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Back to the hotel, more pictures of the garden

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9 day trip to Japan and China, with two old friends and one new one. Temples, Gardens, Palaces, Pandas, Hiking the Great Wall, Sunrise over Tiananmen Square, Getting lost in the Forbidden City (And Beijing Zoo!) Haggling with street vendors, robbed for 5 minutes, counterfeit money, blisters, hot tubs, a hooker, 3 dead ducks and one live fish...details to follow!
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Back to the hotel, more pictures of the garden

Back in the New Otani Hotel garden
The sun was starting to come out, for the first time since we arrived, so I took the opportunity to explore the New Otani Hotel Garden some more, to get more pictures and video.  We only gave the garden a cursory examination the other day, as my traveling companions are not shutterbugs like I am.   I also wanted to try out my new camera tripod, purchased for this trip  ( I've missed out on great night pictures on previous visits in London, Hong Kong, and Paris,  that just didn't come out right without a tripod.  The shutter is open too long on night shot, and my shakey hands just don't cut it!)  I was hoping we could make it to Pallette Town in the evening, so I could get some shots of Rainbow Bridge at night. (Alas, it was not to be...we wound up going to a ball game instead!)  Got plenty of good shots, then went back upstairs to meet the guys.  We gathered everything we would need for the day, then took the subway to Asakusa.
ninnu says:
beautiful pics!
Posted on: Jun 10, 2007
crystalware says:
This place is beautful. Thanks for sharing.
Posted on: Apr 29, 2007
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Back in the New Otani Hotel garden
Back in the New Otani Hotel garden
Exploring at MY pace now!
Exploring at MY pace now!
map of the garden
map of the garden
also, an explanation
also, an explanation
natural stone bridge
natural stone bridge
very beautiful garden, especiall…
very beautiful garden, especiall...
top of the waterfall
top of the waterfall
plenty of flowers
plenty of flowers
The garden predates the hotel by…
The garden predates the hotel by...
garden path
garden path
they made lines in the sand to r…
they made lines in the sand to r...
plenty of carp in the ponds
plenty of carp in the ponds
strand of bamboo plants near the…
strand of bamboo plants near the...
one of the many stone pagodas
one of the many stone pagodas
old stone lantern
old stone lantern
there were a few cats hanging ar…
there were a few cats hanging ar...
I think there was a total of 27 …
I think there was a total of 27 ...
several little stone bridges ove…
several little stone bridges ove...
there was a restaurant, a temple…
there was a restaurant, a temple...
the lanterns were from 150 up to…
the lanterns were from 150 up to...
this was one of the bigger ones
this was one of the bigger ones
old Japanese writing on the lantern
old Japanese writing on the lantern
13 story pagoda
13 story pagoda
This stone tablet in the garden …
This stone tablet in the garden ...
small waterfall
small waterfall
flowers along the trail
flowers along the trail
testing the close-up setting o…
testing the "close-up" setting o...
looking up the hotel
looking up the hotel
stone stag
stone stag
one of the many bridges in the g…
one of the many bridges in the g...
the close-up function works pret…
the close-up function works pret...
the waterfall
the waterfall
the fish would congregate near m…
the fish would congregate near m...
They would stick their heads out…
They would stick their heads out...
give us a kiss!
give us a kiss!
no, give me a TREAT
no, give me a TREAT
me too! me too!
me too! me too!
Were so HUNGREEEEEY!!!!
We're so HUNGREEEEEY!!!!
smaller waterfall in the garden
smaller waterfall in the garden
the main bridge (there were seve…
the main bridge (there were seve...
Mr Otani peers from the bushes!
Mr Otani peers from the bushes!
17,214 km (10,696 miles) traveled
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