March - August 2008

March - August 2008
Route: London --- Delhi (see Rajastan and the Golden Triangle before flying to Amritsar and Chandigar). Delhi --- Hong Kong (a short stay). Hong Kong --- Tokyo (catch the shinkansen north to Sapporo and back - with a few stops on the way). Tokyo --- Beijing (travel overland via Xi'an and the Yellow River to Shanghai). Shanghai --- Hong Kong and then hop on the ferry to Macau for a flight to Bangkok. Then travel overland to Chiang Mai, through Laos and then back down to Bangkok (to catch a flight to London for a wedding). From Bangok travel down to Singapore via Malysia, before flying to Oceania.

20 May 2008

Sendai Photos

As we arrived in Sendai station, we heard loud drumming and some strage flute like instruments. It turns out we managed to arrive in the middle of some festivea with lots of music, dancing, and these portable shrine carts! Skill!
On the castle ramparts, looking back over the town. These guys seemed to be having fun dressed up as Samuri - lots of people wanted to have their photos taken with them - particularly 50 something ladies for some reason.
Matsumasima bay, with a few of its many islands.
One of the many bridges by which you could cross to an island. This particular island had ston Buddhist relics all over it, and a few shrines made of wood too.a

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