British Embassy in Tokyo
On my way to the camera museum today, I took the scenic route and came across both the Embassy of Paraguay (“Embajada del Paraguay”) and the Embassy of Great Britain (no fancy translation needed for that one).
The Paraguay one was just a building with a limo parked out front.
The British Embassy, on the other hand, was the whole nine yards. It took up a single double or triple size block, and had a huge hedge going all the way around. Pictured here is the epic entrance to the British Embassy, keepin’ it classy.
I definitely need to look into this whole “being a sovereign nation” thing so that I can have fun buildings in other countries to visit, too.
JCII Museum (Japanese Camera Museum)
Today I went a museum in Tokyo that is dedicated solely to cameras. The collection is pretty epic, something on the order of a few thousand cameras. There are only a few hundred or so on display, but that’s still plenty. My favorite part was the “petting zoo section” where there were cameras to pick up and check out.
There are some sweet collections of fancy cameras like old Leicas, old Kodaks, old 8mm film cameras, and a few disassembled cameras (film and digital).
They don’t allow the taking of pictures in the photography museum (um, what?), but that didn’t stop me and my super-discreet ninja spy photo skills.
Japanese McDonalds: lots of packaging.
My hamburger and fries shared a bag, and the drink got its own bag. Then, those two bags were put in a larger bag. That’s three bags for a one-person order.
In Japan, everything is smaller. Especially their pickup trucks. This one looks so small it’s nearly edible.
“Say Hello to my Littol Friend”
Japanese meals are usually made up of lots of small portions. Today’s lunch included my very own mackerel. It looked up at me and said, “Please eat me, kind sir,” so of course, I did. It tasted great.
I had to take this picture as we saw these elementary schoolers off this morning.
As you may or may not have seen in various cartoons, Japanese kids wear huge backpacks and yellow hats on their way to school. Well, it turns out that this happens in real life. It’s amazing how adorable these kids actually are.
Japanese Exit Signs
I made it to Japan in one piece, unscathed, the works. So first thins first, I had to capture this exit sign at the airport. No joke, this design is one of my favorites on the entire world. These green signs show you where to leave a building, even if you can’t read a word of Japanese. The green or red exit signs in the US can’t even compare.
