If you’re curious to hear more of my thoughts from behind the scenes of the Fallen World Trilogy, I have a guest post up over at Christy’s Love of Books discussing the ways people might pick up the pieces after … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Our last full day in Japan! Our primary outing was to the Edo Tokyo Museum, which we missed last time because it was closed after the earthquake. We were particularly impressed by the incredibly detailed miniature models, like this one … Continue reading
Luck was with us for our trip partway up Mt. Fuji. There was rain in the forecast, but it stayed dry the whole time we were there, and often even sunny! Which allowed me to get one clear shot of … Continue reading
We attempted to see the view from the new Sky Tree today, but hadn’t anticipated just how busy the place would be on a sunny weekend — we would have had a three hour wait. Instead, I took a pic … Continue reading
Not much of a picture-taking day, as we mostly wandered around Harajuku and Shinjuku, but I did spot this lovely painting on the side of a building on Omotesando St: … Continue reading
Today we ventured out to Odaiba, Tokyo’s manmade island, for the first time. Among the sights was the science museum where the famous robot Asimo resides. As you can see, Asimo has plenty of personality when up on stage: … Continue reading
No pics from yesterday as it was mainly a travel day. But now we are in Tokyo for the last week of the trip! Our main venture today: journeying out to Mitaka to revisit the Ghibli Museum, watched over by … Continue reading
We spent the day exploring Takayama. I spotted this intriguing sculpture on the bridge on my way to the Miyagama morning market: … Continue reading
Arrived in Takayama too late to see a lot so far, but we did make it out to the Hida Folk Village to check out the traditional crafts and farmhouses: … Continue reading