I promise to write more blogs about my specific journeys but in the meantime all my photo albums are live on the picasa site:
Organized into little folders so you can chew on whatever you want, plus the thumbnails are scale-able (in the top right corner) so that way you don't have to click through hundreds of photos!
The "Japan Design and Architecture" folder is duplicates from the other folders but thought I'd pull those out for those who just want to see the cool design stuff and pass on the shrines and other random miscellany...
http://picasaweb.google.com/skydivinginstilettos
Enjoy!
Showing posts with label japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label japan. Show all posts
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Alive and Well!!!
So much to tell the blogworld and literally so little time... I've been seeing pretty much EVERYTHING and its all incredible. But if I don't hit the hay early for a change, I may run completely out of my Energizer Bunny juice!
Tomorrow is my last full day in Tokyo and I just got back from Kyoto and Osaka tonight. Still have lots to cram in but I'm confident I can do it and still have time to have lunch and hang out with a new friend Matsuo tomorrow (not that kind of friend, sillies -- my dad's business associate's son who lives here).
My pictures are incredible and there are a lot of great stories and posts to write! Stay tuned!
Tomorrow is my last full day in Tokyo and I just got back from Kyoto and Osaka tonight. Still have lots to cram in but I'm confident I can do it and still have time to have lunch and hang out with a new friend Matsuo tomorrow (not that kind of friend, sillies -- my dad's business associate's son who lives here).
My pictures are incredible and there are a lot of great stories and posts to write! Stay tuned!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Movies of the Weekend
This weekend (shockingly all on Sunday during a full day of house cleaning, packing, laundry, some miscellanous mending/button-replacing, and mass ironing (its like I have a whole new wardrobe since I haven't ironed literally in about 5 months!))... I did a typical Melissa multi-tasking move and watched TWO movies.
Both excellent and highly recommended...
The first was in preparation of my looming Japan trip. I FINALLY watched "Lost in Translation." I don't really need to explain the plot since I'm probably the last person in the world to have watched it, now do I? In any case, I absolutely loved it and am now even more psyched to for my trip. And now I also really want to wear a pink wig and go sing karaoke.
The second was a spur-of-the-moment OnDemand flick selection. "The General" is on the AFI top 100 lists (which is on my life list to watch all 100). Its a 1927 silent film which I was a bit hesitant to watch with my mass amount of ironing because I assumed I wouldn't be able to focus or catch all the subtitles. But I was fully engaged through the entire film (I guess that's why its on the list in the first place). Its the story of Johnnie Gray, a train engineer (the train is named "The General") who wants to be drafted into the Confederate army to impress his girl. They don't let him in because they think he is more useful to the cause as a train engineer. His girl and her family assume he didn't even go to enlist because he is a coward. Then Northern spies steal his train (while she's on board coincidentally) and so begins the chase! Its a drama / comedy because the man has all the worst luck in the world in his pursuit... but all turns out quite well. I highly recommend adding it to your Netflix list. Let's be honest... it can't be any worse than "PS I Love You."
Both excellent and highly recommended...
The first was in preparation of my looming Japan trip. I FINALLY watched "Lost in Translation." I don't really need to explain the plot since I'm probably the last person in the world to have watched it, now do I? In any case, I absolutely loved it and am now even more psyched to for my trip. And now I also really want to wear a pink wig and go sing karaoke.
The second was a spur-of-the-moment OnDemand flick selection. "The General" is on the AFI top 100 lists (which is on my life list to watch all 100). Its a 1927 silent film which I was a bit hesitant to watch with my mass amount of ironing because I assumed I wouldn't be able to focus or catch all the subtitles. But I was fully engaged through the entire film (I guess that's why its on the list in the first place). Its the story of Johnnie Gray, a train engineer (the train is named "The General") who wants to be drafted into the Confederate army to impress his girl. They don't let him in because they think he is more useful to the cause as a train engineer. His girl and her family assume he didn't even go to enlist because he is a coward. Then Northern spies steal his train (while she's on board coincidentally) and so begins the chase! Its a drama / comedy because the man has all the worst luck in the world in his pursuit... but all turns out quite well. I highly recommend adding it to your Netflix list. Let's be honest... it can't be any worse than "PS I Love You."
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
A Week From Today!!!
Woo hoo! A week from today I will be leaving for vacation... this is what I have to look forward to. I'm a little scared.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Flights are Booked!!!
My around-the-world-tour is on! Man, I never needed a vacation more either...
Here's my itinerary:
May 14 - I leave at 1:55 and arrive in San Francisco at 8pm (with a layover in Chicago for two hours. Any of my Chicago friends interested in a super quick visit?).
I hope to meet up with my friends Danielle and Scott (and Ranjit if that punk emails me back!).
May 15 - leave for Tokyo at 1pm and arrive at 4ish on May 16. Perfectly, Vik's flight lands around the same time so we can share a taxi to the hotel (yea - work expenses for him = free for me!).
May 16-May 18 - fun and insanity in Tokyo! (including karaoke, sumo wrestling matches, mad shopping, and getting dressed as a geisha!
May 18-May 20 - to Osaka via bullet train. We're in Osaka for Sunday through Tuesday (I think?) and I definitely hop over to Kyoto only a half-hour away since its supposely the most picturesque town in Japan with temples, cherry blossoms (if they're still there mid-May), and beautiful parks.
May 20 - back to Tokyo for more fun and insanity!
May 21 - leave for Vancouver at 6pm / arrive in Vancouver at 11am the SAME DAY! Two days for the price of one - awesome.
May 21 - spend a few days seeing the sites of Vancouver with my good friend Stephen.
May 22ish - spend a few days in Seattle seeing the sites. doing some hiking.
May 25 - leave from Vancouver to NYC. Arrive in NYC around 9ish.
May 26 (Memorial Day) - I can either jet directly back to Boston on a 7am flight, or stay in NYC on my day off to squeeze a few more friends into my vacation! Yet to be determined... I may be BEAT by this time!
See?!? World-tour, right?! I'm SOOOO excited... any travel tips for the bevy of cities I'll be hitting are definitely appreciated!
Here's my itinerary:
May 14 - I leave at 1:55 and arrive in San Francisco at 8pm (with a layover in Chicago for two hours. Any of my Chicago friends interested in a super quick visit?).
I hope to meet up with my friends Danielle and Scott (and Ranjit if that punk emails me back!).
May 15 - leave for Tokyo at 1pm and arrive at 4ish on May 16. Perfectly, Vik's flight lands around the same time so we can share a taxi to the hotel (yea - work expenses for him = free for me!).
May 16-May 18 - fun and insanity in Tokyo! (including karaoke, sumo wrestling matches, mad shopping, and getting dressed as a geisha!
May 18-May 20 - to Osaka via bullet train. We're in Osaka for Sunday through Tuesday (I think?) and I definitely hop over to Kyoto only a half-hour away since its supposely the most picturesque town in Japan with temples, cherry blossoms (if they're still there mid-May), and beautiful parks.
May 20 - back to Tokyo for more fun and insanity!
May 21 - leave for Vancouver at 6pm / arrive in Vancouver at 11am the SAME DAY! Two days for the price of one - awesome.
May 21 - spend a few days seeing the sites of Vancouver with my good friend Stephen.
May 22ish - spend a few days in Seattle seeing the sites. doing some hiking.
May 25 - leave from Vancouver to NYC. Arrive in NYC around 9ish.
May 26 (Memorial Day) - I can either jet directly back to Boston on a 7am flight, or stay in NYC on my day off to squeeze a few more friends into my vacation! Yet to be determined... I may be BEAT by this time!
See?!? World-tour, right?! I'm SOOOO excited... any travel tips for the bevy of cities I'll be hitting are definitely appreciated!
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Holy Moley!!! BIG NEWS!!!
Um... just found out #40 on my list will totally be happening in May. WHAT?!?! More info to come soon! This is HUGE!
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