he and his wife, Kay, were planning to come to Japan for a trip. I actually thought he was joking at first (Mauricio, you do have a history of jokes and kidding people, you know!) but when he sent me back an e-mail with their schedule, I realized he was serious. So, not long after that, I happily greeted my friends Mauricio & Kay in Tokyo (about five weeks ago). We spent the weekend together, traveling to different areas of the city. It was great to see them, and fun for me to be able to show people around one of my adopted
cities (even though I certainly am not an expert). We met up on Saturday afternoon, relaxed and caught up a bit in their hotel, and then took the train to Ueno Park and Shibuya.The first picture is actually from the next day when we took a tour around the city, and I'll save that description for another post, but I think it's a great picture of Mauricio and Kay, so I started with that one. The next picture is in Ueno Park, not far from the zoo. The picture with the shrine and the video monitor behind it is near their hotel in Shinagawa. I thought it was an interesting contrast between an old image of Japan and a very modern one. The last picture is in Shibuya near the Hachiko statue. After walking around the district and being amazed by the energy and scale of the neighborhood, we
were walking back to the train station. Near the entrance there was a group of people holding up signs (as you can see in the picture) that said "free hugs". I thought it was very odd, so of course, took a picture. Since then, I've checked online, and it's apparently a recent, semi-worldwide movement; check this link if you're interested:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Hugs_Campaign
More later . . .
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