Been busy with work as well as doing fountain pen modifications for people. ;)
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| a Noodler's Konrad mod for flex & EF point for writing calligraphic scripts. |
Anywayz.... Here goes Day 8 of my Brompton trip in Japan 2013.
So, we end up staying a night at Nagoya & unexpectedly enjoyed a street
band performance in the evening.
Today, We have a whole day for Nagoya city & planned a visit to Nagoya Castle
mainly plus some shopping around.
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| Whatz with this face in the morning, Kris !!?? Wahaha.... |
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| Toriyaki for Brunch. We woke up a bit late today u see. :p |
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| Yakitori master working on flaming chicken sticks |
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| Wua ! my portion is ready ! Looks good no ? :p |
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| Alrighty ! Let's see if the chicken's death was worth it !! Hahaha... |
U know, i would really love to give good marks for this, but seriously, i feel that
the chicken hasn't been dipped long enough for the flavour to infiltrate deep
into the inner sections of the meat.
the chicken hasn't been dipped long enough for the flavour to infiltrate deep
into the inner sections of the meat.
The sauce tho, is very good ! Its sweet with hint of soy sauce & burned flavour.
Its the burned flavour that won me over & added a bit of complexity in taste.
Strangely love it !
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Thats abt it for today folks ! hahaha ..... were u expecting more !?
Well.... i was !! but i also got a bit lazy too.... a little regret now looking back.
i should have really taken more pics but then again we spent the rest of the
day cycling abt the city doing shopping & stuff. I mean.... its pretty normal
Japanese city scape u know. Nothing really spectacular abt it.
this year (2014), i am planning to go Japan to study japanese for 3 months !!
contemplating whether to bring the Brompton along or not ....
We'll see how it goes ya ! :D
Cheers !! :D
Its the burned flavour that won me over & added a bit of complexity in taste.
Strangely love it !
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| Yea ! We are here ! at Nagoya Castle entrance. |
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| How we lock our Bromptons at Entrance area. *sweat* Seriously, anyone can just cut that tiny orange thing with a kindergarten scissors & run away with out precious !! |
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| Fortunately, it is going to be quite embarrassing for the Thief. Wahahaha :D |
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| Our little fiddling activity attracted the curious castle entrance guard. I made him commit to guard the bikes ! Wahaha... "Yea, sure!" he said . Look at how small & cute these things are ! |
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| Beautiful flowers by the entrance ticket counter |
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| Wuhoo !! |
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| a glimpse of the magnificent Nagoya Castle ! |
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| Typical high castle walls to deter entrance into castle during an attack |
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| Renovated interior. these are modern rocks it seems, not the old ones from the past. |
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| Within the castle walls . me in awe of ancient green & size ! |
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| Unlike other castle, this one has Modern & air-conditioned comfort. a little overdone IMO. would much prefer the castle in its original state. |
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| Jaw dropping replica of castle's glory & its realm |
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| Another beautiful castle model display |
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| Amazing display of castle's interior & construction structures |
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| Display of how rocks were moved with wooden rollers. Those half naked guys are castle permanent residents. Wahaha.... |
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| A room of typical castle rooms & its layout. |
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| This one is calligraphy & study room |
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| This is a big model. Looks so real ! as if u could enter it! |
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| Structural display. I believe this is where u would find Mr Ninja! LoL |
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| I like this painting ! calming & zen like feel to it . a lot of the exhibits are paintings like this. Big one, small ones. probably a part of Japanese Treasure too. |
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| Hey ! What can i say ! Its Mr Samurai again ! LoL U'll always find one of these during castle visits. Its strange, his helmet has got a target board.... -_- .. LoL Its like .... Hey ! Hit me in the head wz an arrow if u can ! wahaha.. |
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| Fishy team shot. its a dedicated part of castle just for photo taking |
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| Out of castle for some omiyage shopping. omiyage = Japanese Souvenir/Gift Shop |
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| on the way out. They were building some new stuffs for tourists. unfortunate it is not ready yet. |
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| on closer inspection, looks like they employ traditional construction methods to build this structure. Very impressive & exhibit of Japanese pride. |
Thats abt it for today folks ! hahaha ..... were u expecting more !?
Well.... i was !! but i also got a bit lazy too.... a little regret now looking back.
i should have really taken more pics but then again we spent the rest of the
day cycling abt the city doing shopping & stuff. I mean.... its pretty normal
Japanese city scape u know. Nothing really spectacular abt it.
this year (2014), i am planning to go Japan to study japanese for 3 months !!
contemplating whether to bring the Brompton along or not ....
We'll see how it goes ya ! :D
Cheers !! :D
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