I gave up when I found this lovely little river to rest near. That's when I finally got a call on this newfangled phone I bought! I now know where my wife is, and more importantly: where -I- am!
Friday, July 22, 2011
Lost (and not in Translation!)
A smarter guy than myself once said "I shoulda taken a left turn at Albuquerque." I think following tourists will get me back to a big city - but which one? I got to 'purify' myself at this temple island, which also has lovely deer on it.
Mystery Shinkansen
The address I was given turns out to be a train station. I was told to show up there by 2pm. I guess it's time to take one of those famous 'bullet trains' I've heard so much about. (They're called "Shinkansen" by the locals.)
Tokyo Streets
Finding an address in Tokyo is hard! Lots of stuff is in this moon-scratch they call 'Kanji', and the stuff I CAN read is confusing. I was able to find a 'konbini', which is what they call corner stores here. That's actually a local approximation of 'convenience' as in 'convenience store' Thank goodness for the Americanization of the world!
My Airplane
The start of my unexpected journey to the East - but heading West - as the crow flies, and as the sun crosses the ocean ahead of me - giving me 30+ hours of daylight in a single day...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)