Hyde Park, London, August 26

This is where I stayed -- not too shabby flat.

Royal Albert Hall -- my neighborhood music hallThe symbol tower in the neighborhood garden

Isezaki Mall, Kannai, Yokohama

A friend of mine into real-estate invetments bought a condo in the
neighborhood. We went to explore the Isezaki Mall in Yokohama.
It is interesting to see Japanese, Chinese and South-East Asian tastes
are jumbled in this mall. Yokohama's international tradition is
quite deep.

Bon Dancing at Jiyugaoka

Fuku 福 in Yoyogiuehara, Tokyo

Delicacies from summer dishes at "Fuku" in Yoyogiuehara.

Gosiren Korean Restaurant, Shirogane

"Gosiren" ( http://gosireh.com/) in Shirogane is produced by a Korean
star actor Bae Yong Joon known as "Yong -sama" in Jopan. Here are two
courses we tried for this Sunday brunch.
Seafood Bibimbap course:

Sam Gye Tang (chiken soup) course:

At the entrance hall of the restaurant.

Juli & Mari are back in Japan

Sorry, these pictures are very dark for batteries were almost gone . . . . Marie, Julie and Asako at the West Park Cafe, Marunouchi Building
Juli & Mari are back to Japan to go to elementary school just for 3 weeks.
Their Japanese is quite good now after having done their summer study
with their peers.

Tokyo station under renovation

Tokyo Station is now on the renovation process. The cityscape is changing
with new towers.