ロンドンのいいところ、それはいわゆるイギリスの料理以外にも、おいしい各国の料理が集まっているところ。 One of the good things about London is that you can find so many delicious cuisines from all around the world. 日本にいると、外食といえば私はいつも和食 or イタリアン派。メキシカンって、あまり食べたことがなかった。でもロンドンではけっこうみかけます。 When it comes to eating out in Japan, I tend to pick either Japanese or Italian (as they are common options and I like them.) Mexican was a new choice for me. イギリスはご飯がおいしくない、なんてよく言われていますが、絶対そんなの嘘です。行くところを皆さん間違えているだけ!笑 By the way, many say food in the UK is awful, but that isn’t true! Those who have been to the UK and could not find anything good, you picked the wrong place to eat! lol 今回紹介するWahaca、オススメはシェア用のコース!お値段がとってもリーズナブルで、しかもすごくおいしかった。 In Wahaca, I recommend bringing your friends to eat ‘sharing’ menu together. The price was…
The first half was wonderful. I once thought this book would be one of my favourites. Beautifully written and I felt so close to all the characters! However, I was so disappointed by this book as it gets to the last. The book is divided into three parts. Part I was fantastic, Part II was OK, but Part III was almost like a different book. 前半はとっても良かった。読みながら、きっとお気に入りの一冊になるに違いないと思ったほど。登場人物に感情移入していました。でも、ラストが近づくにつれ、どんどん、どんどん悪くなっていく。3パートにわかれているこの一冊。パート1は最高だったのに、パート3ではもう違う本なんじゃないかな、と思ってしまいました。 The story was about Koreans who live in Japan, so-called zainichi Koreans. I think it’s so rare to find a book written about them in fiction and as well as not to become particularly anti-Japanese. It grasps concerns and history of their life very…
I was looking for a good historical fiction after I finished my now the most favourite book ‘All the Light We Cannot See.’ This book ‘Dominion’ is a historical thriller recommended by staff at Daunt Books. Although I hesitated to get this due to the massive volume of the book, I am so glad that I manage to read this fantastic novel. お気に入りの本 ‘All the Light We Cannot See ‘を読み終えた頃、読み応えのある、おもしろい歴史小説を探していました。今回レビューするDominionは、歴史スリラー!Daunt Books の店員さんからオススメしてもらいました。すごく分厚くて重い本だったので買うのは躊躇したほどでしたが、買ってよかった。Daunt Booksのオススメはほんと、いつも間違いがない! The story is written from the viewpoint ‘what if’ Germany won the WWII. It might be a little bit hard for non-British like me to understand difference and contrast of ‘what ifs’ and the reality. I needed…
Milk is located in Balham, a residential area where almost no tourists around. Everyone in this area walking around is the locals. But for this place, there must be so many ‘visitors’ from other parts of London. 今回紹介するMilkはロンドン郊外の住宅地、Balhamにあります。観光客は来ないだろうな、というようなエリア。歩いている人はほぼみんな、地元民ばかり。でもこのカフェだけは、ローカルだけでなく、わざわざ食べに来るようなお客さんも多いらしい。そんな前評判にも納得の、おすすめできるカフェでした。 On the day I visited, it was not so crowded that I did not wait to be seated, but usually, it has a queue outside of the cafe. 私が行ったときはタイミングが良かったのかすいていましたが、普段は並ぶほど人気だそうです。 Very fancy interior and trendy atmosphere. Even the menu was cute that I had to take a photo! 内装はシンプルだけれど、どこかセンスを感じます。メニューさえもおしゃれ。 As you can see it from this photo, the food was very instagrammable and was so tasty that I wanted to eat more. Also, staff…
Flamboyant but very quiet writing. 静かな印象なのに、どこか華やかで、でも寂しい世界観。 Glittering and sparkling while you can also feel sadness, like the feeling you must have reading ‘Great Gatsby.’ キラキラしたものの中に垣間見る悲しさは、まるで「グレート・ギャツビー」。 This book is to enjoy the scene and feel rather than the plot. I found so many descriptions I really liked. Somehow, this book made me nostalgic that I just want to think about my childhood days and those places I have visited, especially subtle feeling of texture, scent and sound that I remembered deep in my memory. ストーリーよりも、文章が醸し出す空気感を味わう作品。ステキだなぁと感じる場面、表現とたくさん出会いました。なぜか、自分の子供のころに訪れた場所の、空気や香りなど、感覚を記憶の底の方から呼び起こさせられるような感覚になります。 After finishing this book, I almost felt like I just watched the very beautiful great old film. 読後感はまるで、壮大な古い映画を一本み終えたような、すごくいい心地でした。 4/5 古いですが、日本語訳版もあります。 *****More reviews available on my book…