Saturday, July 14, 2007

And some more Jap pics !

Here are some pictures taken by my friend Gunnella (explains why I'm in some of them :-))
1) Me getting som incence smoke at the temple in Asakusa, the smoke is supposed to have healing properties (my feet actually got better during the trip...), 2) Doing Karaoke with style !, 3) Hilda having a traditional japanese dinner at the hotel in Hakune, 4) The group looking at a red temple gate in Lake Asha, 5) Halldór, Hilda and Ragnar enjoying a chocolate ice desert !






Still more pics !

Pic nr. 1) The Rainbow bridge, seen on a boat ride on the Sumida river, 2) Hilda with JP and Lizzie (Gunnella's friends from Scotland that were visiting at the same time) on the boat ride, 3) Homeless people on the banks of river (note that they all pack their things neatly in blue tarp !, 4) A square watermelon !, 5) A festival near Ueno, note the guy on top of the ladder, he did all sorts of tricks there !






More pics !

Nr 1) The temple in Asakusa 2) A dragon-shaped faucet at a racoon shrine near Asakusa, 3)Small child statues at a temple near Tokyo Tower 4) Temple, Tokyo Tower in the background 5) The view from Tokyo Tower (the tower is 8,6 m higher than the Eiffel tower).





Finally ! Some sign of life !! Pics from Japan !

Pics are as follows: 1) Me and Hilda at the Hard Rock Café in Ueno, Tokyo, 2) Us with Elena and some Harajuku girls, 3) Sake barrels near a temple in Harajuku, 4) Hilda and Gunnella at a train station, 5) At a great restaurant where we got numerous small courses and all got a taste