Emma and Henry have been playing a lot of dress-up lately using some costumes we inherited from cousin Maggie Smith. With Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella to choose from, who could ask for anything more?
It’s just my luck that my day one day off in Tokyo was a Friday, when the only publicly accessible part of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo) complex, the East Garden, is closed. I got some great shots, though, of the Meganebashi (Eyeglass Bridge).
Another day, another Buddhist temple. On our one day off in Tokyo we visited Sensoji, a Buddhist temple in the Asakusa district. This large temple was completed in 645 and is the oldest in all of Tokyo.
Though it is not yet Spring we had a short summer-like heatwave last weekend. With temperatures up in the high 80’s we thought it might be fun to put on our swimsuits and jump in the fountain.
I’m always game for trying new foods. I’ve had reindeer and moose in Sweden. I had lutefisk in Norway. I’m always down for sushi and I’m a big fan of the goat at my beloved Taqueria Zamora. While in Japan I did my best to sample as much new cuisine as possible.
One easy way to pack in some sight seeing on a short trip is to make sure and visit things at night. Big attractions are often well-lit and offer some interesting photo opportunities. I put this tactic to good use by visiting the Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto at night.
I’m getting so close to being caught up! Who knows, one day I might actually post timely photos. This batch covers most of December 2006, again all from Marla’s camera.
I ran in the Dove Dash 5K this past weekend in Dove Canyon, CA. I was just 8 seconds off of my best time for a 5K at 26′48″. I feel pretty certain I would have been able to beat my record with no problem had it not been for a stupendous hill there at the end of the course.
I somehow missed posting pictures from the Game Developers Conference back in March this year. We had perhaps our best show ever in terms of show floor presence.
Lots of pictures from our trip to Atlanta around Thanksgiving as well as a celebrity chef book signing by Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa.