lots of stores for tourists :)
foie gras has been made for 4500 years!
those ducks have a much happier life than the poor farmed chicken
they only get brought in cages for their feeding and are let go again after that
they had both arenas and a theatre, good for them
during the middle ages, the arena was used for protection
this was recovered from the river
they had a huge water arena for water sports
this is an ancient (2000 years old) bridge
nice place to get a little sandwich for the road
the hotel we were staying at, with a great view
this is what it looked like many years ago
we couldn't stop and see the casino, wrong clothing and no parking
we went to enquire about taking the Helbronner, but no dice
we went across to the Brevent lift instead
you could tell the weather across was no good
I think the snow was under control here ;)
we could have hiked this, but it didn't feel worth the time
that's the gear the train uses to climb without slipping
that gondola was supposed to take you to the foot of the glacier
level of the glacier in 2000, we're not even close still
Oh man, we have to go all the way back up to where the Glacier used to be
the owner used to have a plane and land there
so tempting to pick up a 2nd breakfast on the way :)
lots of fresh pow in June still, but Johannes wasn't there with his splitboard :)
slide danger was very minimal :)
this can be a bad ass ride, but the was they ran it is a bit sedate
car looked cool, but it was a dog
The adventador was more fun :)
Mike showed us it was 'easy' to get to the top
In Vegas, you have AC to cool the air outside :)
The fountains are of course always nice
I think the ducks are free to fly off, but they likely know they'd die quickly in the desert
this is how they filled up the hole to make the dam
the very sorry sign is very sorry and sad
don't mishandle the deer in Nara :)
A fully digital vending machine (all pictures were changeable drawings on a screen)
The train displays were colorful and clear
of course they had slower trains too
good luck with that if you don't have transit navigation on your phone, it's only one map out of 3 different systems.
this one makes it easy for tourists not to get lost :)
other train companies could learn from this, it shows you exactly where to stand for your wagon
I stopped counting how many of those we went through, they were my nemesis :)
to be honest, I felt a bit bad for the guy, but I guess it keeps more people employed
while most of their food looked bad, the ice cream was quite good
we went there first, but by the time we got there, it was already too late, there was a 3H wait. Grr...
Maid cafes, we'll get back to this the next day...
dual screen android phone, where have you been when I needed you? :)
Gamers was both weird but kind of worth seeing
pictures in the elevator. No comment...
Some singer of the day, till she turns too old and gets replaced with another one
even the urinal is a video game, you play with your stream (no kidding)
oh my, this brings back memories :)
there were buckets of electronic stores with all kinds of components
Subayashi's dad, who runs the famous Sushi-ya in Ginza that the movie is based on
The 'apprentice' who had been there for a mere 17 years or so :) Thankfully he had spent time in Australia and spoke English well
it looks the same, but it's not :)
it comes from a pretty big shell
needless to say that this just melts in your mouth, no chewing required
finishing with the fluffy tamago omlet
the unknown bill until the end at least includes a picture if you wish :)
Pretty bullet train on our connection back to Tokyo from Nikko
The lobby of the Hyatt we left our luggage at before going out to the MET for city views
nice way to get around in style
nice little lunch in the museum
you can actually walk on the roof of the Mori tower, for a great view
Subayashi's dad, who runs the famous Sushi-ya in Ginza that the movie is based on
The 'apprentice' who had been there for a mere 17 years or so :) Thankfully he had spent time in Australia and spoke English well
it looks the same, but it's not :)
it comes from a pretty big shell
needless to say that this just melts in your mouth, no chewing required
finishing with the fluffy tamago omlet
the unknown bill until the end at least includes a picture if you wish :)
the art is absolutely beautiful
that monkey was trying to scare me off. I held my ground and it left :)