely book features 95 bloggers from around the world, including Jane Aldridge of &lt;a href="http://seaofshoes.typepad.com/"&gt;Sea of Shoes&lt;/a&gt;, Tavi of &lt;a href="http://www.thestylerookie.com/"&gt;Style Rookie&lt;/a&gt;, Susie of&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://stylebubble.typepad.com/"&gt;Style Bubble&lt;/a&gt;, and many more. &amp;nbsp;I seriously don't think I ever deserve to be one of them, but I feel so flattered and honored that I'm featured together with some of my most favorite bloggers whom I have always admired and respected.  (I'm in the vintage dresses section, below Louise Ebel of &lt;a href="http://www.misspandora.fr/"&gt;Miss Pandora&lt;/a&gt;!)&lt;br /&gt;
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早速ぱらぱらと読んでみたのですが、スタイル毎、アイテム毎に細かく分類されて載っているのが面白いなあと思いました。これをこんな風に着るのね、なんて発見があったりして、着こなしの参考にもなりそうです。いろんなスタイルの人がいるので、自分のお気に入りの海外ブログを探したいなんて方にもいいんじゃないでしょうか。興味のある方は&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/1616281316/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=kansairetro20-22&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=247&amp;amp;creative=1211&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1616281316"&gt;こちら&lt;/a&gt;から是非。&lt;br /&gt;
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I flipped through the pages and noticed its unique presentation, where various styles and types of clothes are categorized and showcased. &amp;nbsp;It's full of tips for wearing each item in your own style, and I really enjoyed seeing and reading it. &amp;nbsp;The bloggers featured in this book have their own unique style, so I also recommend it if you are looking for new blogs to follow that suit your preferences. &amp;nbsp;If you are interested, you can get a copy from &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616281316/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=kansairetro-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1616281316"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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そして、出版社の方のご好意で、こちらの本を読者さんの中から一名の方に差し上げることになりました。出版社から直接の発送になります。応募方法は、この下のコメント欄に、連絡先（メールアドレスかブログのアドレス）を明記の上、何でもいいので私宛にコメントをください。お名前はハンドルネームで構いません。ブログをお持ちでなくメールアドレスをここに書くのに抵抗があるという方は、&lt;a href="mailto:kansairetro@yahoo.com"&gt;私宛&lt;/a&gt;にメールを送ってくださっても構いません。その場合は、プレゼント応募と一言お書き添えください。当選者は一週間後、ご応募いただいた方の中から抽選で決める予定です。当選者には、こちらからご連絡差し上げます。ご応募お待ちしております。（付記：閉め切らせていただきました。）&lt;br /&gt;
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I'm also happy to announce that I'm giving away a copy of this lovely book, courtesy of the publisher, to one lucky reader! To enter, just leave a comment below with a way to contact you (your email address, if you don't have a blog). &amp;nbsp;You can also enter by writing an email to &lt;a href="mailto:kansairetro@yahoo.com"&gt;me&lt;/a&gt;, letting me know that you're entering the giveaway. &amp;nbsp;I will randomly choose the winner after one week from today, and I will contact the winner for a shipping address. &amp;nbsp;The book will be sent directly from the publisher. &amp;nbsp;Good luck! (Edit: This giveaway has been closed. &amp;nbsp;Thank you for participating!)&lt;br /&gt;
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先週末は、ドライブがてら隣町のアジサイ寺に行ってきました。あじさいはまだ満開とは言えなかったし、天気も雨上がりでぱっとしないしで、散歩するのにも写真を撮るのにも正直あんまりいい日ではありませんでした。でも先週は雨続きで家にこもりっきりでとにかくどこかに出かけたい気分だったので、この日は雨が降らなかっただけ運がよかったと思うべきなのかもしれません。それに、雨に濡れたあじさいも趣があって、それはそれで綺麗でした。&lt;br /&gt;
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Last weekend, we drove out to a temple in an adjacent town to see hydrangea. &amp;nbsp;The conditions were not ideal for walking around and taking pictures; the hydrangeas were not yet in full bloom and it was still dark and cloudy after a heavy rain. &amp;nbsp;But I shouldn't complain because it didn't rain at least, and I'd been stuck at home all last week due to the rain and longing to go somewhere. &amp;nbsp;Plus, flowers with rain drops have some kind of charm, aren't they?&lt;br /&gt;
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このブラウスは古い日本のもので、波型のカットと花の刺繍が面白くて気に入っています。この花は何なのかよく分からないのですが、なんとなく色からしてあじさいっぽいので、あじさいを見に行くときに着ようと決めていました。この紺のジャンパースカートと合わせると、刺繍部分が引き立つように思うのですが、ぼんやりしてしまって写真ではいまいち伝わりづらいですね。&lt;br /&gt;
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I love the scalloped detail and the flower embroidery of this vintage blouse. &amp;nbsp;I don't know what this flower is, but it surely reminds me of hydrangea because of its color, and that's why I'd been saving this blouse for when I'd got a chance to go see hydrangea. &amp;nbsp;I especially love to pair it with this navy blue jumper dress to make the embroidery peek from beneath the dress, although the photos did not do it justice.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Hat: SM2&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Blouse: vintage&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Jumper dress: thrifted&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Purse: souvenir from Bali&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Ring, Sandals: some local shop&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-6483870793189061384?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/6483870793189061384/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=6483870793189061384" title="22 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/6483870793189061384?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/6483870793189061384?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/Y--p0HO8CHQ/hydrangea-temple.html" title="Hydrangea Temple" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/th_hydrangeapark_1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>22</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/06/hydrangea-temple.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DkMDRHc_cSp7ImA9WhZbFks.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-2112550662370542828</id><published>2011-06-21T18:33:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-06-21T22:54:35.949+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-06-21T22:54:35.949+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trip" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="paris" /><title>Trip to Paris: Day 4</title><content type="html">&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/paris/parisday4_1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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四日目は、ヴェルサイユ宮殿を訪れました。宮殿へは、このエントランスホールを通って中に入ります。&lt;br /&gt;
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On the fourth day we visited Château de Versailles. &amp;nbsp;You can enter the Palace through this entrance hall.&lt;br /&gt;
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こちらはおそらく宮殿内で一番混んでいた「鏡の間」。ある程度の混雑は覚悟していたのですが、想像以上の混みっぷりでした。&lt;br /&gt;
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Hall of Mirrors, was presumably the most crowded room in the Palace. &amp;nbsp;I was prepared for crowds, but it was much more crowded than I'd expected.&lt;br /&gt;
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あまりの混み具合に宮殿内ではほとんど動けなかったのですが、隅々まで美しいので、見れるところを見て楽しんでいました。&lt;br /&gt;
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Due to the crowds I couldn't move around much in the Palace, but I enjoyed looking at beautiful details in each room.&lt;br /&gt;
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天井の装飾がとっても豪華で、やっぱり広角レンズがあればなあと思ってしまいました。次に海外に行くまでには買いたいです。&lt;br /&gt;
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The ceilings were beautifully decorated, and I again wished I had a lens with a wider angle of view. &amp;nbsp;Maybe I will have to get one until I travel abroad next time.&lt;br /&gt;
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混雑した宮殿の後だったので、広々とした庭園は気持ちが良かったです。天気もよく、お花も満開でした。&lt;br /&gt;
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After leaving the jam-packed palace, I was happy to get out into the spacious garden. &amp;nbsp;It was sunny and the flowers were in full bloom.&lt;br /&gt;
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大トリアノン宮殿までの道のりは結構あったのですが、途中でサンドイッチを食べたり休憩したりしながらのんびり歩いて向かいました。&lt;br /&gt;
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We decided to take a long walk to the Grand Trianon, stopping along the way to have a sandwich and take a rest.&lt;br /&gt;
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大トリアノン宮殿はそこまで混んでいなかったので、もう少し落ち着いて見学できました。部屋は想像していたより狭かったですが、部屋ごとにさまざまな装飾が施されていました。&lt;br /&gt;
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The Grand Trianon was less crowded and I had more time to have a look. &amp;nbsp;The rooms were smaller than I thought they would be, but each room was uniquely furnished and decorated.&lt;br /&gt;
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帰りはトラムに乗って庭園の入り口まで戻ってきました。のんびり歩いて行くのも楽しかったですが、トラムからはまた違った景色が見られてよかったです。&lt;br /&gt;
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We took a tram to get back to the entrance of the garden. &amp;nbsp;As much as I enjoyed walking through the park, I also enjoyed sitting on the tram and getting a different view.&lt;br /&gt;
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帰る前にちょうど噴水ショーが始まりました。庭園内にあるすべての噴水の水が一斉に噴き出ている様子は圧巻でした。&lt;br /&gt;
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The fountain show started just before we were leaving. &amp;nbsp;It was amazing to see all the fountains in the park running.&lt;br /&gt;
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庭園内の彫刻も、水しぶきをバックにより一層きれいに見えました。&lt;br /&gt;
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The sculptures in the garden looked even more beautiful with the back drop of water.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-2112550662370542828?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/2112550662370542828/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=2112550662370542828" title="5 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/2112550662370542828?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/2112550662370542828?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/tiQ8Jmhy2G8/trip-to-paris-day-4.html" title="Trip to Paris: Day 4" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/paris/th_parisday4_1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>5</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/06/trip-to-paris-day-4.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;D0IBQ304eyp7ImA9WhZbEEo.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-3606776822307653130</id><published>2011-06-15T02:51:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-06-15T03:19:12.333+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-06-15T03:19:12.333+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photodiary" /><title>Umeda Sky Building</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/0613_1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;梅田スカイビルというと、４０階にある展望台がよく知られているようなのですが、私は映画を観に足を運ぶことが多いです。映画館は三階と四階に一館ずつあって、それぞれ小さなスクリーンが二面ずつあります。ほんとに小さなスクリーンで、ほとんどホームシアターといってもいいような規模なのですが、その分落ち着けるのでなんだか気に入っています。この日は旦那のリクエストで「ヤバイ経済学」という自分ひとりではまず行かなそうなドキュメンタリー映画を見たのですが、軽いノリで案外面白くて、本の方も読んでみようかなという気になりました。&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Umeda Sky Building is one of the places I frequently go to, not for the observatory on the 40th floor but for the cinema. &amp;nbsp;On the third and fourth floors of the building, there are 2 theaters with 2 small screens. &amp;nbsp;They are really small, almost like a home theater, but I kind of find it comfy. &amp;nbsp;On this day we saw a documentary film called Freakonomics upon request by my husband. &amp;nbsp;It's not the kind of film I'd watch myself, but I found it unexpectedly interesting (but funny), and it even made me feel like reading the original books.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
今週末はクローゼットの整理をして、もう着なくなった夏物の服を売りに行ってきました。実はこのワンピースも売ってしまうつもりだったのですが、淡い珊瑚色が今の気分にぴったりだったので、もう少し自分で着ることにしました。淡い色とグレイの組み合わせは、最近よくやってる気がするので、ちょっと違う色で合わせようかなとも思ったのですが、なんとなく落ち着かなくて、結局いつもの感じになりました。でも思いがけずコンクリートの無機質なかんじとも合ったので、これはこれでよかったのかもしれません。&lt;br /&gt;
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This weekend I organized my closet and sold a bagful of summer clothes that I no longer wear.  This dress was meant to be in the to-sell list, but I'm in the mood for the pale coral color and had to keep it for myself.  I think I've been pairing grey a lot lately with pale colors and wanted to use a different color, but I couldn't find a better color combination and ended up using the same color scheme.  At least, it happens to make a great match with the inorganic concrete, doesn't it?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Hat: Uniqlo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Dress: vintage&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Bag: Courrèges, thrifted&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Socks: Tabio&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Sandals: ORiental TRaffic&lt;br /&gt;
Ring, necklace: vintage&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-3606776822307653130?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/3606776822307653130/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=3606776822307653130" title="7 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/3606776822307653130?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/3606776822307653130?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/IvCvrxdGux4/umeda-sky-building.html" title="Umeda Sky Building" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/th_0613_1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>7</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/06/umeda-sky-building.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;A08CQHo9fyp7ImA9WhZUGE0.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-4499087688041815083</id><published>2011-06-12T01:31:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-06-12T01:31:01.467+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-06-12T01:31:01.467+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trip" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="paris" /><title>Trip to Paris: Day 3</title><content type="html">&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/paris/parisday3_1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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三日目は、ホテル移動のためモンマルトル最後の日でした。パリはそんなに広くないので場所を移らなくてもよかったのですが、違う場所も雰囲気が変わって楽しいかなと思ったのでした。&lt;br /&gt;
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The third day was a moving day, or the last day in Monmartre.  I know Paris is not a big city, but I wanted to stay in a different part of the city just for the variety.&lt;br /&gt;
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朝食はホテル近くのカフェで。朝はどこのカフェも人が少なかったので、のんびり過ごすのにはよかったです。&lt;br /&gt;
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We had breakfast at a cafe near the hotel. &amp;nbsp;Few people seemed to enjoy breakfast at a cafe, so it was a good way to spend a relaxing morning.&lt;br /&gt;
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モンマルトルのホテルをチェックアウト後、パリ郊外にあるクリニャンクールの蚤の市に向かいました。最寄駅に着くといかつい麻薬探知犬（たぶん）が二匹もいてびっくりしましたが、蚤の市の中に入ればそれほど危険な感じはしませんでした。&lt;br /&gt;
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After checking out the Montmartre hotel, we went to Clignancout, where flea markets are held on weekends.  At the nearest station, I was scared to see two rugged dogs (for detecting drugs, I think), but it seemed safe once we got inside the flea markets.&lt;br /&gt;
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こちらのアンティークの図版屋さん（というのかな？）で、旦那が小さい魚の図版を三枚買いました。私もオペラ座の建築図面が欲しかったのですが、大きかったので持って帰れる自信がなくやめてしまいました。&lt;br /&gt;
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In this antique print shop (is it how it's called?), my husband bought three small prints of fish.  I was so tempted to buy a large architectural&amp;nbsp;print of the Opera, but I was not sure if I could bring it home safely and ended up not buying it.&lt;br /&gt;
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昼食は、クリニャンクールにあるレストランで頂きました。白アスパラガスを食べたのはたぶんこれが初めてでしたが、柔らかくて美味しかったです。&lt;br /&gt;
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For lunch we ate at a restaurant in Clignancourt. &amp;nbsp;I ate white asparagus for the first time as I remember. &amp;nbsp;It was soft and tasty!&lt;br /&gt;
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それからまた荷物をとりにモンマルトルに戻ってきました。モンマルトルはとても気に入ったので、ちょっと寂しかったですが。&lt;br /&gt;
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And then we came back to Montmartre to get the baggage and say good-bye. &amp;nbsp;I really liked this place so I was slightly sad to leave it.&lt;br /&gt;
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三日目からは、左岸のホテルに泊まりました。実はこちらのホテル、予約していたはずのホテルが取れていないとわかって慌てて決めたホテルだったのですが、行ってみると素敵なところで安心しました。&lt;br /&gt;
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From the third day we stayed in a hotel located on Left Bank. &amp;nbsp;I picked this hotel almost at random after finding out that our reservation at another hotel had not been made, but it turned out it was just as lovely as I'd hoped.&lt;br /&gt;
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それからまた街に繰り出しました。こちらは、駅に行く途中のビストロで見つけた可愛い猫。準備中の席にちょこんと座っていました。&lt;br /&gt;
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And then we went out into the city again. &amp;nbsp;On our way to the metro station, we happened to see this lovely cat in a bistro preparing for dinner.&lt;br /&gt;
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エッフェル塔に向かう途中で、「カレット」というサロン・ド・テでお茶にしました。ショウケースには魅惑的なケーキがずらり。悩んだあげく無難にモンブランを選びました。&lt;br /&gt;
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Before reaching the Eiffel Tower, we had a tea time at a salon de thé called Carette. &amp;nbsp;In the showcase they had lots of attractive cakes, among which I chose the most familiar one: Mont Blanc!&lt;br /&gt;
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エッフェル塔に着いたのは夜の７時過ぎでしたが、パリはまだまだ明るかったです。大体この時間には疲れてホテルに戻っていたので、６日間の滞在中パリの夜景は見れずじまいでした。&lt;br /&gt;
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It was already 7 o'clock at night when we arrived at the Eiffel Tower, but it was still very bright in Paris. &amp;nbsp;During the 6-day stay, we were always tired and returned to the hotel around this time and ended up never seeing the city lights of Paris.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-4499087688041815083?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/4499087688041815083/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=4499087688041815083" title="16 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/4499087688041815083?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/4499087688041815083?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/-wx4tSOjl60/trip-to-paris-day-3.html" title="Trip to Paris: Day 3" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/paris/th_parisday3_1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>16</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/06/trip-to-paris-day-3.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DkYCQnw4fip7ImA9WhZUFEk.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-1702957423679556076</id><published>2011-06-07T19:56:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-06-07T19:56:03.236+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-06-07T19:56:03.236+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photodiary" /><title>Wild Deer Park</title><content type="html">&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/wilddeerpark_1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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今週末は、久々に天気がよかったので、少し遠出をして奈良まで遊びに行ってきました。奈良公園では、鹿に囲まれてお弁当を食べたり、集まってくる鹿に鹿せんべいをあげたりと、楽しく過ごしました。それから古い町家が並ぶならまちにあるカフェにお邪魔しました。店内には、江戸時代に描かれたという、可愛い鹿のふすま絵がありました。ほんとに素敵なふすま絵だったので、写真を撮り損ねてしまったのがちょっと心残りです。&lt;br /&gt;
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This past weekend the weather was perfect, so we drove out to &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nara,_Nara"&gt;Nara&lt;/a&gt;, an old town known for its historic temples and roaming wild deer. &amp;nbsp;We had a picnic lunch at Nara Park surrounded by deer and then bought a pile of "deer cookies" to satisfy their appetite too. &amp;nbsp;After that we went to a Japanese-style cafe in a former merchant district.  Inside the cafe there was a sliding door (aka &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusuma"&gt;fusuma&lt;/a&gt;) painted with lovely deer, which was made back in the &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo_period"&gt;Edo period&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;It was wonderful, and I only regret I forgot to take a picture of it.&lt;br /&gt;
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このスカートは冬のセールで買ったきりしまい込んでいたのですが、暖かくなってきてからというもの、シンプルなニットと合わせてよく着ています。とくにこのからし色のニットはお気に入りの組み合わせです。黄色と緑って、春らしくて昔から好きな組み合わせなんですよね。もう季節は春というより夏に近い気もしますが、花柄とか淡い色合いとか、相変わらず春っぽいものに惹かれている今日この頃です。&lt;br /&gt;
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I got this skirt on sale last winter and hadn't worn much, but since the weather got warmer I've been wearing it pretty often with simple knitted tops. &amp;nbsp;I especially like to wear it with this mustard yellow top. &amp;nbsp;Green and yellow are always my favorite color scheme to wear for spring. &amp;nbsp;I know it's already more summer than spring, but I am still inclined toward spring-ish things, such as neutral colors and floral pattern.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Hat: SM2&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Top: aquagirl&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Skirt: Techichi&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Shoes: Odette et Odile&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Belt, bag: some local shop&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-1702957423679556076?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/1702957423679556076/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=1702957423679556076" title="11 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/1702957423679556076?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/1702957423679556076?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/RnSYScphGfE/wild-deer-park.html" title="Wild Deer Park" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/th_wilddeerpark_1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>11</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/06/wild-deer-park.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DUQNRX44fyp7ImA9WhZVGUk.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-5826885254039580451</id><published>2011-06-02T01:55:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-06-02T01:56:34.037+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-06-02T01:56:34.037+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trip" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="paris" /><title>Trip to Paris: Day 2</title><content type="html">&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/paris/parisday2_1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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パリ二日目は、ルーブル美術館に行きました。余裕を持って着いたつもりだったのですが、カフェで朝食を食べてから行ったらすでに長い長い行列ができていました。&lt;br /&gt;
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The second day in Paris was a Louvre day. &amp;nbsp;I thought we arrived early enough, but when we took a breakfast and got there, there was already a long-long line.&lt;br /&gt;
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館内に入って、まずこれだけは見ておきたいというものをざっと観て回ることにしました。ざっとと言っても、見たいところがたくさんあって、どうしても長くなってしまいましたが。&lt;br /&gt;
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After entering the museum, we took a quick self-tour of "must-sees". &amp;nbsp;It was meant to be quick, but there were so many interesting exhibitions that we had to slow down here and there.&lt;br /&gt;
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「モリアンの階段」と名付けられたこちらの階段は、ルーブルの中でもとくに美しい場所でした。私のレンズではうまく収められませんでしたが、天井にも豪華な装飾が施されていました。&lt;br /&gt;
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These stairs named "Escalier Mollien" were one of the most beautiful place in the Louvre. &amp;nbsp;The ceiling was also decorated with gorgeous embellishments, which my lens couldn't do justice to.&lt;br /&gt;
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鑑賞の合間に窓から見える外の景色もさりげなく素敵でした。&lt;br /&gt;
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While viewing the exhibitions, I also loved looking out of the windows to see how it looked outside.&lt;br /&gt;
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昼食は、ルーブルを一旦出て、素敵なパッサージュの中にあるレストラン「ア・プリオリ・テ」で頂きました。こちらのパッサージュの歴史は１９世紀に遡るのだとか。&lt;br /&gt;
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For lunch we went out of the museum to A Priori Thé, a restaurant in a beautiful passage called Galerie Vivienne, which dates back in the 1800s.&lt;br /&gt;
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私はチーズとトマトのタルト、旦那は「上海」と名付けられた中華風のお料理を頼みました。&lt;br /&gt;
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I ordered a savory tarte with cheese and tomato, and Mr. Husband ordered a Chinese-inspired dish named "Shanghai".&lt;br /&gt;
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パレ・ロワイヤルは修復中だったのですが、幸い白黒の円柱が並べられた中庭には入ることができました。&lt;br /&gt;
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Palais-Royal was under repair, but I was glad to see that we could access the courtyard with the black and white columns.&lt;br /&gt;
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休憩を挟んだ後、ルーブルに戻って残りの展示を観ました。壁にも天井にも鏡にも、素敵な絵画が山ほどありました。&lt;br /&gt;
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After the short break, we came back to the Louvre to see the rest of the rooms. &amp;nbsp;There were lots and lots of beautiful paintings at the walls, on the ceilings, and even in mirrors.&lt;br /&gt;
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ホテルに戻る前に、ルーブル美術館内の「カフェ・マルリー」でタルト・タタンを食べながらお茶にしました。テラス席からは人が行き交う中庭が見えて楽しかったです。&lt;br /&gt;
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Before returning to the hotel, we sat on the terrace of Cafe Marly, inside the Louvre building, over a cup of tea and tarte tatin, watching people go by.&lt;br /&gt;
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それから地下鉄でホテルに戻りました。大都市は地下鉄があるので移動が便利ですね。&lt;br /&gt;
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And then we returned to the hotel by metro. &amp;nbsp;I love using metro when I visit larger cities - it's just so easy to use.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-5826885254039580451?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/5826885254039580451/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=5826885254039580451" title="12 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/5826885254039580451?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/5826885254039580451?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/xOCgILT3jT4/trip-to-paris-day-2.html" title="Trip to Paris: Day 2" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/paris/th_parisday2_1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>12</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/06/trip-to-paris-day-2.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CkIEQ38zfSp7ImA9WhZVFkQ.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-7522616723078279494</id><published>2011-05-30T02:35:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-05-30T02:35:02.185+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-05-30T02:35:02.185+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photodiary" /><title>Pre-Summer Days</title><content type="html">&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/earlysummerdays_1-1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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また間が空いてしまいましたが、皆様いかがお過ごしでしょうか。私はアレルギーやら何やらでしばらく体調を崩していました。写真は今月頭ぐらいに撮ったものですが、遅咲きの桜もほとんど散って、すっかり新緑の季節になっていました。ここのところすっかり雨続きなので、この頃の爽やかな天気がなんだか懐かしいです。&lt;br /&gt;
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It's been a while again since the last update, but I hope everyone is doing fine! &amp;nbsp;I'd been sick for a couple of weeks with allergies and other things. &amp;nbsp;These photos were taken almost a month ago, when&amp;nbsp;most of the late-blooming cherry blossoms fell away and the trees were getting greener. &amp;nbsp;The weather was fine without being too hot. &amp;nbsp;I kind of miss those pre-summer days, especially since the rainy season has already started where I live.&lt;br /&gt;
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このワンピースとコートは、ペタンコ靴とベレー帽で春によく着ていた組み合わせなのですが、この日は麦わら帽子とプラットフォームサンダルを合わせて少し夏らしくしてみました。このワンピースはシンプルな形とさりげなく入った鳥柄が気に入っています。派手な柄じゃないので割と何にでも合うと思うのですが、私は結局シンプルに合わせることが多い気がします。&lt;br /&gt;
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I wore the combination of the dress and the coat quite a lot this spring with flat shoes and a beret, but this time I wore them with the straw hat and the platform sandals to make them look a bit more summer-ish. &amp;nbsp;I just adore the simplicity of this dress, not to mention the bird print, which always makes me smile whenever I wear it, but are subtle enough to go with many other clothes. &amp;nbsp;I prefer to wear it simple most of the time, though.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Hat, dress: some local shop&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Coat: Couture Brooch&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Socks: Tabio&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Shoes: Oriental Traffic&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Ring: vintage&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Bag: Nouchka&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-7522616723078279494?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/7522616723078279494/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=7522616723078279494" title="5 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/7522616723078279494?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/7522616723078279494?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/GA3Qt8l3ImI/pre-summer-days.html" title="Pre-Summer Days" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/th_earlysummerdays_1-1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>5</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/05/pre-summer-days.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;C0YDQ3g5eip7ImA9WhZXGU8.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-7651025732236516250</id><published>2011-05-09T15:06:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-05-09T15:06:12.622+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-05-09T15:06:12.622+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trip" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="paris" /><title>Trip to Paris: Day 1</title><content type="html">&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/paris/paris1_1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Our first morning in Paris started with waking up early and having a breakfast at a cafe. &amp;nbsp;The breakfast set included all of a croissant, a small baguette, and a crepe, which were a little too much but were all nice.&lt;br /&gt;
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パリに着いて最初の朝は、早起きしてカフェに朝食を食べに行きました。クロワッサンに、細長いバゲットに、クレープと盛りだくさんでしたが、どれも美味しかったです。&lt;br /&gt;
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After leaving the cafe, we walked up the hill of Montmartre. &amp;nbsp;As it was early in the morning, people were mostly jogging or walking their dogs, and I loved that "morning" feel in this area.&lt;br /&gt;
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カフェを出た後、モンマルトルの丘を散策しました。まだ朝早かったので、犬の散歩をしている人やジョギングをしている人が多かったです。そんな朝の雰囲気が似合う素敵な街でした。&lt;br /&gt;
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Soon we found a church with a beautiful white dome, known as Sacre Coeur. &amp;nbsp;The view of the city was breathtaking from there.&lt;br /&gt;
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さらに進むと、白いドームで知られるサクレ・クール大聖堂が見えました。ここからの市街の眺めは素晴らしかったです。&lt;br /&gt;
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In the square right down Sacre Coeur, there was a lovely merry-go-round as seen in Amelie.&lt;br /&gt;
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サクレ・クールの下の広場には、「アメリ」で有名なメリーゴーランドがありました。&lt;br /&gt;
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After that we walked lazily past luxury shops along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, a beautiful avenue that runs straight from the Arc de Triomphe.&lt;br /&gt;
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その後はシャンゼリゼ大通りをぶらぶらと歩きました。凱旋門からまっすぐ伸びる目抜き通りです。&lt;br /&gt;
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For lunch we both ordered "Hachis Parmentier", which turned out to be a delicious dish similar to shepherd's pie.&lt;br /&gt;
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昼食はその日のお薦め料理を頼みました。牛挽肉とマッシュポテトを重ねた料理で、食べやすくて美味しかったです。&lt;br /&gt;
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After being stuffed, we took a stroll along the Seine, seeing the Eiffel Tower on the other bank. &amp;nbsp;It was so tranquil there, and it was one of those moments that I wished I lived in Paris.&lt;br /&gt;
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お腹がいっぱいになった後は、対岸にエッフェル塔を眺めながらセーヌ川沿いを散策しました。川沿いは静かでのんびりとしていて、ここで暮らせたらなあなんて思ったひとときでした。&lt;br /&gt;
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At Printemps department store, we had a drink at the brasserie on the top floor. &amp;nbsp;It had the beautiful stained glass ceiling and plenty of space, and made us relaxed. &lt;br /&gt;
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老舗デパート、プランタンでは、最上階のブラッスリーでお茶にしました。天井のステンドグラスが美しく、空間も広々としていて、ゆったりできました。&lt;br /&gt;
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On our way to the hotel we happened to find Gustave Moreau museum and decided to drop by. &amp;nbsp;It was a small museum, formerly his workshop, packed with his beautiful, dreamy paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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帰り道、ギュスターヴ・モロー美術館があったので、寄ってみました。モローの幻想的な絵が小さな館にぎっしり詰まった、見応えのある美術館でした。&lt;br /&gt;
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Before it got dark we returned to our petite hotel in Montmartre with the loveliest decor. &amp;nbsp;I loved this hotel in every way.&lt;br /&gt;
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暗くなる前にモンマルトルのプチホテルに戻りました。小さいながら可愛らしくまとまった素敵なホテルでした。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-7651025732236516250?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/7651025732236516250/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=7651025732236516250" title="13 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/7651025732236516250?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/7651025732236516250?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/QoNH5IXv_Ao/trip-to-paris-day-1.html" title="Trip to Paris: Day 1" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/paris/th_paris1_1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>13</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/05/trip-to-paris-day-1.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;Dk4HQXg4fyp7ImA9WhZXEko.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-4053166277685106839</id><published>2011-05-02T03:35:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-05-02T03:35:30.637+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-05-02T03:35:30.637+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photodiary" /><title>At Nakanoshima Island</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/0424_1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;お久しぶりです！本当はもっと早く再開したかったのですが、ちょっとバタバタしていて、気づいたらもう五月になってしまいました。お休みしている間、予定どおりパリ旅行にも行ってきました。パリは想像以上に素敵なところでした。パリ中心部はどこもかしこも古い街並みがきれいに残されていて、羨ましく思いました（やはり、地震がほとんどないことは大きいのでしょうね）。たくさん写真を撮ったので、編集できたら少しずつ載せていきたいと思います。&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;It's been a long time since I last updated this blog and I apologize for that! &amp;nbsp;I'd been meaning to come back earlier but things had been a bit hectic and I'm surprised myself that it's already May! &amp;nbsp;During my absence we went to Paris as planned. &amp;nbsp;It was a lovely place beyond my expectations. &amp;nbsp;In Paris I was astonished by all the old buildings, which we don't have much here in Japan (partly because we have lots of earthquakes, you know). &amp;nbsp;I took tons of photos there so I will post some here when I finished editing them.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;この日は大阪の中ノ島に行ってきました。ちなみに中ノ島はパリのシテ島をモデルに整備されたそうで、そう言われてみると、小さい規模ながら、なんとなくパリっぽい雰囲気を醸し出している気がします。履いている靴は、先々月の誕生日に旦那にもらったものです。こんな感じのプラットフォームシューズが欲しくて前々から狙っていたものだったので、嬉しいプレゼントになりました。おまけにヒールに安定感があるので、とても歩きやすくて重宝しています。&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;On this day we went to Nakanoshima Island, Osaka, which, by the way, was designed to resemble Cité Island in Paris. &amp;nbsp;After seeing the real Cité Island, I understand how this place slightly looks like Paris, although smaller in size, and come to like it more. &amp;nbsp;I'm wearing new shoes that my husband gave me for a birthday present back in March. &amp;nbsp;I'd been wanting these type of platform shoes for a while so I was so glad when he kindly offered to give them to me. &amp;nbsp;Plus, they're one of the most comfortable heeled shoes I've ever had.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Beret: Anatelier&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Coat: Couture Brooch&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Dress: Te chichi&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Tights: Tabio&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Bag, necklace: vintage&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Shoes: Odette et Odile&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;P.S. Thank you very much for all the sweet comments on my previous posts. &amp;nbsp;I'm already doing OK!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-4053166277685106839?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/4053166277685106839/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=4053166277685106839" title="15 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/4053166277685106839?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/4053166277685106839?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/FD6A6Tl-2GE/at-nakanoshima-island.html" title="At Nakanoshima Island" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/th_0424_1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>15</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/05/at-nakanoshima-island.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DEIBRXk_fip7ImA9WhZTFEw.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-7206823585284811892</id><published>2011-03-18T11:49:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-03-18T11:49:14.746+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-03-18T11:49:14.746+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="prayforjapan" /><title>Pray for Japan</title><content type="html">&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/others/prayforjapan640.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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こんにちは。あれから毎日朝から晩まで不透明な先行きばかりを報じるニュースを見続けて、あれやこれや心配していたら、心身ともに疲れきってしまいました。あれからもう一週間が経ったのに、未だに悪い夢を見ているような気分です。日本中が大変なときに力になれずすみません。とりあえずしばらくはテレビを消して、穏やかな音楽でも聴いて、のんびり過ごすつもりです。また気持ちの整理がついたら今までどおり更新していきたいと思うので、そのときはまたよろしくお願いします。今は事態が少しでも良い方向に動くことを願うばかりです。&lt;br /&gt;
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Hello. Thank you very much for all the encouraging comments and emails. I'm so sorry I haven't been able to respond to each of them, but I've been reading them again and again when I feel depressed. It's already one week since the earthquake but I still feel like I'm dreaming a bad dream. The never-ending news reporting only dimming prospects have drained me (and many of us Japanese) both physically and emotionally, and I'm starting to feel it's time for me to take a rest by turning off the TV and listening to calm music (Do you recommend any?). &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;I promise I will be back to my usual blogging when I get enough rest, so stay tuned, and please do not stop praying for us.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-7206823585284811892?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/7206823585284811892/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=7206823585284811892" title="18 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/7206823585284811892?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/7206823585284811892?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/SazqsnQISus/pray-for-japan.html" title="Pray for Japan" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/others/th_prayforjapan640.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>18</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/03/pray-for-japan.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CEMGRno7eSp7ImA9WhZTEE8.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-4812961657576244698</id><published>2011-03-13T21:35:00.005+09:00</published><updated>2011-03-13T22:20:27.401+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-03-13T22:20:27.401+09:00</app:edited><title>Prayer for My Country</title><content type="html">皆様ご無事でしょうか。実は金曜日から友人の結婚式に出席するため実家のある横浜に帰っていました。地震があったのは羽田空港に着いてすぐのことでした。交通機関の麻痺により帰る足がなくなり、避難所で一晩過ごさなければならなかったときは、次の日の結婚式は行けるのか、そもそも開催されるのか、まったくわからない状態でした。でも早朝から動き出した電車で、なんとか実家に帰ることができ、予定どおり昼過ぎから行われた結婚式にも出席することができました。式の最中も小さな余震は続いていたものの、この国で起こっているあらゆる惨事を一瞬忘れられるぐらいの幸せな式でした。&lt;br /&gt;
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To everyone who is kindly worried about my safety, I'm fine and alive, thank you! I was in Yokohama, where my parents reside, to attend one of my best friend's wedding. &amp;nbsp;The earthquake happened soon after I arrived at Haneda Airport, Tokyo. &amp;nbsp;With all the transportation system paralyzed, I had no way to go to my parents' home, and ended up staying that night at a temporary refuge. &amp;nbsp;At that time I didn't know at all if I could get to my parents' home and attend the wedding party the next day, or if the wedding party would be held to begin with. &amp;nbsp;Fortunately the trains started to move the next morning and I managed to go home and attend the wedding party that started in the afternoon as planned. &amp;nbsp;Except for a few small tremors, the wedding was so relieved that I could almost forget what is reportedly happening in my country, even if temporarily.&lt;br /&gt;
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今日はようやく旦那の待つ神戸に帰ってきました。未だ放射能漏れや余震の心配がある現在の状況では、横浜に残る家族や友人や、青森にいる義父母のことを思うと、正直心配で落ち着かないのですが、これ以上被害が拡大しないことを祈るしかありません。日本国内であらゆる惨事が起きていて、情報も錯綜していて、現段階で何と言っていいのか私には分からないのですが、とにかく一刻も早くこの国に平和な日が訪れることを願っています。&lt;br /&gt;
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Now I'm finally back at home in Kobe with my husband. &amp;nbsp;Under the current circumstances where leakage of radioactivity is still a big threat and tremors still continue, I'm honestly anxious and nervous when I think about my family and friends whom I left in Yokohama and my husband's family who live in Aomori, northern part of the mainland Japan, but I can only hope that there will be no more damage. &amp;nbsp;With all the disasters and confused information, I don't know what to say at this stage, but I'm&amp;nbsp;just praying that our country restores peace as soon as possible.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-4812961657576244698?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/4812961657576244698/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=4812961657576244698" title="21 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/4812961657576244698?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/4812961657576244698?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/6TJfIxeLwR8/disasters-in-japan.html" title="Prayer for My Country" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><thr:total>21</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/03/disasters-in-japan.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;Ak4NRH47fyp7ImA9Wx9aFko.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-2555248949712519049</id><published>2011-03-09T22:56:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-03-09T22:56:35.007+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-03-09T22:56:35.007+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photodiary" /><title>Plum Blossoms</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/plumblossoms_1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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先週末はずいぶん暖かかったので、少し早目でしたが梅を見に行ってきました。まだ花見をするには肌寒い季節だからでしょうか、梅って桜ほど人気がないような気がしますが、ちょうど暖かい季節が待ち遠しくてしょうがない時期に咲くこともあり、個人的には桜と並ぶぐらい大好きな花です。木々の間を歩いていると、甘い梅の香りがふわっと漂ってきて、ほのかながら春の訪れを感じさせてくれました。&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Last weekend the weather got much warmer, so we took the opportunity to go to a park to see early plum blossoms. &amp;nbsp;Somehow plum blossoms are not as popular as cherry blossoms. &amp;nbsp;I'm not sure why, it might be because it's still a bit too cold to walk around just for flowers. &amp;nbsp;But I adore them as much as cherry blossoms, mainly because they bloom in the earliest of spring, when I am anxiously waiting for the warmer weather. &amp;nbsp;As I walked through the trees, I smelled a sweet scent of the flowers in the air. &amp;nbsp;It was subtle, but enough to give me a feeling that spring has finally come.&lt;br /&gt;
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ワンピースは最近冬物セールで買ったものです。小花柄ってぼんやりしがちなのであんまり普段は好きじゃないんですが、ここのところ妙に気になっていて、とくに同じ系統の明るめの色と合わせると印象がぱっきりするので好きです。コートは去年のもので、基本的にはシンプルなカーキのトレンチなのですが、若干玉虫色というか光にあたると色が変わって見えるところが面白くて気に入っています。写真ではちょっと分からないですけどね。&lt;br /&gt;
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I wore a dress that I recently found on the sales rack. &amp;nbsp;I'm not usually fond of small floral prints as they often look vague to me, but lately I've been finding myself drawn to them, especially when they're paired with some bright matching color to complement the vagueness. &amp;nbsp;The trench coat is a purchase from last year. &amp;nbsp;It's slightly&amp;nbsp;iridescent&amp;nbsp;and I think adds a nice touch to the otherwise simple khaki trench, although I don't think you can see that from these pictures.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Hat: Anatelier&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Coat: Earth Music &amp;amp; Ecology&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Cardigan: Uniqlo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Dress: Partisan, bought at Lois Crayon&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Bag: Courreges, thrifted&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Shoes: Odette et Odile&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Blouse, tights: some local shop&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-2555248949712519049?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/2555248949712519049/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=2555248949712519049" title="15 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/2555248949712519049?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/2555248949712519049?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/pC1Ba10xAuo/plum-blossoms.html" title="Plum Blossoms" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/photodiary/th_plumblossoms_1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>15</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/03/plum-blossoms.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DEYDRXk-fCp7ImA9Wx9aFE8.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089287675384575274.post-8089054298399234134</id><published>2011-03-07T00:16:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2011-03-07T00:42:54.754+09:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-03-07T00:42:54.754+09:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="365thingsilove" /><title>365 Things I Love: Week 7</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;毎日お気に入りのものをひとつ撮っていく企画、第７週になりました。最初の写真に見覚えのある方もいらっしゃるかもしれません。実は先週載せたものの色違いで、どっちの色にするか悩みに悩んだあげく、両方買ってしまいました。&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;The seventh week of the project in which I take a picture of something I love every day.  If you feel like you remember the first photo, that's because I ended up buying the same coat in another color, after debating over which color to choose.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/365/1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;43/365&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Couture Broochの丸襟のスプリングコート&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Spring coat with peter pan collar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/365/2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;44/365&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;金沢で買った花型の麩&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Flower-shaped dried wheat gluten bought in Kanazawa (which I mainly use for miso soup)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/365/3.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;45/365&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;オムニバス映画「パリ・ジュテーム」&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;An omnibus film called "Paris Je T'Aime"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/365/4.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;46/365&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;電話型のヴィンテージのスティックピン&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Vintage telephone stickpin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/365/5.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;47/365&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;ドーナツプラントのトリプルヴァローナチョコレート&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;"Triple Valrhona Chocolate" from Doughnut Plant&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/365/6.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;48/365&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;ドバイで買ったちょうちょの香水入れ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Butterfly fragrance bottle bought in Dubai&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/365/7.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;49/365&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;フクロウのステンドグラスのランプ&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Owl stained glass lamp&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5089287675384575274-8089054298399234134?l=kansairetro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/feeds/8089054298399234134/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5089287675384575274&amp;postID=8089054298399234134" title="12 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/8089054298399234134?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5089287675384575274/posts/default/8089054298399234134?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansairetro/~3/W3NRT54s0KQ/365-things-i-love-week-7.html" title="365 Things I Love: Week 7" /><author><name>Ena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07716456029413274510</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ofYswHPy00U/S5wE6-yWzlI/AAAAAAAAAzw/YGChI536AhM/S220/IMG_1148.JPG" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/kansairetro/365/th_1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>12</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://kansairetro.blogspot.com/2011/03/365-things-i-love-week-7.html</feedburner:origLink></entry></feed>

