Apres l'Insead

欧州へのMBA留学体験記と
その後のつつましい生活について。。。

GW真っ盛り?(Long consecutive holiday season in Japan)

2011-04-30 20:40:20 | Life @JAPAN
今年のGWはなーんも出かける予定無し・・・

ということで、料理は数少ない楽しみの1つ。
各国料理をつくることで少しは旅気分を、、、という感じです。
昨日はシャリアピンステーキと、トマト風モツ煮込みにモン・ペラを加えて
少し欧州気分の食事を堪能・・・

ステーキはちょっと玉ねぎが強すぎ、煮込みはローズマリーが強すぎ、、、
とややいまいちでしたが、雰囲気は欧州かな?(笑)

デザートに、ラヴィルリエのケーキを添えて。
やっぱ、ここのケーキ美味いね。並んだ甲斐があります。


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No plan to go out this long consecutive holiday season in Japan...
(I have 10 days to be free!)

So, cooking is one of the greatest pastime for me, especially at this moment.
Enjoying cooking makes me happy, giving me a feeling to travel around
by eating some delicious International dishes.
Last night's dinner consisted of beef stake with shalyapin sauce and bowel stew
with some veges (inclu. tomato, eggplant, carrot, and so on)
coupled with a red wine of Chateau Mont-Perat 2008 (Bordeaux).

(Onions were too sour for beef stake and rose marry halves were too strong
for stew; but they were good enough to have reminded me of living in Europe.)

For desert, I enjoyed a cake made by Patisserie Ravi,e relier.
Their cakes were really good and I like them.

大阪城 (Osaka castle)

2011-04-17 23:56:04 | Life @JAPAN
今日はお日柄も良く(笑)、誘われて大阪城公園でお花見でした♪
(まぁ、ほとんど花は散ってきていたんですが・・・)

来たついでに、久しぶりに大阪城へ。
以前、来た事はあるのですが、全く覚えていない・・・(^^;;;
今はすっかり大阪城の歴史などの博物館になっていて、内装は当時の面影はないのですが、
天守閣からの眺め、あたり一帯の雰囲気などは良かったですね。

最後に少しバドミントンなど運動したので、明日は筋肉痛になりそう・・・

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Nice sunny day today, visited Osaka castle park to enjoy outdoor lunch,
that is, "Hanami" there.(Not so many cherry blossoms were in full bloom...)

Then, visited Osaka castle for the first time since I've been there for several years ago;
totally forgotten what's like inside and so on.
The building itself was re-built after it's been burned and renewed for museum.
So, you cannot expect it's like a "real SAMURAI's castle tower."

Had exercised (played Badminton) a bit, maybe will have muscle ache tomorrow...

のだめオーケストラ (Classic time performed by Nodame orchestra)

2011-04-16 21:52:53 | Life @JAPAN
機会があって、西宮で行われたクラシック(with オペラ?)のコンサートへ。
特にクラシックに詳しいわけでもないんですが、
「のだめカンタービレ」の監修をされた茂木さんが主催のコンサートと言うことで、
プロジェクタも併用しながらのオペラ、コンサートを満喫してきました♪

オペラは苦手なんですが、日本語訳も併用されて良く理解できて、
ミュージカルと似てるな、と言う感じ。
あとは、ベートーベンの交響曲第3番(英雄)と、アンコールで第7番を堪能~♪

神戸は芸術に力を入れている気がします。
バレエ、オケなど色々と予定があるようなので、これから通おうかな。

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Had an opportunity to enjoy classic concert performed by "Nodame orchestra,"
the cartoon of classic music whith I loved very much.
Not so familiar with classical music, but I like to enjoy it since I had started
traveling to Europe.
This event was operated with projection and some talks;
I could understand the opera with German language thanks to it.
Plus, I could enjoy listening Beethoven's 3rd and 7th symphony today.

Guess Kobe-city (Hyogo prefecture) invested a lot on artistic area.
Maybe I would visit there as some ballet or orchestra events would be scheduled hereafter.

桜満開 (Cherry blossoms in full bloom)

2011-04-10 13:34:26 | Life @JAPAN
いい天気です。気温もだいぶ暖かくなってきて、すこし汗ばむくらい。
近所には「桜通り」という通りがあり、普段はたまに車で通るくらいですが、
今日は自粛ムードもあって少し控えめかもしれませんが、
出店やお花見する人たちでにぎわってました。

日本はこういう季節感があって、いいですねぇ。

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It's great sunny day today, with warm weather causing me to sweat.
On the "Sakura-dori" street (that is, "Cherry blossom street"),
there were lots of people and temporary shops (food, game, etc.)
enjoying watching cherry blossoms, eating, chatting and so on.
(Maybe less than usual due to the mood of "voluntary restraint")

Love Japan as we can enjoy seasons with this kind of change in nature.


すいーつあげいん (Crazy about sweets?)

2011-04-09 20:55:38 | Life @JAPAN
すっかり春めいてきたこの頃、今日は大阪市内へ出たついでに、
先日のパティスリーでお買い物♪
14時過ぎに行ったら、ほとんど売り切れ状態。
相変わらずの盛況ぶりのようです。

今日はみかんのタルトを購入~♪
味は・・・まぁ、普通かな?^^;

それにしても、最近スイーツにはまりつつある気がする。。。

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Shopped new sweets at the patisserie in Osaka city I visited several days ago,
as it was a nice spring day today.
Almost no goods there when I visited; it seems the shop is popular as usual...

Bought two tartes d'oranges today.
Not bad...but not so great?

Anyway, getting to be crazy about sweets these days, I feel...