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| I would very much like to meet the sculptures ;) |
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| a very strange exhibition |
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| why can't all guide maps be this cute? |
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| UJINO POP exhibition... |
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| make me. |
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| when we walked into this room, the appliances suddenly started to bop up and down, and then out of nowhere, beats filled the room, and lights began to flash. We all stood there in a bit of wonder- it was definitely very VERY strange. |
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| I liked this very much. |
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| duck lamp? not random at all. |
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| kawaii~! my little sister desperately wanted to play here with the other children, however, she was much to shy and decided against it... :( |
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| I'll take three. For my garden, that is. |
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| she also wanted to play here. |
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| and here. (to be honest, I also wanted to play here... But the sign said 12 and under, and to be honest, I didn't want to get taken away by security in a room made of yarn at the Open Air Museum in Hakone, Japan. It just wasn't on my list of things to do. But I was secretly jealous of all of those kids. Darn it. They don't know how good they've got it!) |
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ahh Picasso. Some of his works were pretty interesting. As we passed by one of his ceramic pieces, my little sister tugged at my dress and said, "Hey Bri, you know, I made something like that in art class last week."
I wouldn't doubt it for a second, Alanna. |
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| Can you guess what this is? Perhaps little bottles collecting maple syrup? Honestly, I have no idea. |
Hello there!
I am finally back from my lovely trip around the world, and
oh my do I have a lot to tell you :)
First, I shall start with the lovely little town of Hakone-machi, just 90 minutes from Tokyo (by the 'Romance Car', that is).
Known for their incredible
onsen and
ryokan, Hakone is truly a relaxing, spa retreat. Usually, people from all around the world come along to see Fuji-san, but unfortunately for us, Japan wasn't experiencing the best weather...
So, after panicking to find the right station and train (hey, I'm from Los Angeles- there aren't any trains here, so it's quite stressful when I actually have to use them for public transportation!), we were on our way to the exquisite little town. Personally, I'm more of a big-city kind of person (although I don't live in one...), so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. To say the least, Hakone was absolutely breathtaking! The lovely people, the food, the gorgeous scenery... It was almost like a dream. No. It was most certainly a dream, because now that I'm back home, I keep thinking of the beautiful memories I shared there with my family, and how completely flawless everything was. So, if you're in Tokyo, I do suggest visiting Hakone, not for just a day, but perhaps a few days!
The Open Air Museum was wonderful, however, it was freezing cold outside, and of course I failed to bring a proper jacket :( BUT! We still managed to look at the whole museum (we spent two hours looking at the marvelous artworks!), and I also brought back some cute little gifts at their museum shops, where they sold the cutest Fuji-san cookies that I was very much tempted to buy.
On another note, I am so so so sorry for my lack of posts lately! And also, If you have sent me an e-mail, and I haven't responded yet, I am sorry for that too... I have been such a bad blogger :( There are many many things going on, and sometimes I just need to sit back and breathe a little.
I hope you'll forgive me?
More posts coming up this week!!
xx
bee
p.s. Thank you to those of you who have nominated me for the blog award some time ago! I really do appreciate it :)
