LRs are a fond memory, apart from the maintenance.
25th Jun 2019 5:27 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6767
Cannot unsee
25th Jun 2019 6:38 pm
Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
At least Worzel had his own hat. DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
25th Jun 2019 6:47 pm
Down&Dirty
Member Since: 17 Aug 2012
Location: Somewhere out back
Posts: 1293
And hair MY24 Defender 90 X-Dynamic HSE
MY18 Disco 5 HSE Santorini Black Now Gone.
25th Jun 2019 7:01 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73121
Ok you lot, that’s mocking the afflicted!!!
Though issue is fixed as got a new hat today at the Lucky Pierrot burger joint. Not bad for less than the price of a burger & fries. Noggin is back to not dazzling the world anymore.
Click image to enlarge
Click image to enlarge
Last day on Hokkaido and a train with great views day. And last of these super swanky humpbacked trains, back in local train then 4 hours plus on Shinkansen to Tokyo tomorrow.
Click image to enlarge
Lovely view of Koma-ga-take volcano.
Click image to enlarge
Even better with the pole no longer in the way.
Click image to enlarge
And a very pretty lake. The rest of the pretty scenery escaped unphotographed.
Click image to enlarge
And back in the same hotel as we were in when staying in Hakodate what seems like months ago. Nice view of train station, not too far to hoof it tomorrow for the train.
Click image to enlarge
Going to be strange getting back to Honshu and the sheer business & builtupness (new word alert).
PS Bet you lot underestimated Jamie Oliver. He speaks fluent Japanese!! As does Nigela Lawson and Mary Berry.
26th Jun 2019 10:02 am
ianm27
Member Since: 02 Jun 2016
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 2154
Great scenery - well, the bits that you managed to photograph between doing something else - eating?
I imagine "pukka" translates easily into Japanese Uncle Ray's spare wheel protector
Limo Tint
Blackvue front & rear dashcam
Cruise control switch pack
Bodsy's remote for FBH
26th Jun 2019 3:13 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73121
Shhhhh, don’t mention the “e” word, I’ve managed to put on half a stone since getting back at the beginning of the month.
No, not eating, just having a look at trains from point A to point B for later in the year.
And Japanese for pukka is indeed pukka!!
Click image to enlarge
26th Jun 2019 11:05 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73121
Aaaaaaaaand back to the metrolopis of Tokyo. View at the mo out the window towards the Rainbow Bridge with one of the hydrofoils heading for harbour for the night. Wake on the left was the other hydrofoil so the green one won’t be lonely.
Click image to enlarge
4 1/2 hours on the Shinkansen was a bit long, bit of NB (numb bum) towards the end but it got to Tokyo bang on time.
A couple of random view pics.
Click image to enlarge
Click image to enlarge
Then it was put the phone on the window ledge and wait for that ellusive number. Officially zippy at 198mph.
Click image to enlarge
And zappy at 199mph.
Click image to enlarge
But plain zoopy at 200mph.
Click image to enlarge
And then back to Tokyo InterCont, but with a view t’other way up the Sumida River with the Tokyo SkyTree in the background.
Click image to enlarge
Feels strange that these are the last few days in Japan and the last 10 days of this short jolly.
27th Jun 2019 8:44 am
ianm27
Member Since: 02 Jun 2016
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 2154
You do realise that the UK has changed totally since you've been away - we have sunshine!!!!! Uncle Ray's spare wheel protector
Limo Tint
Blackvue front & rear dashcam
Cruise control switch pack
Bodsy's remote for FBH
27th Jun 2019 10:38 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73121
Interesting to see that 30c is treated as a heat wave. For us that’s on the cusp of layering up.
Hopefully all this luke warm weather you’ve had will have put a stop to the pesky grass growing. Going to be out with the mower as soon as we’re back, jet lag or no jet lag.
27th Jun 2019 10:43 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73121
Evening all.
Just tucked up for the early evening traffic (marine & automotive) watching.
Click image to enlarge
Nice beer about to be enjoyed, guess which one was poured by SWMBO.
Click image to enlarge
Beer on right was not poured by moi, but nice lady member of staff that took pity on me.
More pics to follow of today’s fun and frolics in The Big Tee, Tokyo.
28th Jun 2019 8:27 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73121
And pics from today. Was a bit of a lazy day, didn’t head off until 11am. Will be up & attem earlier tomorrow.
This is a ferry/freighter for the line that services the islands to the SE of Tokyo. None of yer new fangled ro-ro stuff, this is old school lifting stuff on & off by crane. And the hydrofoil. No idea why they have Norwegian flags on funnels & pointy end (ISTR called the bow by nautical types), Googling failed to reveal the answer.
Click image to enlarge
Train into Tokyo central station, was really weird having to pay with our Suica/IC cards. We’re so used to just flashing the JR Passes at the barrier attendant and wafting through, now we have to pay as the passes expired yesterday. We, well the spreadsheet, reckons we’ve saved £1,739.58 in total cf payng for the rides on a PAYG basis. And that includes one week where we couldn’t use one of the passes as we were en route to/back in/en route from Blighty. Deffo a smart move.
Today saw us wondering what that queue was outside the Imperial Palace just to the W of Tokyo station. Clocked it was for a guided tour of part of the grounds so dived into the queue then figured out what we were queuing for exactly. We’re now getting into the way of getting into the queue then seeing if it’s what we want to do first, and as the Japanese have queuing down to the finest of arts it’s a shrewd move.
Pics of the palace grounds. This bit, well top floor, acted as the palace for the imperial family after our cousins across the pond had most inconsiderately turned the old palace into burnt wood.
Click image to enlarge
New palace, built in 80s if we heard right, reminded me of the Reunification Palace in Ho Chi Minh.
Click image to enlarge
Click image to enlarge
Click image to enlarge
These are meant to be turtles.
Click image to enlarge
And the bridge specs.
Click image to enlarge
Ancient & modern.
Click image to enlarge
With lots more modern being built.
Click image to enlarge
Building here is crazy due to the Olympics. Our tour guide, seen here telling us the date, specifically the Imperial bit of it, hopes to see us all here during the Olympics. Not sure we could afford that!!
Click image to enlarge
Off back there tomorrow to wander around the East Garden and the Yushukan museum (as suggested by kajtzu ). Going to have sore feet this time tomorrow.
28th Jun 2019 9:25 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73121
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
