Oh, and the timing is right…
Friday, April 3rd, 2009The Sakura are just coming into full bloom now…
The Sakura are just coming into full bloom now…
The funniest thing happened to me today…
I was in Ritsuin Park in Takamatsu, and a little Japanese girl, probably about six years old, ran up to me and just stared. I mean the whole, mouth-open, utter amazement stare. I said “Konnichiwa” (hello) to her and she just kept staring.
I think I must have been the first white person she’s ever seen…
So where have I been?
I spent three days up in Nikko, a little temple-town in the mountains north of Tokyo – it snowed on me. I could have gone to Canada and been snowed upon. Then again, Canada doesn’t have the “see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil” monkeys – They’re in Nikko. And, of course, I saw them and forgot to take a picture.
After Nikko, I went back to Tokyo for a few days, then headed off to Okayama, which is where I am now. Today I day-tripped to Takamatsu, and tomorrow I’m going to Tsuyama. After that, off to Kyoto.
Whistling at the wind
There’s something to that old saying about not whistling at the wind. For example:
I hate Visa
I seem to have developed a routine:
Toilets
I have now experienced the whole spectrum – the trough in the floor, and the high-tech “heat the seat, wash your butt, and motor down the lid” type. It shouldn’t be too hard to guess which one I prefer.
Time to start burning more DVDs…