Two-a-Days

It's six weeks to the day when I will departing. In honor of my upcoming return it's time to start Two-a-Days. I am going to attempt to make two posts a day from now until my flight. I've got plenty of photos and thoughts I want to write about and this way I should be able to fit them all in.

Kid Bus

It's a bus with ears...and a tail.

Water Fountain

This is a different take on a water fountain. It is located under a road overpass. Rather than being shot up from a pool this water falls down into the pool on the way rotating a sculpture.

Three-way Crosswalk

I was confused and nervous when I spotted people walking diagonally across this busy intersection, until I noticed that it had crosswalks in three directions.

Pierce it Yourslef?

Self piercing kits seen at a mall store reminiscent of Clair's.

Midpoint

I'd say that I was surprised to find that I have reached the midpoint of my time in Japan, but I have been keeping a graph to track the time so this milestone didn't exactly sneak up on me. The past six months haven't moved extraordinarily fast or slow and I am satisfied with my experience thus far.

Check Out L's Blog

Check out L of M&L's blog.

http://herbangirl.blogspot.com/

How lucky am I to have M&L, great people and fellow UM grads, living in the same apartment building?

Happy Birthday L!!

Fall Colors

Looking up into a Japanese Maple tree this fall is like looking into a multi-colored lace canopy.

Clock

It is common to see large clocks in the subway stations of Nagoya. They make great meeting places. The clock at Yoba-cho station is particularly interesting.Water fills the larger 'hour' glass spheres on the right and the smaller 'minute' spheres on the right to mark the time. In this photo the time is shortly after 5.