7atenine. It used to be our favorite nightspot in Singapore before they got rid of all the specials. It's still got a nice view.
High Tea on the top floor of the Equinox.
A few more Singapore pictures
7atenine. It used to be our favorite nightspot in Singapore before they got rid of all the specials. It's still got a nice view.
Million Years Stone and Crocodile Park - Pattaya, Thailand
This Tiger was not pleased.
Josh shaking hands with a bear
Yikes
They really wanted that chicken
Walking Street - Pattaya, Thailand
Just a few photos from walking street...
This little girl was following Whitney around for a while...
Whitlow and I on a baht bus. They are pick-up trucks with benches in the back. You jump in the back when you need to get around and jump out when you are done. You pay the driver whatever you feel they deserve for the ride. 20 Baht is customary for falang (white) foreigners (about $0.70).
I love the Ronalds in Thailand. They are so appreciative.
This little girl was following Whitney around for a while...
Whitlow and I on a baht bus. They are pick-up trucks with benches in the back. You jump in the back when you need to get around and jump out when you are done. You pay the driver whatever you feel they deserve for the ride. 20 Baht is customary for falang (white) foreigners (about $0.70).
I love the Ronalds in Thailand. They are so appreciative.
Elephants at the park - Thailand
A few friends going to the park to see the animals.
After feeding the elephant some bananas, he decided he liked me.
He was obsessed with trying to get Whitney's beer.
Nagano and Hakuba
After Niseko, we took the train back to our van and then drove to Nagano, which is about half way home. We rented a hostel at the bottom of Hakuba, which was where the 1998 olympic ski events were held.
Starting at Nagasaki and going all the way to Hokkaido, our trip brought us the entire length of Japan.
Niseko, Hokkaido
Mount Yotei
Grand Hirafu ski resort
View from one of the ski trails
View of Mount Yotei from Grand Hirafu
Train to Hokkaido
We finally give up, ditch the van, and catch a bullet train up to Hokkaido.
At the train station
Our cabin when we arrive. It was snowing the entire time we were there, which was great for skiing =)
At the train station
Our cabin when we arrive. It was snowing the entire time we were there, which was great for skiing =)
Car Troubles
I stay sober New Years Eve so that we can get up early and drive to Hokkaido the next morning. I drag everyone out of bed at 6:00am and we leave Tokyo. Amazing, there is no traffic but we have to fight our way through hordes of people that are still out partying.
We get a few hundred miles into the trip and we are making great time until they close down the highway. We can't figure out why since it is beautiful out, so we sit on the side of the road for about five hours waiting for it to reopen (it's a really bad idea to drive any long distance in Japan without taking the highway because the roads are narrow, one lane, and often the speed limit is 25 miles an hour).
We give up and start to take the regular roads thinking we can catch the highway further up when a HUGE blizzard hits. We struggle through that for about TEN hours and get maybe another forty miles... maybe. We keep getting stuck, our snow tires are crap so we put on the chains which are old and proceed to fall apart. Then, we get stuck going up a hill because it is too slick and the winds start causing white-outs and we can't see anything.
Highway closed
Gas Station worker helping us with the snow tires
We get a few hundred miles into the trip and we are making great time until they close down the highway. We can't figure out why since it is beautiful out, so we sit on the side of the road for about five hours waiting for it to reopen (it's a really bad idea to drive any long distance in Japan without taking the highway because the roads are narrow, one lane, and often the speed limit is 25 miles an hour).
We give up and start to take the regular roads thinking we can catch the highway further up when a HUGE blizzard hits. We struggle through that for about TEN hours and get maybe another forty miles... maybe. We keep getting stuck, our snow tires are crap so we put on the chains which are old and proceed to fall apart. Then, we get stuck going up a hill because it is too slick and the winds start causing white-outs and we can't see anything.
Highway closed
Gas Station worker helping us with the snow tires
New Years Eve
We met a group of people and joined them for dinner at a mexican restaurant. They all got kinda lit, though, and none of them made it out to the bars afterward.
Max doesn't smile for pictures.
Max, Kelsea, and Nate.
New Years Eve's eve - The drive to Tokyo
At eight in the evening the day before New Years Eve, Kelsea, Nate, Max, Dan and I rented a van and took off for Tokyo. We drove straight through the night and arrived at about eleven the next morning. It was a long but exciting drive.
Kelsea and Nate in the back of the van.
A great view of Mount Fuji from the Highway.
Kelsea and Nate in the back of the van.
A great view of Mount Fuji from the Highway.
Christmas Day - Other Temples
Main Buddha statue inside the Toji Temple.
The Yasaka Shrine is near the Gion district (Geisha). This shrine was a very popular one for Japanese people to visit during the day. At night it was lighted with thousands of Japanese lanterns.
Toji Temple from the outside.
This is the Buddha at the temple dedicated to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from WWII (but the Japanese one). Under the Buddha is an ornate temple filled with gold statues and very friendly (and talkative) monks. I don't think they get many visitors here because they wouldn't let us leave with all of their questions.
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