On Monday we went on a class sight-seeing trip. Our first stop was Himeji Castle. Now we are quite lucky that we came to Japan this year, because before too terribly much longer they are going to begin several renovations to the structure, and because of this it will be closed to the public for, oh, FIVE YEARS.
Anyway, I took the grand tour of the castle. Starting from the base, I went around the foundation, then began the long climb up to the 6th floor. Inside they had something of a museum. Lots of awesome stuff. Scrolls, spears, rifles, you know, awesome stuff. The woodwork was amazing and the view was spectacular.
After the awesomeness of the castle, and a pretty tasty meal thereafter, we headed for the adjacent gardens. They were just as beautiful as the castle, however the gardens were shorter. There was a great big koi pond. I could only imagine how much those fish were worth. There were also very impressive bonsai trees, two of which I was sure were over 100 years old.
Of course, this is the point at which my camera's battery gave out. Luckily I am not the only one who went, so at some point I can get more pictures from my friends. Trust me, I got a total of 104 pictures, these are not the only ones.
Afterward we went to the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world. Now THAT was an example of amazing modern architecture. Not only is it Xbox HEUG, but it's made to be a tourist attraction. It has an observaition deck, part of which has a glass floor. That's kinda intimidating. Srsly.
Well that was this week's advnture. I'll be back.
5 comments:
Cool adventuring. I love looking at old stuff :) You're going to have one stinkin' huge photo album when you get back. Srsly.
I think you need to have a big party and give an old fashioned slide show (or maybe power point) with all your pictures! You could narrate it all at once that way...maybe throw in a karaoke song too!
Way cool!! More info please... Are the fuzzy people on the stairs your classmates? What are the emblem things on the post? Did you see any Godzilla footprints or did they fill them in when they rebuilt the castle??
cheers - dj
they are not my classmates
they are emblem things on a post
this is a different castle. note the lack of gold.
Remember to take some photos with YOU in them or you might be accused of getting the photos from the Interweb!
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