33 degrees celius

It was very hot today and carnations are blazing in the sunshine.


Tangled remains of Clematis.

More About Naruto Whirlpool

This is a photo of OhNaruto Bridge I took from the Hotel room. Even from far you can notice the difference in the sea level in the area just under the bridge. Please read Naruto Whirlpool (Wikipedia in English), if you want to know the mechanism why whirlpools are generated.

I took a boat to see them, but you can see them from above. There is an observatory corridor and rooms on the girder of the bridge. You see the people there also watching us and waving their hands to us.

You can see whirlpools from the bridge (in English)
from the bridge (in Japanese)
Please click on the photos for larger views.

A Giraffe

One of my friends asked me,

“Why not join us to go to see a giraffe?”
I said, “Well well, giraffe??? You mean to go to a zoo?”
She laughed and said, “No, not to a zoo, but to Ginza!”

So, we met at Ginza and first went to
DALLOYAU Boutique Ginza
to have lunch. Food there was good and the price was quite reasonable. Then we went to see a real-size giraffe. It was made of lots of pieces of natural wood. Please look at the photos I took with my cellular phone.

It was created by her friend’s son and is being displayed on the 5th Floor of
Swatch Boutique Ginza.
With time, the giraffe’s body wood will change its color and become to look more like a real one. Let's watch novel design Swatches tick down regularly and the giraffe change its color naturally. (lol)

Kobe & NARUTO Whirlpool

I went to Kobe last weekend to attend the reunion for the first anniversary of my paternal side uncle’s death. I adore this kind of family reunions, because people who attend know each other quite well and care for the deceased. With various experiences, we all have become compassionate and are able to give valuable and heart-felt pieces of advice to each other. I also got together for dinner with my maternal cousins. It was pleasant to see them and talk about our old days of childhood.

The evening view of Kobe reminded me of a song:
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there I do not sleep,
I am a thousand winds that blow,

Well, my uncle might have been a thousand winds and done us a big favor by blowing away the bad weather the weather forecast had said. From Kobe we took a highway express bus to the southern tip of Awaji Island to see NARUTO WHIRLPOOL. We enjoyed the trip.