This is one of the signs for a monument in Hiroshima. If you click on it, you will be able to read it better.
A view of the Hiroshima Peace Park. In the distance you can kind of see a large Japanese flag. The grass in front looks like lawn bowling grass. I don't know why they would do that...
This is one of those Japanese bullet trains you hear about. Inside, they are pure luxury, it's like first class on an airplane. We were fortunate to be able to travel as much as we desired for 7 days all for one price.
Another picture of the train. They ride so smooth for going 300 km/hr (except when going through a tunnel and the wind bounces off of the side of the tunnel and back at the train).
This is the traditional Japanese hotel that I stayed at in Kyoto. There is not much to it. This is a view from the far corner of the room looking to the opposite corner.
This is the view from when you first walk into the room. It is pretty much a small rectangular room. One seat on the floor, and a coffee table. The floor is also made from some special material. I don't know what it was, but it was pretty nice to walk on.
This is looking from the window at the door into the room. There is another small room where you have to take your shoes off before you enter the room. It's not like most hotels, shoes must come off at the door!
This is a river running through Kyoto. It is only about a foot deep so many people walk around in it to cool off or just hang out by it. It was a fun place to be, very busy and some cool shops.
More of the river. You can tell it is man-made as it graduates to the lower level just like steps.
This is the view straight down from my hotel room. Below is a Japanese garden. They are quite common in Japan in the middle of very busy cities. It is where one can relax and be tranquil even if it is just for 5 minutes during a very busy day. They are big on the sound of running water, so of course there was lots of it there.
More pictures coming...
6 comments:
I could do with 5 minutes of tranquility in the middle of a busy day... relaxing in a Japanese garden while being serenaded by the trickling water... (hope they have bathrooms close by with all that tricklin' goin' on) K
Whoaa.........the pictures of the train look the the front of the Challenger. They are way ahead of the old CNR &CPR (i think we still had steam engines 10 years ago)lol. Keep up the blog we all enjoy it. Bill
hi trev cool train. the crazy lady didn,t look that crazy maybe you just had tomuch sun that day.you could get yourself an umbrella and make your self look sexy for korean girls.and in answer to v they are not the kind of girls i was looking for.iwas looking for someone with artistic beauty.so trev whats your excuse going to be for not beening at the family reunion this year, keep up the blog peter
Cool pictures!!!! Love the train,can only imagine how neat the inside is.I was wondering where the bed is located in the small hotel room(maybe you had to sleep on the floor).I do like the idea of having to take your shoes off at the door though.Take care!!"V"
that train looks crazy! it looks like a speeding bullet... i would probably get motion sickness. i hope you don't.
trevor went to japan!! lol how cool is that?!
im happy to back into checking your blogs after a short absence... like everyone else, i totally enjoy them!
very interesting biff keep up the good work im just geting to it i know you will do great our thoughs are with you love uncle ron and aunt bev
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