紅葉

In Japan, viewing autumn leaves is a major event, especially for city folk. One reason is because Japanese cities lack green spaces so people are keen to go on trips to the countryside and enjoy nature.

Autumn leaf watching is not a special event in Britain. We can see beautiful trees all over Britain, including the cities so we can enjoy autumn leaves while going about our daily business.

Last week, I drove to a park a few kilometres from my home to enjoy some autumn scenery. Here are some of my photos.

iPhone 5s

iPhone is very popular. This autumn, Apple launched its latest generation iPhone, the 5s. London Bridge member Jun went early in the morning of the launch weekend to the Apple store in Shibuya and got an iPhone 5s. This month, another London Bridge member, Kanako, also got an iPhone 5s.

And last week, I got one too! Jun, Kanako and I all use Docomo. Jun and I previously used Sony Ericsson Xperia on Docomo, which we both bought about three years ago; they were our first smart phones. The iPhone 5s is Kanako's first smart phone.

Jun's iPhone 5s is the 64Gb model in silver. Kanako's iPhone 5s is the 32Gb model in gold. Mine is the 64Gb model in gold.

Today, Jun showed me his new iPhone cover.

28 grams of stainless steel at ¥20,000!

昆布茶

I always serve tea at London Bridge English; it's traditional British hospitality. Sometimes I serve a small snack such as a biscuit or cake.

Yesterday, one member brought kelp tea for us to try. We decided to eat rice crackers with the kelp tea. I thought the kelp tea was similar to soup.

Anyway, it was interesting elevenses and very different to British style.

レシピ 3

Here is another quick and easy recipe. I made kimchi pancake. It is a delicious and filling dish.

Ingredients: kimchi, egg, flour, water

I like kimchi; it's a versatile cooking ingredient.

Put some kimchi in a frying pan.

Beat an egg in a bowl.

Add flour and water, and mix together.

Pour the mixture into a hot frying pan and fry.

Serve! I added some brown sauce.

Delicious!