Thursday, July 31, 2008

So many places, so little time

We have been so busy visiting as many places as possible. By the time we get home from a new adventure I'm too tired to blog. But, today I realized that I am so behind on pictures and days that I better take the time and do some posts.

We went to a Polynesian dinner and show at the Officer's Club. Dancers and performers we're brought in from Hawaii. The buffet wasn't that awesome, but the show was.

On Sunday, we went to Tokyo for two days and visited the Tokyo Tower, which was inspired by the Eiffel Tower, The International Forum, Zojoji Temple, and the Emperor's Imperial Palace.


Ginza district of Tokyo




Tokyo Tower

The International Forum

This beautiful building is Japan's largest congress center. It is a large glass structure that is supported by only two large beams. It has many halls for art exhibits and convention rooms. When we were there, they were having the premiere of "Dark Night". There were hundreds of people waiting in line to get a sneak peak of a celebrity.

Ema boards are for wish making or prayers.

Mizuko Jizo statues are dedicated to the lost life of a baby.

Monks in prayer at Zojoji Temple.
Our visit to Tokyo was so awesome that I will have to put it into two different posts. Right now I am out of time. Shawn and I are taking advantage of Grandma and Grandpa's last night of their visit to have a night out...and I am not ready.

1 comment:

Ryann said...

I went to Tokyo tower and to that temple! I remember we all went to the tower and then when my dad saw how much it was to go up it, he refused. So my sister, my mom, and I left him. Then we all wanted to go to this restaurant that we had heard great things about and my dad was such a stink and complained that it cost too much. So instead we walked over two miles and ended up at Hard Rock Cafa and the bill was $150! Served him right! Ahhh, such memories!