Saturday, March 8, 2008

The Myath Actaress Name

Yokohama. Beyond

Remember the fans Yokohama during his visit to Kamakura?
today, to show that not all Italians are Sokka Sokka, we decided to go visit it, or rather, to visit the district's futuristic Minatomirai and Chinatown.


While the last was a huge stretch of restaurants and shops of steamed dumplings, which in the end we appreciated more for the long walk back to the station, the first we have finally realized what the Architects (to be honest, there was already some doubt come visit Odaiba ..).


most important element is Minatomirai the Landmark Tower, the tallest building in Japan, with its 296 meters. On top of its 69 storeys, 273 m, there is an observation deck, reached by an elevator that runs through the whole distance in 40 seconds, reaching a top speed of 45 km / h (as you can see in the video shot in the elevator, in which the rate is expressed in m / s).



addition to this huge tower, a number of buildings are silhouetted against the skyline of Yokohama, creating a landscape truly admire.
Despite being the second largest city in Japan (although in practice it is stuck in Tokyo), is not as hectic His neighbor, indeed, more relaxed and you decide.


For a change, while in Italian ports that go well you can see at most a few gull, here you can see, in addition to the ubiquitous crows and seagulls to the inevitable, even birds of prey are not well identified but still impressive looking.


Italian port areas, however, resemble those seen in the films of Bud Spencer, and are certainly not the place to recommend for tourists visiting ...
soon!

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Electricity Saver Schematics

evil and good.

As you may all know, have just entered a Catholic church are the holy water, with which one marks the entrance building sacred.

A similar structure is also found in Japanese temples: an area with a spring of water with which we wash hands and mouth to purify gestures and words, and a large crater in which burning incense, which are attributed therapeutic properties .

Usually, visiting temples during the weekend, that in the days of greater flow, these properties and therapeutic taumatirgiche are relayed via waving with smoke, the head and shoulders.

visiting them during the week instead, you can see how these benefits are addressed to smoke in areas far more "needy" men and women waving the smoke on the arms, neck and even discreetly but firmly to the "belly ".... a bit 'as if the holy water of St. Peter's Basilica where we have not beaten them aspergesse the sun ... : D

soon!

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Watery Cm, Pregnant Or Period?

That Dog Day Afternoon. Somebody Up There

Today the first Sunday in March, we spent Yoyogi Koen, where everything was in preparation for the spring festival of March 20 (which is a holiday here in Japan, and we know already by now. The important Mo will remember ...).
Below you see some pictures of the trees in bloom.



And now an intelligence test to reward the most loyal readers: at Meiji Jingu Shrine we saw a Japanese-style wedding with the bride and groom in traditional dress. Between the two pictures below
guess you know what the bride and what the intruder? I beg you, think again! The solution, of course, the next issue.


Other than the question Susi, eh?
As a reward to the first reader who guesses a takoyaki.

soon!