October 23, 2007
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Notes from the last couple of days….
While at a large “Wal-Mart”-type store in Yokosuka the other day, I bought Hannah a little doctor’s set:
Poor Daddy’s sick, and doesn’t like the cure. No one likes shots!
This afternoon we all piled into the van to drive along the coast to Kamakura, which was Japan’s medieval capital:
Looks like Japan, alright! Alex pointed out this house built in a very traditional Japanese style:
The streets are quite narrow and parking is extraordinarily difficult, so this is a common sight when driving:
They do the best they can, I suppose. Here’s an entrance to one of the shrines in the area:
Check out the gorgeous sunset:
There are a surprising number of American restaurant chains here, including Red Lobster, Denny’s (many of those), Starbucks, Wendy’s, KFC, and the ever-present golden arches:
Looks a little different, doesn’t it? Somehow, Japanese language and McDonald’s just do not go together.
Comments (4)
One should make a picture book of all the different McDonalds over the world. A coffee table sort. It would be a kinda Andy Warhol comment on our world now.
What a great adventure you’re having over there on the other side of the world, Anne! I’m sorry for the reason you’re there, but glad to hear you’re with family you don’t see often and getting out and about. Wonderful pictures.
So where’s the pictures of the amusing engrish signs? No trip to an Asian country would be complete without one or two of those, right?
Sounds like you must be having fun.
Cars up on the curb like that are a common sight here in Italy, too. Hannah looks incredibly like her mamma! Those eyes are a very strong trait, I think!.