Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Meiji Shrine

The Meiji Shrine was in a park full of old tall trees. Once past the tori (shrine gate), it was wonderfully cool in the shade of the trees and we walked about half a kilometre of a wide (about 20 m) loose gravel road to the shrine. It wasn't a spectacular structure though a handsome one, but it was a very popular tourist attraction. On certain days there were flea market stalls in this park; but we weren't so lucky. There was a wedding photo shoot however and I snapped one for our album.





As in all the shrines we visited, there were the usual display of sake containers, the wash-before-you-continue water well, and the write a wish plaques. All the buildings were located in a huge loose gravel-covered compound.












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London, Mediterranean Cruise + Milan

London 1/22 ...................................Rome, Italy 10/22 ...........................Ephesus, Turkey 14/22
Barcelona, Italy 6/22 ....................Amalfi Coast, Italy 11/22 ...............Athens, Greece 15/22
Provence, France 8/22 ..................Mykonos, Greece 12/22 .................Venice, Italy 16/22
Cinque Terra, Italy 9/22 ...............Istanbul, Turkey 13/22 ..................Milan, Italy 19/22

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KUNMING

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TASMANIA

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CHINA

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PENANG

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HOKKAIDO

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MT FUJI

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