Thursday, May 27, 2004

That's all the pictures I'm going to add for now. I just looked, and it looks like I put up Hiroshima and Fukuoka pictures before. Oh well, you can see them again.

Fukuoka yatai (food stalls) along the river at night. Posted by Hello

Me in a Japanese garden in Fukuoka. Posted by Hello

Victoria staring at planes taking off over Fukuoka. We spent over an hour here (I'm not kidding!). Posted by Hello

Victoria at Fukuoka Harbor Posted by Hello

Victoria in Fukuoka. Posted by Hello

From the cable car on Miyajima, we could see the Japan Inland Sea. Posted by Hello

Me and a baby deer. Posted by Hello

Victoria and the famous "floating" torii gate of Miyajima Posted by Hello

Japanese girls who saw Victoria's map get eaten try to recreate it for their own close-up picture. Posted by Hello

Victoria is now scared of the deer. The one on the right is the one that ate her map. Posted by Hello

Miyajima (an island) is populated by lots of deer, including this one that ate Victoria's tourist map. Posted by Hello

Genbaku Dome, Hiroshima. Right near the epicenter of the atomic blast, the dome was one of the few buildings left standing. Posted by Hello
From the other side of Japan, the shots below are from our Okinawa trip in February.

That dot is me, swimming in the sea. Posted by Hello

America Village, Okinawa (note, everything is in Japanese). Posted by Hello

Victoria's self-portrait on the beach. Posted by Hello

Our beach on Zamami Island. We were the only ones there. Posted by Hello

My best whale shot from our whale watching trip on Zamami Island (I wish I had a telephoto lens). Posted by Hello

Victoria looking over Naha, Okinawa Posted by Hello

Okinawa's only castle. Posted by Hello
Obviously, those were shots from Hokkaido below. Only took me nearly a year to show them to anyone.

Me in Hokkaido, on our paddleboat. Posted by Hello

Hokkaido, one of the volcanoes at Lake Shikotsu. Posted by Hello

Victoria at our campsite. Posted by Hello

Like it says, smorking is not allowed in Toyama airport. Posted by Hello

Hokkaido, the view from our campground. Posted by Hello
Blogger has recently started offering free photo hosting for their blogs through a program called Hello. Anyway, I am taking advantage of their generousity to post some much delayed photos. These photos are from our trip to Kyoto a month ago. Enjoy!

Victoria on the bamboo path in Arashiyama Posted by Hello