December 17, 2009

  • Rock, Roll

    Woke up today, Friday, at 5:45am to one of Tokyo's infamous tremors.  Not a big earthquake -- I've felt stronger in San Francisco, but we're on the 23rd floor, so it was probably more noticeable than at ground level. I looked outside, saw a distinct lack of fires, screaming, panic, or giant lizards, and went back to bed.

    On the plus side, it's a very clear day out -- the clearest so far, though about 39°F -- and we could see, for the first time, Mount Fuji! We had no idea it was visible from our window.  Took a picture of it, of course. 

    The new camera rocks! It can take panorama pix too, so I took one from our view.  It gives you an idea of the sprawl  It doesn't load well into Xanga, alas, but it's pretty cool.  Also, there are at least five graveyards visible right below us.  I included a picture of one.

    Heading to breakfast shortly and then boarding the shinkansen, the "Bullet Train" for Kyoto.  Kyoto in two hours with top speeds near 200mph.  Pretty amazing, and that will be the fastest I've ever traveled via terrestrial travel (planes go faster, obv).

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