Merry Christmas! (myopic version)

Merry Christmas!

And Happy New Year! ^_^

Christmas Illumination

tOrattoria

It's plenty of tOrattoria in Japan. Never seen one in Italy, though ^_^

Red full moon

A few hours before the lunar eclipse, this is how the moon looked like.

No alcohol might be bad...

...but having the possibility to spend Christmas on the beach is priceless.

Lobster from Tasmania

For some strange and unfathomable reason I started to like Tasmania.

Warp speed

It's not like a Gondola in Venice...

..but, still, I think it is cute

Shooting stars?

Pool

Mount Fuji

 

The beauty of Mount Fuji at the end of Autumn.

The colors of the Autumn

No comments needed :-)

Strange Encounter

One of the thing I link most about Tokyo is that you can easily find the strangest and weirdest thing just by walking in the street. In the picture, a kind of scarecrow at the entrance of a restaurant.
In Italian, more than a spaventapasseri, this would be a spaventapassere ;-)

Taipei 101 on fire!!!

Or, at least, it looks so.

Run, baby, run!

Me too!!!

Wishing for the good weather

The Teru teru bōzu (てるてる坊主) is a little traditional hand-made doll made of white paper or cloth used by Japanese people when they want good weather for the next day.
Traditionally it was hang outside of the window, so that its magical powers would bring good weather and stop the rain. But it can be used in other situations, too; one example is the hiker in the picture below, who put it on her backpack during her excursion on Tateyama.

てるてるぼうず、てるぼうず

明日天気にしておくれ

いつかの夢の空のように

晴れたら金の鈴あげよ

てるてるぼうず、てるぼうず

明日天気にしておくれ

私の願いを聞いたなら

甘いお酒をたんと飲ましょ

てるてるぼうず、てるぼうず

明日天気にしておくれ

それでも曇って泣いてたら

そなたの首をちょんと切るぞ

Tateyama 立山

Ready? Go!

Let's get started from the base! 

A little bit cloudy to see the sea, but still quite impressive view. 

Luckily, the weather was wonderful. 

A huge number of people going to the top!

Reflection of the mountains into the Mikurigaike. 

The best period to go to go to Tateyama (立山), in Toyama prefecture, is probably Spring, when you can enjoy walking between two huge walls of snow.
But also early autumn is very interesting. Go and have a look by yourself!

It's all about timing

Despite the fact that the two bronze statues will not be moving at noon, do you notice anything strange about this clock?

Asakusa Samba

It seems that the Asakusa Samba Carnival is - after Rio de Janeiro - the biggest Samba Carnival in the world.
(English info here)

It's toooooo hot!

Even inside Ueno Park it's too hot!

Sleeping beauty

Strange place for a siesta, don't you think?

Meowww

Challenging death

For some reasons I find it difficult to consider "normal" walking in the middle of the streets when cars are coming at high speed. But I reckon there are very few choices when there are almost not traffic lights.

Color blindness

Every time I see such color combinations I invariably think that (some) Japanese girls are color blind.

Nothing but color blindness could explain the brown and cream shoe with pink socks and black leggings combination.

ZED

ZED is a living poem, a timeless evocation that draws on the Tarot and its arcana, an imaginary world that conjures the vitality of the human condition and holds up a mirror to our true selves. The central, larger-than-life character Zed represents all of humanity in all its guises, from wisdom to folly, from discovery to adventure.

Wire

Zed grows as he discovers the world on his journey of initiation. Through this undertaking the people of the sky and the people of the earth are trying to connect with each other; through Zed, they come together.

Flying Trapeze                                     Hand to hand

The world of the arcana, in which ZED finds its inspiration, teems with life and vibrant characters, including the Great Goddess, The Fool, The Sphinxes and the Satyrs - all engaged in a lyrical odyssey to the heart of the human experience.

Juggling                                                Banquine

copied from the official Cirque du Soleil website. Further info available at the official ZED website. See also my previous post on Dralion.

For what it is worth, I loved the introduction at the beginning of the show, and the Flying Trapeze towards the end. The remaining parts were good - of course! - but not that exceptional.

Flying Trapeze

Shoes

(courtesy of AZ)

Revenge

In reply to this.

Ouch

It looks like this guy has been heavily punched...
Let's hope at least it is good!

[Update]
Survived!

Lucky Pino!

Once every million normal Pinos, there is one which is star-shaped (top right).
Lucky the one who founds it!

Skyline

New apartment, new skyline :-)

Happy New Year!