This is the first installment of my Japanese pictures. Things I have leaned; pictures of random, faraway places get cooler the longer it has been since you last looked at them; sometimes you can't actually believe it's you in these pics; there is no explanation for the fact that I only have one picture of Iain, who I worked and drank with every day fo about nine months.
Pic 1. Tetsu, Kyoko, Laura and myself in Gifu for a spot of rowing in one of the few places in Japan where substantial greenery is still viewable. But I'm pretty sure the lake was man-made.
Pic 2. Skiing in Meiho. I call it skiing, but we actually didn't manage it. Posed for a couple of snaps, tried to move forward on skis, fell, took skis off and sat in restaurant. Good day.
Pics 3 and 4. Shinichiro's Bebedor bar in Konan and Kei's "La Calavera" in Inuyama respectively. If I wasn't in one, you could find me in the other. Some truly great times were had in these wonderful places. I'm sure I will see these people again.
Pic 5. Kani kids. If I had more room in my suitcase, I'd have brought them home. They just don't make kids like this where I come from!
Pic 6. This was taken just before we left Japan. Some of the lovely ladies from Kani decided to dress Laura in traditional kimono, which took forever, but looked amazing. I have never seen a piece of clothing that is so intricate and difficult to put on. Yumiko, the lady who dressed Laura, has been studying how to wear kimono for over a decade and still does not consider herself to be an expert. After many photos, we were treated to a feast that verged on Bacchinalian in its' excess! There was enough food to feed an army and the Asahi flowed freely - even though it was barely 10:30 am. Wonderful people!
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