Hamburger but slow life version

I like hamburger but not as fast food.
I like to go to the restaurant to eat Big Hamburger.
I sometimes eat the hamburger at the restaurant such as...
Cheese Bacon Burger at Le Calamar

However, I thought it is also good to make by myself.
Honestly, I couldn't wait to go to the restaurant and made the burger by myself.

Ingredients; Letus, Pate made by Tofu and meet, Avocado, Onion, Tomato, Bread.

I can hardly find the burger with avolcado in Geneva.That's why I put avocaod by myself. And not to be too fatty, I put some tofu in pate of meet. It seems tasteless but this one is tasteful as I also put a bit of garlic!!

I'd like to say it is slow food. However, I started to eat and finish so quickly because it was so gooood!
Do you like hamburger? So, you can make by yourself. Bon appetit!!

Pointe Shoes

These are my new point shoes.

I am happy to have "FREED" which is the points' make in London. I bought them in Paris. I was so happy to buy them because my dance teacher recommended me.

I tried them and they are stable, indeed.
I couldn't turn a lot before, but I could turn with a left foot, too!
During the summer, there are not so many classes of the ballet. But if I have chance, i would like to practice dancing with them!!!

Mountain "Le Môle"

I went to the mountaine called "Le Môle" in Frace.
It is close to Geneva, and we can see it from Lake Leman.


Here, this is the view from the top of the mountain.

Can you see the white mountains??
It is "Alpes" including Mt. Blanc.

Actually, sometimes people misunderstand that Mole is Mt. Blanc because during the winter, it is white and it looks sharp and beautiful. However, Mt. Blanc and Mole is quite different!!

in fact, it is steep around the top.
This is the view from a shoulder of the Mole.

As I twisted my left ankle last Wednesday, it was a little scary for me to go down. Fortunately, I had a nice pair of shoes. So, I could safely go down.

It was sunny hot day. After the climbing, we went to the ICECREAM shop in Carouge.
Mmmmmmmmm, yam...

I was tired because of the heat and sunshine. But it was such a fine day for hiking.

Bain des paquis

These photos from "Bain des Paquis" in Geneva, Switzerland.
I went there to listen to the concert in the morning around 6 o'clock.  In Bain des Paquis, they have morning concerts from Friday to Sunday during the summer. The drink stand offers us a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate in FREE!
Actually, I arrived there 15min late. I missed the second bus which I supposed to take because the first bus is late. And so I was a bit stressed to arrive there.
"Oh, maybe I can not get into the concert", I thought before arriving.
NOOOOO! It was so relaxing concert and many people were arriving and leaving. I could get free coffee and enjoyed the concert.
Some people came to swim around. In fact, this is the place to swim during the summer. I thought the water is still cold but it is not so so cold. Maybe, I can try to swim next time.
After the concert, I had a picnic breakfast with my friends. One of my friends brought a tomato, some chees, a bottle of fruit juice, etc.... I brought some bread. Our picnic was impressive!
It is hard to wake up at 5o'clock in the morning. But it's worth trying! I was like meditating when I was listening to the music. And the picnic breakfast is wonderful!!
Bonne appetit!
Photos: 1. Rising sun from Mt. Saleve, 2. Relaxing concert
INFO: http://www.bains-des-paquis.ch/pages/agenda.php

Paris with my Friends

This weekend, I went to Paris.
I met my friend and tried some touristic points that I've never succeeded.
Why I say "succeed" or not??
...because I once tried to climb up to Tour d'Effel and Arc de triomph but both are so crowded and I gave up the idea.
This time, I tried Tour d'Effel at first. But it was again so crowded. As it was hot and I wanted to go shopping, I gave up.
Next morning, I tried Arc de triomph. The que was not so long, and I finally succeeded to climb. It was beautiful day and the scenary from the top was great!!
Another purpose of going to Paris was to buy some staffs for Ballet. In Geneva, it is hard to get nice wear for dance class. Therefore, I went to the shop for dance wear and bought leotard, tights and toe shoes. Especcially, I wanted to buy toe shoes. When I started to practice with toe shoes, I bought "repetto" in Geneva.
I didn't know that they have more choice or not. But after several lessons, I started to realize that it is not so bad but I feel uncomfortable with this shoes. It is really important to find nice one for ballet. If not, I will have a pain. When I was 6 or 7 years old, I started to practice with toe shoes and I had a pain. My foot is difficult because it is flat foot. So I was anxious about my foot.
This time, I bought two types of toe shoes; one is "bloch"(Australian maker) and one is "FREED" (English maker). Bloch is recommended by the dancer of Opera National de Paris and FREED is recommended by my dance teacher who has also flat foot.
I feel bloch and FREED is really different but both seems good. For myself, FREED's shoes are more comfortable, but they are so hard. Maybe I will make them softer before I dance with them.
Anyway, I am looking forward to dance with these shoes!!
PHOTO: Arc de Triomph.

Jogging

I started jogging last month.
In fact, I'd run sometimes, but not regulary.
As my friend suggest me to run Geneva Marathon last month, I started running regulary.
I didn't attend Geneva Marathon because I was afraid to be exhausted and couldn't have worked next day.
Now, I am focusing on Davos marathon (not full but 10.5km for the starting) and Lausanne marathon in october (demi marathon).

I didn't like to run before, but now I am enjoying to discover some nice spots around my house. Actually, I live a bit coountry side in Geneva. So I can find farms, wine yards, and nice restaurants called "Auberge".
It is nice to see wheat fields shining gold with the sunrise.
During the winter, it was completely white. Now it is green. And soon it will be gold!

I am sorry that the picture is winter version.
Next time, I will bring my camera and take the photo of this season.

Haru, Spring, Printemps @ Geneve

Here it's spring!

I am happy and I went out for shopping.

When I walked around the lake, I found the group of people folding cranes with the paper called "ORIGAMI" in Japanese.
I asked them what they are doing. They said they are folding cranes for asking WHO and IAEA to have the agreement to disclose the information.
I just want to cry "Let's stop using the atomic energy!"
However, it is not easy. And this action with crane can be small. But I would like to do something.


I will consider what we should do now. If I can agree with them, maybe I will go to the demonstration in front of the Place Neuve or UN. I am not sure.

I just want to let you know that there are some people thinking about the nuclear power in Japan and in the world.
Here, there are photos of them making cranes beside the lake.



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