Towards the end of January I had the chance to visit Japan with my brother Philip. It was a holiday simply to get away from all the worries in the past few months, as well as a chance to see each other after two years apart.
The passing of our mother made me want to weave a better web amongst us brothers, Philip, Kevin, and I, simply because the original bond, my mother, isn’t here anymore.
I am sure mom would want us to stick together, through good and bad times as well.
During this trip, Philip and I travelled through Kyoto, Osaka, Shusenji (in Izu), and Tokyo. These are the pictures that describe our fun times during this two-week trip.
Hiking up Shusenji…
The search for Mt. Fuji was a failure… it was too cloudy so there was no way for us to see Mt. Fuji from afar…
All that walking – we decided to sneak my camera into the hot spring area and snap some pictures…
Afraid that they would kick us out if they found the camera (it is taking pictures of naked people after all), we stopped and just enjoyed the relaxing hot (really hot!) pool of water around us…
After that soak in the hot springs, we all got hungry, and decided to go get something to eat (even though dinner is in another 2 hours…) I MUST NOT EAT ANYMORE. I AM GETTING FAT.
Back to the hotel… Philip decides to pose by the lamp outside our room… The shot was supposed to look like he is in deep thought. Instead it looks like he’s fallen down and can’t get up… sorry!
The simplistic sink, space-saving and cool-looking.
Inside the bathroom… mirrors surround the bathroom (by the way the traditional Japanese way to take showers is sitting on a stool, not standing up like Westerners are used to)…
