Click on any of these pics to see the rest of our snaps from our trip to Okinawa at Christmas.
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all punters!
Yuletide drinks in snazzy Ryukyu (Okinawa of old) glass:
Santa uses whale sharks to tow his sled down in this neck of the woods:
Some hot air balloons in our home town back in October, giving Caroline and I some serious competition. As before, click on the picture to take you to the album.
In September, Caroline and I went with Matt and Naoko, to a wee picturesque village in the south western tip of Sado to put on traditional Japanese clobber and get some pictures taken. The picture above will link you to the full album of technicolour glory, if you desire.
Here's a picture taken at the Ryostu Sumo contest. It's linked back to a whole album of beauty if you're keen.
Here is the second load of pictures (from both of our camera's) that I've uploaded. On a technical note, I have changed the website that I use to host the pictures on the internet, so you can actually select some of these pictures below which will take you to the albums we have online, which will be the case for all future pictures on the blog. Also, I've upgraded to the latest blogger version and most of the thumbnails from previous posts have disappeared, I'll look into this.
I'm hoping to add some detail about the pictures and the holiday at a later date, for now feast on the photos.
Leaving Sado:
Ryokan (Japanese Inn), Yuzawa (in the mountains between Niigata and Tokyo):
Out and about around Yuzawa:
Ton katsu and Shibuya:
All going pear shaped on the way home:
Ueno Park 37 degrees Celsius hangover:
Tokyo National Museum, Ueno Park:
Korean yaki niku:
Temples at Kamakura:
The Great Budda of Kamakura:
Out on the tiles in Roppongi:
Dark glimpse of Shinjuku:
