On my day off while in London I paid a visit to the Tower of London. We walked from the Underground along the Thames and then across the Tower Bridge, stopping by London Bridge to snap a photo. (Note: it doesn’t appear to be in any danger of falling down.) Continue reading
I stayed right across from Buckingham Palace so I felt compelled to watch a changing of the guard at least once during my stay. I decided to skip the big zoo and instead watched the smaller Horse Guard. Continue reading
On our lunch break during the second day of DevStation we took a short trip away from the convention center toward Fleet Street and St. Paul’s Cathedral. I dined with Dickens and Voltaire at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese on delicious kidney. Continue reading
My first full day in London was fairly uneventful. I spent most of the time here prepping for my presentation at Sony’s DevStation 2007. I did find an hour or so to do a little sight seeing and passed by the London Eye. Continue reading
While waiting in the airport during a layover on a flight bound for London I booked travel to Scotland. I then proceeded to jump on the plane without knowing whether or not my new ticket would be approved and issued before I arrived in England many hours later. Continue reading
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). Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
While in Kyoto I was also able to stop by and see Nijo Castle (Nijojo). It was built in the early 1600’s by Tokugawa Ieyasu. While the name probably isn’t familiar, his story certainly is: the novel (and later mini-series) Shogun. Continue reading