Yesterday between 3 and 7 pm, I travelled counter-clockwise around the Yamanote line to capture images for Yamanote29. I rode through all 29 stations and stopped at most of them, though for a few, I was so quick that I got back on the same train I jumped out of. Got my picture and a few bemused looks from the other passengers.
I decided to walk between Komagome and Sugamo, and between Shinjuku and Yoyogi. Those pairs are pretty close together and I made detours to two of my favorite places in the city: Rikugien, a 300 year old garden in Komagome, and the 45th floor observatory at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. Lovely views at both places, but they couldn’t be more different.
I skipped a few stations so that I’d end up back at Tokyo station in time to meet Tod for dinner, so I will have to go back for pictures at Harajuku, Shibuya, Ebisu and Meguro.
But I got plenty of photos to keep me busy—I filled up my digital camera’s 64 Mb memory card. Slowly but surely the site is getting ready to launch. And I’ve already received two contributions. (Thanks, and keep them coming, please!)
Do stories of picking up cute young boys count as suitable contributions? I know I have told the story a few times, but it was pretty funny.
Posted by: Tracey on July 30, 2003 01:51 PM