by Martin Nieto | Nov 29, 2009 | Photos
As I didn’t felt like walking anymore, I just kept walking up trough the main street ( Edo-dori ) trying to find a good spot with good light to take some pictures and to watch the fireworks. Unfortunately, it was not easy to find a good one not even one to just sit...
by Martin Nieto | Nov 28, 2009 | Photos
After getting out of Yodobashi Camera, I hurry up to go back to Asakusa for the Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival.. I went back to the hostel to pick an extra battery that I left charging and I took a quick shower, too. I was sweating a lot; the weather was so hot and...
by Martin Nieto | Nov 23, 2009 | Photos
I went last weekend to Mitsuwa (Japanese market). I saw an ad that there was going to be a Bluefin tuna cutting performance a few days later and decided to go and check it out… when I went to Tokyo I wanted to go to the Tsukiji fish market ( the biggest fish...
by Martin Nieto | Nov 19, 2009 | Photos
I spent some time walking around from the hostel to Asakusa station. One of the things that I liked about the hostel I stayed is that I was able to see the Senso-ji shrine and pass trough the Nakamise dori ( a street full of souvenirs shops that goes straight to the...
by Martin Nieto | Nov 13, 2009 | Photos
I went last week to Starved Rock in Utica about 2 hrs from Chicago. I wanted to go 2 weeks earlier and try to see a bit more colorful fall but I didn’t wake up early after getting home late in Halloween. Most of the leaves were already in the ground, so it was not...