Finally, the second day of my stay in Munich,Europe's largest jewelry fair "INHORGENTA INHORGENTA".has begun.
↑Snowy snowy Messe site. Is it an airport? It is a trade fair facility of such a scale that you would think it was an airport.
I have been going to Inhörgenta for 6 years since I was a student in Italy. Like other famous trade fairs, there are famous jewelry brands exhibiting their products, but unlike the fairs in Italy and Paris, where products are mainly exhibited, Germany is a country of craftsmen and artisans. There is also a huge display of tools and loose stones, which are the raw materials for jewelry, more than products, and there is also a very extensive display of jewelry artists and private brands that are active in Europe, more than people buying and selling jewelry products,A very enjoyable trade fair for jewelry makersIt is.
↑upScape of the fairgrounds in six large buildings
Germany, in particular, is very famous worldwide for its traditional craftsmanship, not only in jewelry making, but also in the world of gemstone polishing,The main reason I visit Inhörgenta is to purchase stones polished in Germany.It is.
In Japan, the most expensive stones that are cut well are diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and other precious stones, while semi-precious stones, which are not so expensive, are not so expensive when they are manufactured. Therefore, most of the semi-precious stones are polished in Asian countries, which takes a lot of time and cost.
However,In Germany, because semi-precious stones are not very expensive, we spend a lot of money on cutting them, making them bold, interesting, and of high quality.There are many such wonderful stones that have beenMy main target for purchasingIt is.
We spent three full days at this year's event, visiting a huge venue the size of the Big Sight, and picked up many wonderful stones. We will be posting more details about what kind of stones we picked up on this blog in the near future, so please look forward to it!
But here's a little more information.
I got it at the very end of the last day,Green amberThe cut stone of the
Green amber itself is a rare item, but its cut stone is even rarer.
Cutting soft amber requires a very high level of skill, but in Germany, where there are writers and artists in the world of stone polishing alone, it is the German world of polishing that makes such an unusual cut, not just another conventional cut. It is hard to believe that it is amber, with its transparency and brilliance. And above all, it is a wonderful cut.
Finally, I would like to talk a little about food.
Again, no lesson learned? I eat German food and beer properly every night, but three nights is indeed the limit for the German iron plate couple of sausages, pork and potatoes, but this time I found a good seafood spot! I found a good seafood spot this time, and by taking a break from wine and seafood before dinner on the way back to the fair venue, I was able to stand up to the sausages and beer again, a very good food cycle (laugh) was born.
A standing bar with seafood dishes, run by a wine shop with a lobster symbol, located in the central station.
↑Grilled upup prawns (there are two kinds, large and small) and Riesling (German white wine).
German white wines are not very habitual and are perfect for standing up and drinking!
The other restaurant is a seafood restaurant attached to a supermarket fish store. It was full all the way to closing.
↑The seafood soup with gorgon and white fish is very popular.
It is very soothing to a cold body and a stomach tired of pork.
We are leaving Munich tomorrow and taking the first long-distance train in a long time to travel from Germany to Florence, Italy in one full day.
