My homestate, Queensland in North Eastern Australia, is bracing for a mega-cyclone, possibly a Category 4, following swiftly on the tail of the recent disastrous flooding.
Check it out:
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shwvgms.html
This seriously ain`t good .... Ganbate, Sandra_san in Cairns.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/north-queensland-battens-down-for-cyclone-yasis-fury/story-e6freon6-1225997088848
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Asia Cup
= S O C C E R =
A s i a C u p
2011
Played in Doha, Qatar
Blue Samurai -Japan, my adopted country
defeated
Socceroos - Australia, my native country
１：0
Both happy `n sad.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Count Down
Count Down for the end of Sam`s Visit.
Thursday, 20th January, 2011
We had ramen for lunch at one of our favourite noodle bars
S-Pal, Fukushima City.
Friday Evening, 21st January, 2011.
Spanish Bar, Fukushima City
With Yoko Onozaki.
Tokyo
Saturday evening, 22nd January, 2011.
Coffee in Tokyo
Just perfect .... !
Monday, January 24, 2011
Happy Times / Sad Time
Sam and Chikako - Tokyo
Saturday night 22nd, January, 2011.
Sam`s midday flight back to the U.K.
VS901
Sunday, 23rd January, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Snow
Monday
17th January
2011
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Edwin & Maymui drove Sam and me to Minero Ski Resort
I took this video clip enroute
Above and Below:
Sam snowboarding at Minero Ski Resort
Above: Snow falling down from the roof and then piling up
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Minero Ski Resort
Tuesday
18th January, 2011
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Edwin & Mayumi from An English Inn drove Sam and me to Minero Ski Resort, Inawashiro
I had never skied before - my very first time.
Sam was quite the snowboarder - he has snowboarded in the UK, France, New Zealand and now Japan.
Me photographing my skis !
Snowboarder Sam.
Quite the Snowboarder.
Quite the Young Man.
My Boy.
An English Inn - Tuesday
Looking out from the bedroom window
Check out the depth of the drifts.
Tuesday, 18th January, 2011.
Edwin prepared a wonderful breakfast.
Mayumi_san, Sam and Edwin as we prepare to leave.
Sam and me - photo by Mayumi_san.
Snow-bound: An English Inn.
An English Inn
Monday
17th January
2011
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We travelled from Fukushima to Inawashiro by local train
We were delayed in Koriyama nearly 5 hours because of the wind and snow storm
Somewhat boring, I might add ....
Sam and I stayed at Inawashiro
@
An English Inn
Run by: Edwin & Mayumi_san
Edwin was a lecturer at Deakin University
One of my old Alma Maters !
Small World, eh ?
Pipi Pasta
Aussie Beef and new spuds
All-in-all, a cracking time.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Church of England - Koriyama City.
On Sunday morning
16th January, 2011
we attended
St. Peters & St. Pauls Church of England
in
Koriyama City
Bishop Kato from Sendai officiated.
A charming smile - just for me !! Thank you.
Churchgoers milling around waiting for luncheon. Bishop Kato is on the far right of the photo.
Delicious.
Me `n my long-time 4/49 policeman friend, Hideo.
Who is also Chikako`s Godfather.
Below is a video clip....just because.
Sam saying Goodbye
Sam at JES Fukushima saying Goodbye to some of his new friends ....
Saturday afternoon, 15th January, 2011.
Saturday afternoon, 15th January, 2011.
Kosei, Sam and Mitsuna.
Sam and Kosei.
Sam and Mitsuna.
Chika, Rui, Sam and Narumi.
Narumi gave Sam a Goodbye box of chocolates.
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