I’m sitting at the Narita Airport waiting to board my flight back to the US. Today’s Japan Times has a few photos from the marathon yesterday… including a choice tidbit worth a mention here: Amongst the “fancy dress” runners was a Michael Jackson who moonwalked over the finish line. That’s bad. And by bad, I […]
It was cold at the start but not as cold as I thought it would be. In the direct sun, it was downright warm. But any breeze or any shade made it cold enough to cut through whatever layers one had… and though I had gone for running pants I opted for a short sleeve […]
Third time’s still not the charm. But I really wanted the “REAL” Godzilla, the man in suit Godzilla, for this photobomb project. It’s still not quite right but it’s closer… maybe that’s good enough. But in my head it’s supposed to be perfect. Perhaps if Godzilla has taught us anything it’s that it doesn’t NEED […]
Two thousand runners. Five hundred Japanese and 1500 foreigners. All coming together to run as a group for no other purpose than to foster amity. This is the Friendship Run 2017. It’s a 4K, up and down a plaza near the Tokyo Big Sight. A Travelling Fit Australian from Perth, nice guy by the name […]
The original photobomb post rendered weird — this is what happens when you do things on your phone. Here’s a better pic I did on my Surface this morning in a matter of minutes while I wait to head off to the Friendship Run.
When one can get the ATM to work in a foreign land, it’s a much better conversion rate than using Thomas Cook or some other money exchange. I just checked my bank account and the withdrawal I was finally able to do the other day at a Tokyo 7-11, even with its “ATM convenience fee” […]
Editor’s Note: I finally finished writing this on February 24, 2017 — it is in reference to our Day Tour on February 23, 2017. In the morning as we were waiting to be checked in by the tour operator, I saw a number of runners coming back from the 2KM (or more) route around the […]
I’ve got a longer post on today’s day trip to Mt Fuji and beyond that I’m working on. In the meantime, let me just say that photobombs are no longer funny. I’m looking at you, Godzilla. I would have expected more decorum from a tourism ambassador.
Getting the bags from Nishi Kasai to Shinjuku was a marathon unto itself. But we made it… and despite the fact that Mom and I are both seriously under the weather. Mom’s on the mend but I seem to be falling quickly into a phlegmy, germy wasteland of whinging. I make for a poor companion […]
I actually uploaded 90 some odd photos of the day but am not feeling up to drafting an entry. So instead, here’s a shot of me at the Shibuya Crossing, the famed and scientifically unproven “busiest intersection in the world.” And here’s a shot of Mom and me at the dog statue outside the Shibuya […]