Navy Blue
Permission to board, Sir! – USS Ronald Reagan This is a rehash of a previous post, I hope you don’t mind but it seemed so appropriate to JNW’s Colour my […]
Category Archives: Tokyo and surrounds
Smooth Sculpture
The Hakone Open Air Museum has featured in many of my posts. I love to take friends there. It has outstanding outdoor sculptures, by world renown artists and the up […]
Autumn Outing
Monday was a public holiday in Japan. I signed up to go on an Autumn walk through the grounds of Tokyo University, Japan’s oldest and most prestigious National University and […]
Tokyo Street Art – Pow Wow
A couple of weeks ago I spotted an article about a Graffiti street art event being held in Tokyo. I headed over to Tennzo Isle to check it out. I misunderstood […]
“New” Challenge!
I have challenged myself to visit or try and do at least 2 completely new things every month. My 2 new experiences for October were; Top Hat – A Westend Musical […]
Night lights
The Japanese love a good light show. They call it Illumination. Many theme parks and shopping precincts put on wonderful Illumination displays from Autumn through to winter to keep the […]
Hakone – Hot Spring Haven
Poem – Special Place Special friends. Hakone Lush green Moss covered rocks Tall straight majestic cedars Nestled among mountains and valleys Cicadas Nature’s noises Wind rustling leaves Gurgling stream over rocks Frenetic […]
“Cuppa” and a “Chinwag”
My nana always loved a “cuppa” and a chat. My folks enjoy a good “cuppa” and I am not the exception! My family are not coffee drinkers, in fact I […]
So much for an early night!
I read S.D Gates “allergic to the letter e” Challenge and I had to give it a go. Here are the rules that I had to follow in order to meet […]
Don’t let the rainy season put you off!
The Irises are worth it! If I had to choose an off season for visiting Japan it would be the rainy season. In June most days are gray and cool with […]
