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The Good, The Bad and the Tugly
... my waist to descend from the water’s surface. K. finally relented and we enjoyed another great snorkelling experience. He cooked us a shore lunch of traditional Okinawan Noodles while we swam amongst the coral.
That night we put away a whole bottle of Sake (30% alcohol) with dinner in honour of our last night on the island.
The following day we had a quick but delicious breakfast prepared by Shozo’s wife with many fresh ingredients from ...
Finding Nemo
October 3-5, 2012
Catching a ferry at noon we left Miyajima and made our way to the Hiroshima airport for our flight to Okinawa. Like most cities the airport was a substantial distance from the city centre and it took us almost an hour to get there by bus. In total the journey from Miyajima to Naha , Okinawa involved a ferry, train, bus and plane and took 5 hours.
A monorail took us to the port area where we found our hostel stay ...
Sayonara, Japan!
... where we went through the shops. At American Village, Shekar had a unique experience – Doctor Fish. These are the little Turkish fish that eat dead skin off your feet. Shekar seemed to enjoy his 15 minutes of fish cleaning – with them nibbling at his feet. (I was content to take pictures!) After that, we rode the huge Ferris wheel found on top of the American Village shops. Just before going to base, ...
Shisa, Bingata, and School Life
... of Okinawa. We saw the bingata dye process, saw the weaving looms, visited the instrument center and watched him giving a music lesson. In the pottery building, we saw many of the Shisha dogs in production. (The Shisa dogs are found on most buildings as a good luck “charm”. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shisa) Then, on our way back, Dibbie gave us a ...
Okinawa
... the wall to the spices in the cupboard. Check out the before and after photos:
Shur-jo is a reconstructed castle in Naha surrounded by beautiful gardens with some good views of the sea beyond. And the added pluses-wandered in right when the Eisa dancing performance started, there was an umbrella vending machine and ...