The weather has just been perfect lately…cool at night, and sunny and a bit brisk during the day. A light jacket is just enough to keep you warm. This year, the weather has been pretty nice, for the most part. We had a relatively mild summer this year, which was nice. [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2006’
Flashback: Standing at the Base of Tokyo Tower…No Time to Go to the Top!
From October 7th-10th, Angela and I took a short trip to Hiroshima, Himeiji, and Kyoto. Although the trip was great fun and a success, the first day didn’t look promising. When we got to Tokyo Station, we couldn’t get a shinkansen (bullet train) for several hours. So, we stored our luggage in [...]
I went to China. Again. I saw a World Heritage Site. Again.
(That is my Forest Gump impersonation of the day….Can you dig it?)
Last weekend, I took another impromptu trip to Beijing. It was a three-day weekend, and I wanted to see some of my friends. We went to a restaurant that serves food from Xinjiang (新疆), which literally means, “New Frontier.” Xianjiang is a [...]
Flashback: Take a Bow.
I took this at the Meiji Shrine, in Tokyo. Angela and I witnessed this procession. At the end of their walk, they bowed just as I took this picture.
You can see my Meiji Shrine Photoset here.
Flashback: Kinkajuji, The Gold Pavillion Temple
Halloween came and went before I realized it. I realized around 9pm what day it was. It just isn’t a big deal in Japan at all. It was never much a big deal in my house growing up, so I don’t miss it, at all.
If you haven’t seen this, here is a [...]