#takenoko

Yesterday was the first Tuesday of the month so we were back at The Library Pot in Richmond, West London, for games night. My choice was Line Links, a nice quick ice-breaker. Play tiles to make lines of

Bamboo Most people in the world have seen Bamboo somewhere. In Gardens, maybe at the famous Bamboo Forrest in Kyoto etc. But most of the people in the world never get to harvest fresh bamboo and to eat

Kyoto is a must see for every visitor to Japan. It used to be the capital of Japan for over 1,000 years! There are nearly 2,000 palaces (split between Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines), lots of castles,