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2006.11.26
Chateau de Versailles
I came back to Japan yesterday. From Paris. When I went to England and Moscow and returned to Japan, I was very exhausted. But this time, I was not exhausted. I feel dizzy and tiredness, but happy.
In last two days, I was free. The first free day, I went to chateau de Versailles. It is the most beautiful palace I have ever seen. I know why the revolution happened. Because of this very huge waste of money! Probably, thousands of million people's year salary was equal to the money to construct this palace.
I heard normal people's cost of a day was 1 fran, and a cloth Mary Antoinette wore was three hundreds thousands fran.
On the contrary, the difference between Samurai's salary and noumin's was more littler. I think this is one of the main reasons why there was no revolution and tennou family or tokugawa was not terminated.
Anyway, I was very suprised at how beautiful chateau de Versailles was.
http://www.chateauversailles.fr/
In last two days, I was free. The first free day, I went to chateau de Versailles. It is the most beautiful palace I have ever seen. I know why the revolution happened. Because of this very huge waste of money! Probably, thousands of million people's year salary was equal to the money to construct this palace.
I heard normal people's cost of a day was 1 fran, and a cloth Mary Antoinette wore was three hundreds thousands fran.
On the contrary, the difference between Samurai's salary and noumin's was more littler. I think this is one of the main reasons why there was no revolution and tennou family or tokugawa was not terminated.
Anyway, I was very suprised at how beautiful chateau de Versailles was.
http://www.chateauversailles.fr/
2006.11.09
Piano Sonata Appassionata, Beethoven
Two days before I will leave for Paris. I went to my university to participate in a seminar. It started from 2:00 and it was not over at 6:00. I had a plan to do in the evening. Listening to classical music. When I was getting away from the room, other member of the seminar asked me the place I went to. I have no idea but they seemed to believe that I went to see my special friend. In fact, I went to a salon for listening to music played by a pianist Akira Wakabayashi. Music he created was tough, steady and beautiful. In classical musics he played tonight, the best for me was "Piano Sonata Appassionata" by Beethoven. Beethoben is one of the greatest musicians. I realise that whenever I listen to "Appassionata" by a profound pianist.
2006.11.07
We can't download Harlequin's audiobooks
Harlequin's audiobooks are in audible.com. But when I accessed a homepage of a Harlequin book, the following message appeared:
ALERT: Audible.com is not authorized to sell this title to your geographic location.
I'm disappointed a little. I am not able to enter in one of mysterious world.
ALERT: Audible.com is not authorized to sell this title to your geographic location.
I'm disappointed a little. I am not able to enter in one of mysterious world.
2006.11.05
The Notebook
I have been a member of Audible.com since September. I was stimulated by a certain member of SSS and I tried to listened to audiobooks. I finished listened three audiobooks. Goals! by Brian Tracy, The Wedding and The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. Goals was easy to listen because the author repeated same things. After I listened to Goals!, I was energish. The phrase I most remembered is that "Take action!". The Wedding and The Notebook are more difficult to understand than Goals!. But I read this two books and I remember the stories, therefore, I can follow them and enjoyed. At first, it was more difficult to listen. But times passed and it was easier for me to understand. Because I was used to the narrators's voice. I ordered Dear John by Nicholas Sparks. This book is the latest book of Sparks. I have not read it yet. I hope I enjoy it.
2006.11.02
QuietComfort
At last, I bought a headphone "QuietComfort 2". This headphone is the best noise cancelling headphone. I go to my university by the train for almost two hours. I listened to music or podcast or audiobooks with ipod and its headphone. I often missed voice.
I thought it was impossible to listen clearly on the train. But I found there were noise cancelling headphones. Some comapanies sold them. In those products, BOSE's headphones seem to be best choice. They are expensive though. But BOSE's headphones are sold only at the direct shops not usual electronic shops. I had no chance to go to the direct shops until today.
I listened to music with BOSE's headphones at one of the BOSE direct shops. Noise around me was subsided when I used this headphone. I decided to buy this and as soon as possible, I used it. I was able to listen clearly audiobooks on the train. But this headphones doesn't cancel people's voice. I felt noisiness of people's voice than usual. Anyway, I will listen to music or audiobooks on the train more than ever.
I thought it was impossible to listen clearly on the train. But I found there were noise cancelling headphones. Some comapanies sold them. In those products, BOSE's headphones seem to be best choice. They are expensive though. But BOSE's headphones are sold only at the direct shops not usual electronic shops. I had no chance to go to the direct shops until today.
I listened to music with BOSE's headphones at one of the BOSE direct shops. Noise around me was subsided when I used this headphone. I decided to buy this and as soon as possible, I used it. I was able to listen clearly audiobooks on the train. But this headphones doesn't cancel people's voice. I felt noisiness of people's voice than usual. Anyway, I will listen to music or audiobooks on the train more than ever.
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