Sorry Fugu or So Long and Thanks for All the Fish

[Prudence]

I finally got a chance to check out the fancy western-style toilet picture. I am so jealous. I have to go home tonight to toilets that lack sufficient complexity.

[wendybeth]

I loved the pics of Hachiko! My sis raises Akitas- they are such great dogs! That DoCoMo (sp?) Tower is right out of Metropolis.

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Prudence

I finally got a chance to check out the fancy western-style toilet picture. I am so jealous. I have to go home tonight to toilets that lack sufficient complexity.

The toilets are incredibly amazing. They are heated, so when you first sit down, they are very warm - which is sort of a creepy experience. There are buttons that make "noise" to cover any embarassing noises (with volume control), and two bidet sprays - front and rear, and an air dryer. Truely spectacular.

On the other end of the spectrum are the squat toilets, which are also an experience.


WendyBeth - the story of Hatchico is quite touching. The story is told here.

And, what MousePod posted is only the tip of the iceberg. We have close to 1900 photos between the 4 of us. MousePod took time almost every night to choosse 48 to post. We were involved the first night or two in choices and caption creations, but I soon became too exhausted to do more than hand over my camera. I am so grateful to MP for going through all of our photos each day and choosing the ones to capture our day. Thank you!!

I'm working on a scrap book of more choice photos and other ephemera that I hope to have on the 17th weekend. No promises, though. I'm lazy.