Monday, March 4, 2019
Tokyo Tower (1)
The Tokyo Tower, or officially the Japan Radio Tower (日本電波塔), is one of Tokyo's most famous sights.
It was built in 1958 and is obviously inspired by the Eiffel Tower.
It's 1,092 feet (333 meters) high, and is built to withstand strong earthquakes and typhoons.
Next week I'll show you some views from the top.
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Storm King
The top lift in this Skywatch Friday photo is Storm King, and it lived up to its name on this windy day. I was skiing Copper Mountain at about 12,000 feet (3,650 meters) elevation when I took this photo.
Monday, February 25, 2019
Tokyo
After the bullet train ride we arrived in Tokyo. We had a couple of hours before we could check in to our hotel so I wandered from the train station to the Imperial Palace.
While I didn't get inside, the park was still beautiful.
It was a pleasant way to spend some time.
We had a great view from our hotel. Tokyo is huge!
It's the most populated metropolitan area in the world, with over 38,000,000 people.
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Friendly Visitor
This friendly creature has wandered right outside my office's windows a couple of times in the last few days. I snapped this with the cell phone and thought it would make a fun Saturday's Critters post.
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Monday, February 18, 2019
Shinkansen
The Shinkansen, or bullet trains, are a great way to get around Japan. They're clean, comfortable, and fast (up to 200 mph or 320 kph). They're so smooth that you can't feel the speed at all.
I love looking out the windows and taking photos.
The Japanese countryside is so beautiful as it zooms by.
This train was taking us back to Tokyo and passes the famous Mount Fuji.
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