This is the kind of day I was looking for
Despite the rain, this was the kind of day I was hoping for by traveling alone. It did not start well because the Katsura Imperial Villa I first went to see was closed… plenty of o…
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Quick Morning Entry
Went to breakfast this morning here at the hotel in Hiroshima and all that was being played was Brazilian music… MPB… versions I had never heard before - all excellent renditions o…
Kyoto - first impressions
Got a hotel close to the train station as it is close to all the buses that go around town. The train station is unbelievable… it’s massive! Walked around to see the temples close …
One more bathroom
Ok… I promise this will be the last one :) Legacy links from the original WordPress post …
From sadness and sorrow to joy and beauty
That was the range of my day today. Kind of expecting it but did not think I would actually have tears in my eyes. I first wandered around the Peace Memorial Park preparing myself …
Japanese Bathroom, Bike Garage, and Coffee
Well, in China most of the bathrooms are crouch-down style. In Japan it’s a different story… Even the bike garage at Max’s place is pretty cool… The packaging here is also awesome……
Hiroshima night pictures
So the rain subdued and I went out for a walk and dinner. Dinner proved to be harder than I thought… unlike Tokyo there are very few menus with pictures or any signs in English for…
Hiroshima
Woke up early today and caught the train to Hiroshima… sounds simple? Not really… first went to the Shinjuku Station at 8am. The JR exchange office only opened at 11 so I had to go…
Night shot in Tokyo
Just played around with the view from Max’s apt yesterday night. Legacy links from the original WordPress post http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf http://www.m…
More Tokyo
Today I went on the bike to the Shinjuku Gardens, Imperial Palace, Ginza, Hama-rikyu Gardens and the Tokyo Dome (by mistake). Inside the Shijuku Garden there is an active temple wh…