Saturday, 21 December 2024

Hanabi

I almost forgot it was Saturday  until I heard the sound of fireworks. The reclaimed area of Odaiba has fireworks on Saturday this time of year. The Japanese word for fireworks, hanabi, literally means flower fire.

Drinks and nibbles

Club lounge food and drinks. Local craft beer. With the lights of Tokyo through the window.

Tokyo Hotel

My room in Tokyo.

Heading back to Tokyo

Heading back to Tokyo from Niigata through snowy countryside. Some ski resorts have their own Shinkansen station.

Cute cleaning robot

Industrial size cleaning robot 

Jetfoil back to Niigata

The only boat I've been on that requires you to use a seatbelt. That is the car ferry to the island in the view. 

Volcanos

DisneySea has its own man made volcano the erupts quite often during the day as it is part of Journey to the Centre of the Earth ride. ...