nihon part deux

blogger wouldnt lemme put three last photos for some reason

but here they are

ai and i (ha ha get it?) upon entering okonomiyaki village in hiroshima! suuugooiiii!!!

kobe's famous lumierie 2006!

chihiro, me and tomo-chan at universal studios japan, osaka

have a merry Christmas and a happy new year ppl!

Nihon!

hey guys!

ahhh

so im in japan.

kobe to be exact.

fully loving it.

japan is so good.

and the ppl ive stayed with are top notch.

they're sooo kind and VERY generous. i havent paid for anything since ive stayed with my aunty and two different families. i tried, but they wouldn't let me! man, it's been surreal, they're really warm as well.

ok pics tell 1000 words so here you go:

seeing the thailand team off at melb airport on sunday night 26/11/06, the night before i left.

aja and tamura-san with me when i had a go at traditional japanese tea ceremony at himeji koko-en garden.

me and ken-chan in front of the momotaro statue, where we stopped over at kibi on our way to takamatsu on shikoku island.

me and ai-chan at the statue inspired by sadako (the girl who made 1000 cranes) in hiroshima's peace park

my farewell dinner, sushi train, in himeji with aja, ai, ken and mr maekawa.

mr m, miho, ken, me and mrs m (satomi)

oh yeah, and it's actually 7:00pm kobe time.