Thursday, December 01, 2005
Holiday of a Lifetime (so far! :)
Gawd, uploading photos to blogger is a pain in the bum. Anyway, this entry is a bit photo heavy. Hope you're not on dial-up! Just a few snaps from our wonderful holiday in Japan in November 2004.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Hiroshima Dome Bomb Memorial
Miyajima Island in the early morning mist (well, not that early. About 9 am)
Itsukushima Shrine Gate
Inside Itsukushima Shrine
A pagoda on the island (duh!)
It's a Japanese tradition to go out and admire the changing Autumn colours and it even has it's own name: Momijigari. The island was swarming with Japanese OAPs on day trips when I was there.
A tall pagoda this time.
A Japanese-y style bridge with more momijigari colours.
The following day we found this traditional little garden (thanks to the Lonely Planet Guidebook!) hidden away amongst all the city skyscrapers.
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Ooh very exciting! I'm going to Japan to visit a friend in Osaka just after Christmas, and I can't wait. How cold was it in November? I know it'll be freezing in Dec/Jan!
Hi Niki,
It was still very warm (even hot, by our British standards anyway) when we went in November although we were down in Hiroshima which I think stays comparatively mild. It was certainly noticeably colder when we went a bit further north to Kyoto and Otsu. I'm very jealous of you going back to Japan again! Can't wait to see some photos on your blog :)
It was still very warm (even hot, by our British standards anyway) when we went in November although we were down in Hiroshima which I think stays comparatively mild. It was certainly noticeably colder when we went a bit further north to Kyoto and Otsu. I'm very jealous of you going back to Japan again! Can't wait to see some photos on your blog :)
Hmm. Japan's an option for us, being English teachers, when Molly's a bit bigger. Looks gorgeous. Which camera took those pics?
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