Category: seaside & lakefronts
Hiroshi Sugimoto Gallery: Time Corridors on Naoshima
Continuing with our day trip on Naoshima 直島 in Japan… after the town bus dropped us off at Tsutsuji-so つつじ荘, we changed to the Benesse shuttle bus that ferries visitors to the Benesse Art Site. This is part 3 of a 6-part series, earlier posts are Art and Architecture on Naoshima and Ando Museum. The…
Art & Architecture on Naoshima 直島, Japan
Chris spent a full day on Naoshima 直島 to see its contemporary art installations and museums. This is the first of a series of posts on this trip. Naoshima Naoshima is a small island in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea 瀬戸内海. The Seto Inland Sea lies between three of the four main islands of Japan (Honshu,…
Monterosso al Mare, Cinque Terre, Part 6/6
This is the last post of the Cinque Terre series. We explored Corniglia and Manarola by train on our first day, followed by boat on the second day to Riomaggiore, Vernazza and Monterosso al Mare. If you like to join us on this epic road trip from the beginning in Switzerland, click here for the…
Vernazza, Cinque Terre part 5/6
It was our second day in Cinque Terre; we continued northwestbound on a regular ferry service that runs between La Spezia and Levanto. After Riomaggiore, the boat made a scheduled stop at Manarola (click to see earlier posts), but we remained on board. As we passed Corniglia, we could see it from a distance, sitting…