Travelogue - hoaly

Downtown Calgary
From Bell Arena C-Train Station (Dec 07)

Downtown Calgary
From Erlton Station

Olympic Plaza
Skating near home

Olympic Plaza
Old City Hall at the back

My place @ Erlton/Stampede
Living Rm

Mtns
Views while skiing at Panorama

Skiing
Well, actually posing...

Mtns
Views while skiing at Panorama

At the summit
Panorama

Panorama Ski Resort
Trip organized through work (Feb '08)

Strike a Pose
Axle, Mel

Sun Bowl
Panorama

Mtns
Views while at Panorama

Panorama


Night out at Panorama
Cherry, Mel, Gordon

Calgary Skyline


Mtns
@ Mosquito Creek Hostel, N or Lake Louise

Mtns
@ Mosquito Creek Hostel, N of Lake Louise

Mtns
Views along the Columbian Icefield Pkwy, N of Lake Louise

Crosscountry skiing
Lake Louise

Lake Louise
View from the Chateau

Banff
From the shopping district

Views from Canmore
Downtown

Adrienne looking out
Enroute to Banff (Feb '08 long weekend)

Victor Changing lanes
Enroute to Banff (Feb '08 long weekend)

Carey
@ the Banff Springs

Margaret and Nicky
@ the Banff Springs

Victor, Hoa
@ the Banff Springs

Underwater @ the Banff Springs
Adrienne, Margaret

Getting Violent at the Springs
Morgen, Adrienne

Victor, Margaret
@ Banff Springs

A little 'too' comfortable
Banff Springs

Kananaskis Country
Hwy 40 S of Hwy 1

Kananaskis Country
Hwy 40 S of Hwy 1

Kananaskis Country
Hwy 40

Kananaskis Country
Hwy 40 S

Kananaskis Country
Hwy 40

Kananaskis Country
Hwy 40 S

Kananaskis Country
Start of Snowshoeing @ Sawmill Trail

Snowshoeing
@ Sawmill Trail on Smith-Dorrien/Spray Trail, Peter Lougheed Prov. Park

Snowshoeing
Trail deadends at avalanche territory

Canmore
Looking E from Smith-Dorrien / Spray Trail

Three Sisters Parkway
Canmore

Looking towards the Three Sister
Rundle Dr, Canmore

Ha Ling Peak
Grassi Lake Trail, Canmore

Countryside (Mar 08)
Canmore -> Calgary

Skiing at Lake Louise
Rock Garden

Grr!
Lake Louise, Alberta

On the gondola
Lake Louise, Alberta

On the gondola
(Victor, David), Lake Louise, Alberta

View from the Back Side
Lake Louise, Alberta

View of Lake Louise
Lake Louise, Alberta

Ski Lodge
Lake Louise, Alberta

Adil the Sign Post
Lake Louise, Alberta

Enroute to Glacier National Park
Cardston, AB

Glacier National Park
First welcome to the US (Babb, MT)

US Rockies
Enroute to St Mary, MT

Mini Badlands
St Mary, MT

snow covered mountains
Enroute to Idaho Falls (Dell, MT)

1st nightfall - Idaho
Enroute to Pocatello (Blackfoot, Idaho)

Pondering @ the Tabernacle
Church of the Mormans (Latter Day Saints), Salt Lake City, Utah

Morning at the Salt Lake
Saltair, Utah

Salt Lake
Saltair, Utah

Tree of Utah
Enroute to Bonneville Salt Flats, I80W (Pic Courtesy from somewhere in internet)

Adrienne @ the Salt Flats
Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah

Bonneville Salt Flats
near Nevada/Utah border, I-80

Dry Shrubs
Winnemucca, Nevada

Reno
Reno, Nevada

Sierra Nevada
Emigrant Gap, California

2nd night - Stinson Beach
Golden Gate National Rec Area, California

Golden Gate National Rec Area
Windy coastal road Hwy 1, California

Bonito Point
Roadblocked and trapped here for 2hrs because of a foot race for the seals!

Golden Gate Bridge
(Hoa, Adrienne)

Next generation
Cousins at San Francisco

Countryside
Sonoma County, California

Enroute to Winters
Napa County, California

Old Orchard Rest Area
Enroute to Redding (Corning, California)

Vista of Big Springs, Hwy 95
Siskiyou County, California

Mt Shasta hidden in clouds
Shasta County, California

Sunset E of Klamath Falls
Beatty, Oregon

3rd night - Lake Abert
Very cold and windy, N of Lakeview, Oregon

Battle Mountain Vista
Enroute to Pendleton (Pilot Rock, Oregon)

KFC Urinal
There's a lunch buffet here! Pendleton, Oregon

Large Cultivated Foothills
N of Walla Walla, Washington

Morning on Stinson Beach
We almost lost the car keys! N of SF, California

Downtown Hamilton
From Woodland Cemetary

My Car
99 VW Passat v6

@ Italiatown w/ Matt
During World Cup '06

Javier & Natalie
Fun Happy Guys

Sunset
A random evening in a typical Toronto suburb

Volleyball
At the beaches, Ashbridge's

Toronto Harbourfront


Me
Taste of Greek festival '07

Halton Hills
From Rattlesnake Pt

@ the chicken farm
Stoney Creek, Lunar Year '07

Wedding @ the Guildwood
Toronto

Caribana
Caribbean parade, Toronto '07

Toronto downtown
From Ontario Place

Lost
Toronto

Toronto Harbourfront
Toronto

Frustrated
Toronto Harbourfront '07

Snack
Want Some?! Toronto

Anh's wedding
Fall '07

Anh's wedding
Mary and Anh, Fall '06

Jade's cake
@ home, '06

On the way to the beach
Port Dover

Blending with the cactus
Hoa, Solinny, Michael, Xuan-Lee '06

Indian Squats
@ Lisa's wedding '06

Lobster Lady
Lisa's wedding '06

Bubble tea
Nhu, Mary, Thrung Hamilton '07

Dessert @ Dimitri's
Annie, Judy, Xuan-Lee Winter '07

aunty and Dad
Winter '07

mom and Annie
@ Dimitri's Winter '07

dessert @ Dimitri's
Judy, Xuan-Lee, Brandon Winter '07

Hoa and Annie
Winter '07

New Year's Eve
Trung, Mary, Nhu Winter '07

Hmmmm...
Hoa and Sharon Winter '07

Arrival
Kabul International Airport

Kabul Airport
Kabul

over Kabul
looking west

Children at Kohsan
Braver of the curious bunch while doing alignment adjustments

Traffic Management
Tir Pul - Kohsan Roadworks (east of Iranian border)

Proposed ford structure
Tir Pul - Kohsan roadworks

Village
Tir Pul - Kohsan roadworks

Village Labourers
Manual excavators hurrying to take a company group photo

Kohsan District
The land is completely flat and overwhelmingly open

Tire imports
Resting on the Iranian Hwy (west of Herat)

@ the Iranian border
(Arnulfo, Hoa), Islam Qala border

Enjil
Enjil - Herat roadworks

Malan Pol historic bridge
Enjil - Herat roadworks

Enjil District
On the historic Malan bridge overlooking Enjil and Hari Rud (river) (Herat)

UNHMAC Complex
Where I live and work. (Herat)

UNOPS Office Corridor
Herat, famous for its blue glass and rugs.

Friday Mosque
800 yrs old, Herat's landmark

Musalla Complex
Taj Mahal got its inspiration from this earlier tomb complex (Herat)

Minerats of Sultan Baiqara
All the minerats are leaning (Herat)

Hiking along the mountainside
Hiking behind powerplant. Gazar Gah in background (Herat)

UNAMA1 Guesthouse
Where I was staying in Herat. Quite comfortable, bigger, n' prettier than shown

Cheghcharen, Ghor Province
Lifeline road connecting province to Herat. Blocks several times due to snow

High above the clouds
over Bamiyan

Pakistani lorries
All decked out and all over the Herat-Qandahar hwy

Old city
Kabul

Shar-e-Naw
Kabul

Karokh Valley
East of Herat, Afghanistan

Faiz eating lunch @ Dahan Ghar
Karokh, Afghanistan

Good friends
(Zia, Massoud, Faiz, Zaffer) Dahan Ghar, Karokh

Hiking along
Dahan Ghar, Karokh

Fording the Karokh river
Dahan Ghar, Karokh

Karokh river
Popular picnicking grounds, E of Herat

Mounteering team
Team working in well-earned professions

Carpet of flower
Flowers at high bloom on the mtnside. Not very dense with flowers because of low precipitation in the area

Old Herat
View from Qala-e-Ikhtiyaruddin (Castle)

Gate to Upper Castle section
Qala-e-Ikhtiyaruddin (Castle), Herat

Old Herat
View from Qala-e-Ikhtiyaruddin (Castle)

Qala-e-Ikhtiyaruddin
Alexander the Great was based here

Grain Market
Old City, Herat

Blue glass shopping
Full of antiques and blue glass(Herat)

Looking onto the street
From a dessert shop eating Iranian style ice cream

Sunsetting over the old city
Herat

Habib smoking 2 chelum pipes
Herat, Afghanistan

Fishing for lunch
Faiz at Pul Hashemi, Zindejan

Holding on at pul-e-Hashmi
(Zia, Reza, Hoa), someone you shouldn't trust with a camera (in the back!)

Guessing game
Picnic at Pul Hashemi, Zindejan

Morning
Taloqan, N of Kabul

River fording
N of Keshim, Badakhshan

Faizabad -> Keshim Road
Badakhshan Province

Bushkashi
Afghan polo (with a goat!), Faizabad, Badakhshan

Prado in Wardak Corridor
Common vehicles in Afghanistan, at the start of Afghan's panhandle, Badakhshan

Ayub A, Victorio
Wardak Corridor, Badakhshan

Labor strike
Laborers stopped working on this bridge since they weren't paid for +1 month!

Badakhshan Province
Area beautiful for fruit tree blossoms which will soon appear for spring

Shahrak valley
Fruit trees, S of Faizabad, Badakhshan

On a pulley bridge
S of Faizabad, Badakhshan

Fording during a light rain
Shahrak -> Faizabad Road, Badakhshan

Throwing rocks at friends
Faizabad, Badakhshan

Morning mist
Faizabad, Badakhshan

Faizabad -> Keshim Road
Badakhshan Province

Faizabad -> Keshim Road
Badakhshan Province

Family fording
N of Keshim, Badakhshan

Keshim valley
Badakhshan, N of Kabul

Faizabad -> Keshim Road
Badakhshan Province

Faizabad -> Keshim Road
Badakhshan Province

In transit
Helmund, most dangerous province in Afghanistan

Morning clouds
Mazar -> Pul-e-Khumri, Samangan Province

Morning rain
Kunduz -> Pul-e-Khumri

Said District
E of Mazar-e-Sharif

Lookout
Pul-e-Khumri -> Mazar-e-Sharif, Samangan Province

Abandoned tank
Tanks are abandoned and scattered all over the country

Rustam's stupa
Buddhist stupa carved within a hill (centre right), Aybok, Samangan

Pul-e-Khumri -> Mazar-e-Sharif
Balkh Province

Butchers
Kunduz, N of Kabul

Orphans
Kunduz, N of Kabul

Shopkeeper
Friend of Navi, Kunduz

Salang
S approach of Salang Tunnel, N of Kabul

Salang Pass
P3150111.JPG 2007-03-15

Good laughs
UNOPS Mazar

Blue mosque
P3160036.JPG 2007-03-16

Shakab in front of Blue Mosque
P3160015.JPG 2007-03-16

TV hill
(Hakim, Chris S, Mary R, Peter), Kabul

Qandahar Airport
Qandahar, S of Kabul

Shisha smoker-in-training
Nicky brilliantly mastering the "hubbly-bubbly"

Escaping Afghanistan
Crossing the Amyr to Tajikistan

Lookout
Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Sheppard
First welcoming in Tajikistan

Purple carpet
In 1 more week, the whole valley would be covered in purple, Tajikistan

with Chandima
Mazar-e-Sharif

Taj Mahal
North side of the river is rural (Agra)

Welcome gate
Agra Fort, Agra

Balcony
Agra Fort, Agra

Detailed archway
Agra Fort, Agra

Friday Mosque
Old City, Agra

Food streetstall
Cooking lunch, old city, Agra

Fruit drink stand
Agra

Main gate
Fatehpur Sikri

mosque gate
Fatehpur Sikri, W of Agra

Old City
Fatehpur Sikiri

Carpet Factory Owners
Manufactures leather carpets (Fatehpur Sikri)

Carpet Makers
Fatehpur Sikri

"Baby Taj"
Inside one of the tomb chambers in the "Baby Taj", Agra

West portal
"Baby Taj", Agra

"Baby Taj"
Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Taj Mahal
Looking across the river,; best time and place for sunset, Agra

Taj Mahal
Sunrise is when it's the least crowded (Agra)

Pit stop
Stopping for lunch from Agra to Jaipur. Most crowded bus I've ever been in.

Amber Fort
Under the fort is a seasonal lake. The monsoon will eventually flood it

Amber Fort Main Courtyard
Rising even higher above is Jai Fort, Jaipur

Amber Fort
Amber, north of Jaipur

City Palace
View from the observatory, Jaipur

Fruit drink vendor boy
My favourite corner for a mango shake. This kid rocks! (Jaipur)

Odd Doctor's Sign Board
Jaipur City

Nagahar Fort
Fort looming over Jaipur. Great place to chill over the sunset with a beer.

Sunset at Nagahar Fort
Jaipur, Rajasthan

Morning at the ghats
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Advertisement
Advertisement, signs, and names are usually painted on walls in rural India

Drying clothes
Teamwork in drying their clothes after washing them at the Ganga (Varanasi)

Evening Ceremony
Every night ceremonies are done in honour of Shiva (Varanasi)

School bus
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Food vendor
Street food at Varanasi

Ghats along the Ganga
Ghats are riverside platforms/docks/stairs. Varanasi is famous for its ghats

Laura and Carrie
Surya Hotel Restaurant, Varanasi

Wedding
Every night there's always live music and fireworks whereever you go (Varanasi)

Laura at a Jain temple
This particular sect is ultra-conservative. Guys are naked and bald! (Sarnath)

Carrie, Laura, Hoa
Amity crew @ Sarnath, birthplace of Buddhism

Sambhar Lake
En route from Jaipur to Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Landscape before monsoon
En route from Varanasi to Jodhpur (26hrs!)

Meranghar Fort
Climb up to the fort, Jodhpur

Meranghar Fort
Towers over Jodhpur

Overlooking east
Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Jodhpur
The "blue city", Rajasthan

Children swarming for a picture
Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Swarmed by school children
People, especially children love their pictures to be taken (Jodhpur, Rajasthan)

Strutting along
Cows roam and sleep and shit freely in India. It's good to be a cow. (Jodhpur)

Clock Tower Bazaar
Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Sunset along the street
Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Playing in the rain
Neighbours playing in the rain, Jodhpur

Guestroom
Our guestroom at Jodhpur. Stuck in this good guesthouse because of the moonsoon

Vicky ready to go to school
Friendliest kid I met in Jodhpur

Vickas
Brother of Vicky, showed me around town, great guy. (Jodhpur)

Flood
Bus trip cancelled because of thigh-high flood levels en route to Udaipur

Tiger Reserve
En route from Jodhpur to Udaipur, Rajasthan

View from the guesthouse
The "most romantic" city, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Traditional Rajasthani dance
Various performances at Udaipur

Hindu Temple
One of the main hindu temples in Udaipur

Life at the lake
Udaipur, Rajasthan

View across Pushkar Lake
Pushkar, Rajasthan

Posing after getting a blessing
Received the "passport" of Pushkar, a tourist marketing scheme no doubt

Pushkar Lake at sunset
City of "Brahma"

Offering alms at the mausoleum
Ajmer, Rajasthan

Friday Mosque
Largest mosque in India (New Delhi @ old Delhi)

Mausoleum
One of the mausoleums at Hamayon's tomb complex (New Delhi)

Hamayon's Tomb
New Delhi

Schloss Neuschwanstein
"New Swan Stone Castle" Fussen, Germany (southeast of Munich)

Swansee
Fussen, Germany

Hohenschwangau
"High Swan Country" Fussen, Germany

Swansee from Neuschwanstein
Fussen, Germany

Typical Bavarian Promenade
Fussen, Germany

Old Courthouse, Marienplatz
Munich, Germany

Marienplatz
Munich, Germany

Dubai International Airport
Dubai, UAE

My ride: 2006 Chev Cobalt
Toiyabe National Forest, Route 89

Bridgeport, CA
1st night at camp, Route 395

Sonora Junction
Toiyabe National Forest, Route 395

Luther Pass
Taiyabe National Forest, Route 89

Wedding Chapel
Reno, NV

Willow Springs, CA
Route 395

Monitor Pass
Toiyabe National Forest, Route 89

West Yosemite Valley
Yosemite National Park

Atop Sentinel Dome
Yosemite National Park

Washburn Point
Yosemite National Park

Coalinga, CA
Warthan Canyon, Route 198

Jolon, CA
Too late for sunset at the Big Sur, Jolon Road

Sagebush?, South of Mill Creek
Big Sur, CA

Seals, West of Limekiln State Pk
Big Sur, CA

Mini Lychees?
Monterey, CA

Garrapata State Beach
Rocky Creek Bridge, Big Sur, CA

Grandparents
8 course dinner by Grandma

Haight-Ashbury
Homes, San Francisco, CA

Grandma & Xuan-Lee
@ Grandma's, San Francisco, CA

Haight-Ashbury
Homes, San Francisco, CA

Family
Millbrae, CA

Lake County
South of Clearlake, CA, Route 29

Yuba County
East of Marysville, CA

Colusa County
Williams, CA

Mono Lake
Route 395

Conway Summit
Route 395

Tioga Pass
Yosemite National Park

Tuolumne Meadows
Yosemite National Park

Tenaya Lake
Yosemite National Park

El Capitan
(Can you see the car at the bottom?) Yosemite National Park

Vernal Falls
Yosemite National Park

Tunnel Lookout
Yosemite National Park

Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias
Yosemite National Park

Old Grizzly
(Can you see the people?) Yosemite National Park

View over Death Valley
Flight, San Francisco to Miami

Half Dome
Yosemite National Park

Tioga Lake
Yosemite National Park

Fishing, Bakers Beach
San Francisco, CA

3rd Night - Waking from the car
Santa Lucia Range, Los Padres National Forest

Priest Valley, CA
Route 198

South of Mill Creek
Big Sur, CA

@ Aunt Nadia's
Reno-Sparks, NV

Driving along the Big Sur

Forbidden City
Beijing

Sunset at Summer Palace
Beijing

Skating at the Summer Palace
Beijing

Tiananmen Gate
Beijing

Balingshan Great Wall
Northeast of Beijing near Hebei Province border

Balingshan Great Wall
Beijing

Lingxiao Pagoda
Zhengding, Hebei North of Shijiazhuang, Hebei

Longxing Temple
Zhengding, Hebei

Shanhaiguan Great Wall
Shanhaiguan, Hebei

1st morning of Chinese New Year
South of Taiyuan, Shanxi Pingyao, Shanxi

Backstreets
Datong, Shanxi

Cloud Ridges Caves
Datong, Shanxi

Buddha carvings
Just a fraction of Cloud Ridges Caves, Datong, Shanxi

Inside the City Wall Perimeter
Pingyao, Shanxi

Errands during Chinese New Years
Pingyao, Shanxi

Monkey looking into the sea
Yellow Mtn, Anhei

Huangshan, "Yellow Mountain"
Huangshan, Anhui

Monkey looking into the sea
Huangshan, Anhui

Huangshan
Huangshan, Anhui

Shingaihao, downtown
Nanjing, Jiangsu

Zhujiajiao Ancient Town
Qingpu District, Shanghai

Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen
Purple Mountain Nanjing, Jiangsu

Xuanwu Lake Causeway
Nanjing, Jiangsu

Water Caligraphy
Jing An Park, Shanghai

Yuyuan Historic Shopping Market
Shanghai

Nanjing Street Promenade
Shanghai

The Bund
Shanghai

The Bund
Shanghai

Morning Exercises
Outdoor Weight Room Hong Qiao Park, Shanghai

Pudong District
Shanghai

Rapid CBD Development
Shenzhen, Guangdong

Guangzhou Train Station
Most Dangerous Place in China Guangzhou, Guangdong

Winter Frost
Pingan, Guangxi

Typical House Entrance
Yangshou, Guangxi

Yangshou Karsts
Yangshou, Guangxi

Rafts
Yangshou, Guangxi

Surrounding Countryside
Yangshou, Guangxi

Morning
Yangshou, Guangxi

Finger Mtns
Yangshou, Guangxi

On the karst
With only 3 hrs sleep, Yangshou

Garden of Master of Nets
Suzhou, Jiangsu

Humble Administrator's Garden
Suzhou, Guangxi

Base of Huangshan
Tang Kou Town, Anhui

Aberdeen
"Little Hong Kong" Hong Kong

LIPPO Bldgs
Hong Kong

Christmas Tree
Loaming over 2 International Finance Centre Bldg. Hong Kong

Financial District
Hong Kong Island

Victoria Peak
Hong Kong

Happy Valley Racetrack
Hong Kong Island

St. Lawrence Church
Macau

West Macau
View from Chapel of Our Lady of Penha

Ruins of St. Paul
Macau

Senado Square
Macau

Po Lin Monestery
Landtau Island, Hong Kong

Shipping Yards
Near Lai King Station, Hong Kong

Midun Road
"Golden Mile" Hong Kong

Sidestreet
Macau

Hong Kong @ Christmas
View from Star Ferry Terminal, Kowloon

Temple Street Night Market
Kowloon, Hong Kong

On the Star Ferry
Hong Kong

Typical restaurant front
Okazaki, Aiichi

Imperial Palace
Tokyo

Odaiba during Marine's Day
Tokyo

Sumo wrestling
Tokyo

Hanami at local temple
Koriyama, Fukushima

Metropolitan Bldg
Tokyo

Akihabara, "Electronics city"
Tokyo

Honkey-Tonk Grandma
Doing the twist over Elvis, Harajuku, Tokyo

Akihabara
Tokyo

Field of Poppies
(Carrie, Laura & her mother student) Inawashiro, Fukushima

Yamadera, Yamagata
Between Sendai / Wakayama

Zao-san, dormant volcano
Zao-san, Yamagata (South of Wakayama)

Aizu-Wakamatsu matsuri
Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima (west of Bandai-san)

Obon at Buddhist Cemetary
Koya-san, Nara (south of Osaka)

Hitachi-ko matsuri
Hitachi (Kawarago), Ibaraki

Wearing Yukata and Kimoni
(Emi, Carrie, Yuka, Hoa)

Unomisaki
Hitachi (Guo), Ibaraki

Kinkaku-ji, "Golden Temple"
Kyoto

Himeji-jo
Himeji, Hyogo (west of Osaka)

Aki-matsuri
Hitachi Civic Centre, Ibaraki

Posing at Inari-jinja
Kasama Chrysanthemum Festival, Ibaraki

Kobe downtown
Kobe, Hyogo

Tokyo Disneyland
During Christmas. Love the popcorn line-ups!

Inari-jinga
Kasama, Ibaraki

Ramen ladies
At our favourite local ramen restaurant, Hitachi

sunset at Tsukuba-jinga
Tsukuba-san, Ibaraki

Kasama Town
Kasama, Ibaraki

Apple picking
at the back countries of Ibaraki Prefecture

Inari-jinga
Kasama, Ibaraki

Dontombori-bashi
Namba, Osaka

Sake at Oarai-jinga
Oarai, Ibaraki

Let's Go 3
(Takuya, Nina, Rie, Akihiro)

Ose Beach
Hitachi, Ibaraki

Let's Go 3
(Kengo, Kiyoshi, Yuusuke, Daichi)

Tiny Talk 3
(Inase)

Oarai-jinga torii on the Pacific
Oarai, Ibaraki

Eating Soba
Made soba. Delicious!

Oarai Aquarium
Oarai, Ibaraki

Ume-Hanami at Kairakuen
(Yuki, Carrie) Mito, Ibaraki

Bamboo grove at Kairakuen
Mito, Ibaraki

Mito-eki, train station
Mito, Ibaraki

At a pachinko parlor before work
Hitachi, Ibaraki

Sakura-matsuri w/ Hitachi Taiko
Hitachi, Ibaraki

Sakura matsuri
(half of Hitachi's gaijins)Hitachi, Ibaraki

Kairakuen during Plum Blossoming
Mito, Ibaraki

Rollerblading
Rollerblading at the capital town of Mito

Sakura at local temple
Hitachi, Ibaraki

Semba-ko at Kairakuen
Mito, Ibaraki

Spring at Oiwa-jinga
Hitachi, Ibaraki

Fun at Kirara no Sato
Hitachi, Ibaraki

Kashima-jinja matsuri
Hitachi, Ibaraki

Tiny Talk 2
(Shoma, Yoshinobu, Naomi)

Teruhisa


Tiny Talk 3
Chika and her Family

Oomori Kids
Fun family!

Countryside train station
Ibaraki en route to Tokyo

Kendo kata with Shiga-sensei
Hitachi, Ibaraki

Sakura matsuri food stalls
Hitachi, Ibaraki

my group, Hitachi taiko no kai
Hitachi, Ibaraki

Universal Studios Japan w/ Amity
Osaka

Torii
Kyoto

Teachers dinner
Dinner after Universal Studios, Osaka

Bandai-san
En route to Inawashiro Ski Resort, Inawashiro, Fukushima-ken

Lunch during skiing
Ramen on the mtn chalet, Inawashiro

Lake Chuzenji
Nikko National Park, Tochigi-ken

Hanami @ Koriyama, Fukushima-ken
Carrie & Laura

Kegon Falls
Nikko National Park, Tochigi-ken

Swinging rope pulley
Tonnes of fun, even for adults, Kirara no Sato, Hitachi

En route to the Ofuyu Resort
Hiking through Kawarago Beach, north of Hitachi

Fashion @ Amerikan-mura
(Lauren, Laura, Hoa), Osaka