The view from my "office"

[drron]

Sunday 2/4 and I got to view Princess Fiona's office.Uganda style.

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ED dept.Buhoma Community hospital.Best in the district.

 

[Cossie]

Who is a pretty boy?



Plus hotel rabbit.

 

[love_the_life]

Hopefully hotel bunny will not become lapin a la cocotte!

 

[OATEK]

Seat 12D, CX100

 

[drron]

Kyoto. About 5 days from peak sakura. I'm here until Saturday.

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We were there on 31/3/16 and the blossoms were at peak.Shows the problems when deciding to view as you have to book accom early.

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[JohnM]

We were there on 31/3/16 and the blossoms were at peak.Shows the problems when deciding to view as you have to book accom early.

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Yes. It's running just under a week later than average this year. It's been cold and wet, and we had quite a lot of snow at Hakone last week. Quite clear and warm now.

 

[Rugby]

The club lounge Four Seasons - HKG. Possibly my favourite office.

 

[amaroo]

The club lounge Four Seasons - HKG. Possibly my favourite office.

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Amen to that!

 

[JohnM]

More around Kyoto.

 

[GarrettM]

Ooh yum, okonomiyaki. Can't wait to eat it again. Hope you are taking notice as well GarretM​.

I am. Looks sensational. We are staying right across the river from the Peace Park. Will be there in about one month.

 

[GarrettM]

Yes. It's running just under a week later than average this year. It's been cold and wet, and we had quite a lot of snow at Hakone last week. Quite clear and warm now.

Just found a helpful list of predicted blooms online. https://www.kyuhoshi.com/japan-cherry-blossom-forecast/

I think our best bet will be to do a day trip (or two!) from Tokyo to Nagano and surrounding areas.

Hopefully we might get a decent glimpse.

 

[boomy]

My office in the air for few hours.

 

[AisleSeat]

Just found a helpful list of predicted blooms online. https://www.kyuhoshi.com/japan-cherry-blossom-forecast/

I think our best bet will be to do a day trip (or two!) from Tokyo to Nagano and surrounding areas.

Hopefully we might get a decent glimpse.

Thanks for that link. Will be in Osaka on Monday, fingers crossed!

 

[JohnM]

I am. Looks sensational. We are staying right across the river from the Peace Park. Will be there in about one month.

The okononmiyaki restaurants can be a little tricky to find. They are often up a few floors and the whole floor is given over to a group of them. Ask at your hotel. I stayed just over the river from the Peace Park. Walk over to the large covered mall, along about two sections, turn right, then left into about the second street and up a couple of floors.

Another cluster is on the 4th floor of a building across and to the right from the main Hiroshima train station on the same side as the No. 2 tram that will, from your description, take you to your hotel. A few of us went there the following night and thought it was a little better than the first one. In that case it was the one located at the far back right on floor 4. Look for a very cheerful chubby guy doing the cooking.

 

[JohnM]

Just found a helpful list of predicted blooms online. https://www.kyuhoshi.com/japan-cherry-blossom-forecast/

I think our best bet will be to do a day trip (or two!) from Tokyo to Nagano and surrounding areas.

Hopefully we might get a decent glimpse.

There are plenty of monitoring and prediction sites. Sakura is taken very seriously and is big business.

In a month, you'll need to direct northwards to get the later regions peaking.

 

[Boca68]

Who is a pretty boy?

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Plus hotel rabbit.

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Hopefully hotel bunny will not become lapin a la cocotte!

Nor the rooster Coq au Vin?

 

[AisleSeat]

I am. Looks sensational. We are staying right across the river from the Peace Park. Will be there in about one month.

A good okinomiyaki place I discovered a few years ago was above a hobby shop called Yellow Submarine. Every wall was covered in framed photos and autographs of the Hiroshima Carp baseball team. Very cool.

 

[JohnM]

A good okinomiyaki place I discovered a few years ago was above a hobby shop called Yellow Submarine. Every wall was covered in framed photos and autographs of the Hiroshima Carp baseball team. Very cool.

I think that's the one I referred to that's near the main station.

 

[Cossie]

Waiting for the ferry to cross the Mekong,




and having a swim.

 

[JessicaTam]

So. Damn. Cute.