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London - London

8th November 2008 - 31st December 2008
London in the run up to Christmas 2008.

Places:
London

Journal:

Curry Wednesday 12th November	Tachninomiya Tuesday 11th November	Dirty Pretty Things Monday 10th November
The Day The Kids Came To London Sunday 9th November	Saturday with Mum Saturday 8th November

New York - New York

1st November 2008 - 7th November 2008
A week's business trip to New York.

Places:
New York

Pictures:
New York
Saturday 1st - Friday 7th November 2008
A week's business trip to New York, including the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be in Times Square on the night Obama was elected president.

Journal:

Back to the UK Friday 7th November	Last Night in New York Thursday 6th November	John's Pizzeria (1) Wednesday 5th November	History in the Making (1) Tuesday 4th November	Monday in New York Monday 3rd November
What a Waste... Sunday 2nd November	Off to New York, New York, America Saturday 1st November

London, Abergavenny and Reading - UK Summer / Autumn 2008

5th July 2008 - 31st October 2008
The remainder of the summer and the first bit of Autumn spent mainly in London.

Places:
London
Abergavenny
Reading

Pictures:
Abergavenny September 2008
Saturday 20th - Monday 22nd September 2008
A weekend in Abergavenny to visit Vera and Robin, which also coincided with the Abergavenny Food Festival.

Cookham, Marlow and Bourne End
Saturday 13th September 2008
A day out walking in the Berkshire / Buckinghamshire countryside, near the river Thames, with some of Chie's colleagues.

Andy and Chika-san's Wedding
Saturday 23rd August 2008
Our friends Andy and Chika-san tying the knot at Islington Town Hall.

Afternoon Tea with Andy and Chika-san
Sunday 10th August 2008
A fabulous Sunday afternoon outing with our friends Andy and Chika-san, involving a couple of cracking pubs in Kensington, and afternoon tea at the Orangery.

Simon and Vanessa's Wedding
Saturday 9th August 2008
Our friends Simon and Vanessa finally tying the knot (they'd been together as long as we had!) in a charming spot in rural Berkshire.

Radstock Reunion
Friday July 11th - Sunday July 13th 2008
A weekend reunion (with the main event on Saturday) of almost all the former tenants of Radstock Road, a decade after most of us graduated.

Journal:

Night Before the Trip Friday 31st October	Expedition Preparations Thursday 30th October	Pub Therapy and My New Korean Friends Wednesday 29th October	Arguing with the Boss (2) Tuesday 28th October	Monday Monday 27th October
Sunday with Junchan Sunday 26th October	Saturday with Junchan (1) Saturday 25th October	Not at My Chirpiest Friday 24th October	Ali and Health Assessment Thursday 23rd October	Wednesday Wednesday 22nd October	Tuesday with Vera (1) Tuesday 21st October	Monday with Vera Monday 20th October
Vera (1) Sunday 19th October	Babysitting (1) Saturday 18th October	Anniversary Friday 17th October	The Queen (3) Thursday 16th October	Leftovers Wednesday 15th October	Bombon El Perro Tuesday 14th October	Presentation Monday 13th October
Hammersmith Sunday 12th October	Thames and St. Paul's (1) Saturday 11th October	Working Late (on a Friday!) Friday 10th October	Thursday Thursday 9th October	Liane Carroll (2) Wednesday 8th October	Black Tuesday Tuesday 7th October	Haggis, Neaps and Tatties Monday 6th October
Janie and Lucy Sunday 5th October	An Array of Antiquities, both Domestic and Exotic (6) Saturday 4th October	Grumbles (1) Friday 3rd October	Leaving Do Thursday 2nd October	Start of Q4 Wednesday 1st October	Belgravia Pub Crawl Tuesday 30th September	Busy Monday 29th September
...and a Jolly nice Sunday too Sunday 28th September	A Jolly Nice Saturday Saturday 27th September	Friday (1) Friday 26th September	A British Restaurant Thursday 25th September	Dunno Wednesday 24th September	Chap from the US (1) Tuesday 23rd September	Back to London Monday 22nd September
The Bear (1) Sunday 21st September	Abergavenny Food Festival Saturday 20th September	Horrible Sayings (1) Friday 19th September	Working Late Again Thursday 18th September	Peer Reviews Wednesday 17th September	Working Late Tuesday 16th September	Entertaining the Japanese Monday 15th September
Mind the Gap Sunday 14th September	Cookham, Marlow and Bourne End Saturday 13th September	Awards Ceremony and Hiroshimakenjinkai Friday 12th September	Someone Else's Work Night Out Thursday 11th September	Truffle Pasta (5) Wednesday 10th September	Lobster Thermador au Crevettes with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and SPAM (2) Tuesday 9th September	Monday Monday 8th September
Sunday (3) Sunday 7th September	Passport to Pimlico Saturday 6th September	The weekend is here, and somehow I'm not that excited Friday 5th September	After Work Beers Thursday 4th September	Out by Myself Wednesday 3rd September	Eating at the Office Tuesday 2nd September	Toilet Zone (1) Monday 1st September
Domesticity Sunday 31st August	Living By Myself (for one night only!) (2) Saturday 30th August	Yes, it is Definitely Wild Mushroom Season Again Friday 29th August	Still in a Culinary Mood Thursday 28th August	Offsite (3) Wednesday 27th August	Gourmet Cooking Tuesday 26th August	Kew Gardens (2) Monday 25th August
On Call Sunday 24th August	Andy and Chika-san's Wedding (3) Saturday 23rd August	Cocktails Friday 22nd August	Boring Work Night Out Thursday 21st August	Curry Wednesday 20th August	Horace Craigie Manders CIE Tuesday 19th August	Fresh Pasta Monday 18th August
Meeting Relatives Sunday 17th August	Breakfast Out and Coconuts Saturday 16th August	Working Late (on a Friday!) Friday 15th August	Summer Party Thursday 14th August	Pizza Express Wednesday 13th August	Stuffed Marrow (1) Tuesday 12th August	Monday Monday 11th August
Afternoon Tea with Andy and Chika-san (1) Sunday 10th August	Simon and Vanessa's Wedding (2) Saturday 9th August	Writing Comedy (7) Friday 8th August	Curry Thursday 7th August	Shingo-san Wednesday 6th August	Work Nights Out Tuesday 5th August	Chinese Food Again Monday 4th August
Not Eating Out Sunday 3rd August	Chinatown (1) Saturday 2nd August	Golberdon (4) Friday 1st August	The "First One to Get Home Does the Cooking" Rule (5) Thursday 31st July	British Pubs in Crisis! (1) Wednesday 30th July	One Hundred Million Dollars (3) Tuesday 29th July	Bandages Off Monday 28th July
Mixed Bag (2) Sunday 27th July	Venturing Out (1) Saturday 26th July	Working From Home Again Friday 26th July	Back to Work (from home) Thursday 25th July	Recovery Day Four Wednesday 24th July	Recovery Day Three Tuesday 22nd July	Recovery Day Two Monday 21st July
Recovery Day One Sunday 20th July	The Operation (7) Saturday 19th July	Fretting Friday 18th July	Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Thursday 17th July	Laphroaig Lasagne Wednesday 16th July	In By Myself Tuesday 15th July	Bye Bye Benoit Monday 14th July
Lunch with Simon Sunday 13th July	Radstock Reunion (1) Saturday 12th July	Lorenzo and Chiara Friday 11th July	Leaving Do Thursday 10th July	Another Forgotten Day Wednesday 9th July	Anonymous Tuesday Tuesday 8th July	Dress Up Monday (1) Monday 7th July
Hair Cut Sunday 6th July	Aquascutum Saturday 5th July

St. Just in Roseland - Cornwall Summer 2008

27th June 2008 - 4th July 2008
A very nice week spent on the Roseland peninsula in Cornwall with lots of the family.

Places:
St. Just in Roseland

Pictures:
Cornwall Summer 2008
Friday June 27th - Friday July 4th 2008
A week staying at Bar Point, near St. Mawes, on the Roseland peninsula in Cornwall.

Journal:

Back to London (3) Friday 4th July	Heligan and The Smuggler's Cottage (1) Thursday 3rd July	The Eden Project and St. Anthony's Head Wednesday 2nd July	In Search of Buried Footwear (1) Tuesday 1st July	St. Michael's Mount, The Minnack Theatre and a Barbeque (2) Monday 30th June
Veryan, Portloe and Gorran Haven Sunday 29th June	St. Just and St. Mawes (1) Saturday 28th June	Travelling to Cornwall, and Dinner at the Tresanton Friday 27th June

London - UK Spring / Early Summer 2008

1st April 2008 - 26th June 2008
In the UK in spring and early summer 2008, mostly in London, but including a daytrip to Rye, a weekend

Places:
London

Pictures:
Hay on Wye
Saturday 24th May 2008
A day out in Hay on Wye with Robin and Vera.

Chelsea Flower Show
Thursday 22nd May 2008
An early evening's wander around the famous flower show.

Regent's Park
Sunday 18th May 2008
A Sunday afternoon's stroll through London, all the way up to Regent's Park.

Chie's Birthday
Sunday 4th May 2008
A few pictures from our day out on Chie's birthday - a wander around the Victoria and Albert museum, followed by an exquisite afternoon tea at the Mandarin Oriental, and then a leisurely stroll through Hyde Park.

Smithfields Karaoke
Saturday 3rd May 2008
An afternoon/evening with Gav, Leon, Stew et al in and around Smithfields, to try out the new Karaoke Box there, with relevant eating and drinking either side.

Spamalot with Rob and Kate
Saturday 26th April 2008
Pictures from the day Rob and Kate came in to London to watch Spamalot, with appropriate merriment either side.

Rye
Sunday 13th April 2008
A daytrip to visit the charming coastal (ish) town of Rye.

Lorenzo in London
Thursday 10th April 2008
A few (mostly very dark and badly taken) pictures from a night out in London with Lorenzo.

Journal:

Pre-Holiday Fire (5) Thursday 26th June	Looking for Roger's Place (1) Wednesday 25th June	Working Late Tuesday 24th June	Off Sick Monday 23rd June
Okonomiyaki Sunday 22nd June	Long Slog Back to London Saturday 21st June	Simon's Stag Do (1) Friday 20th June	Work Nights Out Thursday 19th June	Ramen Wednesday 18th June	The Record of a Tenement Gentleman Tuesday 17th June	A Short Essay on Japanese Women and Their Career Aspirations, or Apparent Lack Thereof (1) Monday 16th June
Ai-san Sunday 15th June	Andy and Chika-san (1) Saturday 14th June	Eating too much (2) Friday 13th June	Work Night Out Thursday 12th June	Productivity Wednesday 11th June	Between a wok and a hard place Tuesday 10th June	Hospital, Sloane Square Pubs and Oliveto Monday 9th June
Ochazuke no aji Sunday 8th June	Babysitting (1) Saturday 7th June	Not Talking Shop, and Simon Visiting Friday 6th June	My Favorite Year (sic) Thursday 5th June	Dinner at the Office Wednesday 4th June	Rice and Miso Soup Tuesday 3rd June	Olive and Tomato Monday 2nd June
Work work work Sunday 1st June	Pub Lunch Saturday 31st May	And the winner is... (13) Friday 30th May	Indiana Jones (3) Thursday 29th May	Kaminari (2) Wednesday 28th May	Tuesday Tuesday 27th May	Sheep Bleat Menacingly (1) Monday 26th May
Lazy Day in Abergavenny (2) Sunday 25th May	Hay-on-Wye (6) Saturday 24th May	Off to Abergavenny Friday 23rd May	Chelsea Flower Show (3) Thursday 22nd May	Champagne and Pizza (and lunch with Dad) Wednesday 21st May	The Speaker (1) Tuesday 20th May	Red Wine and Pasta (1) Monday 19th May
A Stroll to Regent's Park Sunday 18th May	Royal China Saturday 17th May	Tom and Curry (11) Friday 16th May	La Jetée (4) Thursday 15th May	A Proactive Wednesday Wednesday 14th May	Port Ellen 21 year old 1983 Sherry Cask Tuesday 13th May	Monday Evening at the Society Monday 12th May
Sans Soleil (1) Sunday 11th May	More Beers with the Young Frenchman (2) Saturday 10th May	A Night Out with a Young Frenchman Friday 9th May	Sangria (4) Thursday 8th May	John Goes to the Opera (and hates it!) Wednesday 7th May	Entertaining Dignitaries (4) Tuesday 6th May	May Bank Holiday Monday 5th May
Chie's Birthday (4) Sunday 4th May	Smithfields Karaoke Saturday 3rd May	Quiet Friday Friday 2nd May	Andy Thursday 1st May	Work Night Out Wednesday 30th April	Japan vs Scotland Whisky Tasting (2) Tuesday 29th April	Kym's Monday 28th April
Lazy Sunday Sunday 27th April	Rob and Kate and Spamalot (1) Saturday 26th April	Entertaining Again Friday 25th April	Belgian Beer Thursday 24th April	Wednesday Wednesday 23rd April	Planning an Operation (4) Tuesday 22nd April	Scan Monday 21st April
Sunday with Mum Sunday 20th April	Visiting Mum (1) Saturday 19th April	Another Day of Sloth Friday 18th April	Thursday Thursday 17th April	Living With A Hernia (10) Wednesday 16th April	Tuesday Tuesday 15th April	Exercise Bike Monday 14th April
Rye (2) Sunday 13th April	Money and Wigmore Saturday 12th April	WFH (3) Friday 11th April	Lorenzo Pirisino (3) Thursday 10th April	Wednesday Weariness Wednesday 9th April	Tuesday Tedium Tuesday 8th April	Monday Malaise Monday 7th April
Sunday Sunday 6th April	Ordering an Exercise Bike (1) Saturday 5th April	A Bit More Culture Friday 4th April	Thursday Thursday 3rd April	The Importance of Being Earnest Wednesday 2nd April	Back at Work, and New Year's Resolutions Tuesday 1st April

Tokyo and Hiroshima - Japan Spring 2008

14th March 2008 - 31st March 2008
Two weeks in Japan at the end of March.

Places:
Tokyo
Hiroshima

Pictures:
Japan Spring 2008
Saturday 15th - Monday 31st March 2008
A two-and-a-bit week trip back to Japan, to meet up with old friends and revisit our old haunts.

Journal:

Back to England (4) Monday 31st March
Hanami (4) Sunday 30th March 2008	Chichibu Distillery Saturday 29th March 2008	Shinagawa, Chofu and Shinjuku Friday 28th March 2008	By the Sea (2) Thursday 27th March 2008	Atagawa Onsen (2) Wednesday 26th March 2008	Yuka's Graduation and Odaiba Tuesday 25th March 2008	Kyoto to Tokyo Monday 24th March 2008
Keeping up with The Thomases (3) Sunday 23rd March	Bashi-san and Mana-chan Saturday 22nd March	A Random Trip to Shikoku (1) Friday 21st March	Miyajima (2) Thursday 20th March	In Hiroshima Wednesday 19th March	Tokyo to Hiroshima Tuesday 18th March	Visiting the Tokyo Office Monday 17th March
More Old Friends Sunday 16th March	First Day in Japan... and My Birthday! Saturday 15th March	Eastbound (2) Friday 14th March

London - UK

22nd January 2008 - 13th March 2008
The latter part of the winter in London.

Places:
London

Pictures:
Whisky and Tapas with Rob
Wednesday 6th February 2008
An evening of whisky and tapas with Rob, who happened to be in London for the day.

Journal:

On the Peril of Free Washing Machines (2) Thursday 13th March	Only a couple of days left... (4) Wednesday 12th March	Another Busy Day Tuesday 11th March	Long Day Monday 10th March
Omiyage Sunday 9th March	In and Out Saturday 8th March	Tidying the Flat Friday 7th March	Quiet Night In Thursday 6th March	Masala Zone Wednesday 5th March	Michelle Tuesday 4th March	Telly (2) Monday 3rd March
Last Japanese Haircut? Sunday 2nd March	Not as Hungover as I Felt I Should Have Been Saturday 1st March	Whisky Live (3) Friday 29th February	Actually Cooking for a Change Thursday 28th February	Plan B: Pizza Express Wednesday 27th February	Pies Tuesday 26th February	Monday Monday 25th February
Tea Dependency and Alfie (1) Sunday 24th February	The Duke of York Saturday 23rd February	Doing my own thing Friday 22nd February	Pet Project Preparation Thursday 21st February	Wednesday Wednesday 20th February	Tuesday Tuesday 19th February	Back to London Monday 18th February
Sunday in South Wales Sunday 17th February	Off to South Wales Saturday 16th February	End of the Week Drinks Friday 15th February	Parsley Sauce Thursday 14th February	Pancakes (2) Wednesday 13th February	Whisky Society Tuesday 12th February	Halloumi Monday 11th February
Sunday Roast (1) Sunday 10th February	Fallout (1) Saturday 9th February	Hiroshimakenjinkai (1) Friday 8th February	Thursday (1) Thursday 7th February	Bebidas con el doctor Lang (2) Wednesday 6th February	America Unchained (1) Tuesday 5th February	Monday Evening at the Club Monday 4th February
Another Uninspiring Weekend (7) Sunday 3rd February	Waste of a Day (1) Saturday 2nd February	Drinking at the Office Friday 1st February	Mini Pub Crawl Thursday 31st January	Another flat viewing, a curry, and a late night Wednesday 30th January	Cutover Tuesday 29th January	More Flat Hunting Monday 28th January
The North (1) Sunday 27th January	You don't know what you've got 'til it goes up in price (7) Saturday 26th January	Winding Down Friday 25th January	Gloom Thursday 24th January	Off Sick Wednesday 23rd January	Back to Earth (1) Tuesday 22nd January

Aachen and Brussels - Brussels and Aachen

19th January 2008 - 21st January 2008
A weekend away on the continent to visit the hot springs in Aachen, taking in Brussels on the way.

Places:
Aachen
Brussels

Pictures:
Brussels and Aachen
Saturday 19th - Monday 21st January 2008
A weekend away on the continent to visit the hot springs in Aachen, taking in Brussels on the way.

Journal:

Four Countries and Five Languages (1) Monday 21st January
Aachen Sunday 20th January	Brussels (1) Saturday 19th January

London, Llyn Peninsula, Dublin and Cambridge - Late Autumn / Winter - Mostly in the UK

9th September 2007 - 18th January 2008
Including a trip to Dublin, but other than that stayed in the UK.

Places:
London
Llyn Peninsula
Dublin
Cambridge

Pictures:
London January 2008
January 2008
Pictures from daily life in London in January 2008.

Cambridge and Ely
Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th December 2007
A weekend away in Cambridge (including a quick visit to Ely) for mine and Chie's wedding anniversary.

Korean Karaoke
Friday 23rd November 2007
A night out with Gav, Leon, Kyle and Stew consisting of a visit to the movies (not pictured here), some Korean food, then a bout of Korean karaoke.

North Wales and Dublin
Saturday 15th - Tuesday 18th September 2007
A weekend in North Wales visiting Dad et al, followed by a trip to Dublin for a training course.

Journal:

Friday Friday 18th January	Noura Thursday 17th January	Booking Flights (3) Wednesday 16th January	Enchiladas Tuesday 15th January	Richard Hammond Monday 14th January
More Truffly Adventures Sunday 13th January	Truffle Saturday 12th January	Planning a Trip Friday 11th January	Thursday Thursday 10th January	Money Money Money (10) Wednesday 9th January	Career Milestone (6) Tuesday 8th January	Quick Pint After Work Monday 7th January
Truffle Season is Almost Upon Us Sunday 6th January	Pontefract Castle and Sushi Saturday 5th January	End of a Short Week Friday 4th January	Another Day at Work Thursday 3rd January	Back to Work Wednesday 2nd January	...And Welcome to the Year of the Mouse Tuesday 1st January	It's the end of the year as we know it (1) Monday 31st December
Mahjong (1) Sunday 30th December	Dim Sum and The Queen Saturday 29th December	Day Off (1) Friday 28th December	The Day After Boxing Day (3) Thursday 27th December	Boxing Day Wednesday 26th December	Christmas Day (1) Tuesday 25th December	Christmas Eve (1) Monday 24th December
What's the day before Christmas Eve called? (2) Sunday 23rd December	Menheniot and Wotter Saturday 22nd December	First Day Off Friday 21st December	Christmas Curry Thursday 20th December	Last full day at work before Christmas! Wednesday 19th December	Tuesday Tuesday 18th December	Monday Monday 17th December
Dulwich Sunday 16th December	Family (4) Saturday 15th December	A Brush With the Law (3) Friday 14th December	Entertaining Dignitaries Thursday 13th December	Cinderella didn't go to the ball, but was left to ponder the Four Noble Truths a bit (5) Wednesday 12th December	Stew Tuesday 11th December	Glum (2) Monday 10th December
A Long Diatribe About Complaining and a Short Bit about Cambridge and Ely (3) Sunday 9th December	Cambridge Saturday 8th December	Knackered Friday 7th December	Gnocchi Thursday 6th December	Avishays Wednesday 5th December	Tuesday Tuesday 4th December	Pewter Tankards Monday 3rd December
Sunday Sunday 2nd December	Brighton and Trendy Bars (6) Saturday 1st December	Working From Home (As Opposed to Not Really Working From Work) (2) Friday 30th November	On Being Randomised (1) Thursday 29th November	Sekara (6) Wednesday 28th November	After Work Beers Tuesday 27th November	Burgers Monday 26th November
A Stroll Along The Thames Sunday 25th November	Jinro Induced Hangover Saturday 24th November	Jinro (2) Friday 23rd November	Thursday Thursday 22nd November	Veggie Age Wednesday 21st November	Post Review Tuesday 20th November	Review (1) Monday 19th November
Liane Carroll (1) Sunday 18th November	A Cause for Celebration Saturday 17th November	Back to the Big Smoke Friday 16th November	Anglesey and Back Down to South Wales Thursday 15th November	Same Sort of Thing Again Wednesday 14th November	Blustery Tuesday 13th November	Northbound (8) Monday 12th November
More Family (1) Sunday 11th November	Hot Springs Eternal Saturday 10th November	Feeling sorry for myself (1) Friday 9th November	A Short Rant About Train Fares (1) Thursday 8th November	Pasta bake Wednesday 7th November	East Asian Night Tuesday 6th November	Marks and Spencer Monday 5th November
Family Sunday 4th November	Okasan to nihonshoku tabeta (1) Saturday 3rd November	Pizza Con Mama Friday 2nd November	Tapas (5) Thursday 1st November	Tar Pit (6) Wednesday 31st October	Thrashing Tuesday October 30th	Monday Monday 29th October
Shopping (4) Sunday 28th October	Getting Away From It All Saturday 27th October	Exhausted (3) Friday 26th October	More Firefighting and an Encounter with a Billionaire Thursday 25th October	Seventeen Hours (1) Wednesday 24th October	Adrian and the BAVGA Tuesday 23rd October	Monday (2) Monday 22nd October
Gastronomical (2) Sunday 21st October	Tea Party Saturday 20th October	Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese (1) Friday 19th October	The Cardinal Thursday 18th October	Anniversary (3) Wednesday 17th October	Gnocchi and Whisky Tuesday 16th October	The Cittie of Yorke Monday 15th October
Dreary Sunday Sunday 14th October	Japanese Food and RSS (Rabbit Syndication Service) (2) Saturday 13th October	Let me take you by the hand, and lead you through the streets of London... Friday 12th October	More fun with Colin Thursday 11th October	I have a rabbit, he does wi-fi, his name is Colin Wednesday 10th October	Screen Tuesday 9th October	Poorly Chie (1) Monday 8th October
Poshness (1) Sunday 7th October	Malus Domestica Saturday 6th October	Icing Sugar Friday 5th October	Exploring The Locality (1) Thursday 4th October	Spam, Pasta and Heroes (1) Wednesday 3rd October	Drizzle (2) Tuesday 2nd October	Mock Duck (3) Monday 1st October
Sunday Sunday 30th September	Haircut and Tokyo Diner (6) Saturday 29th September	A Rest (1) Friday 28th September	Drummond Street Thursday 27th September	Entertaining Again (2) Wednesday 26th September	Age (1) Tuesday 25th September	Imperial China (7) Monday 24th September
Sunday Sunday 23rd September	Babysitting (6) Saturday 22nd September	Korean Food (3) Friday 21st September	WFH (5) Thursday 20th September	Tapas Wednesday 19th September	Back Across the Irish Sea Tuesday 18th September	In Dublin Monday 17th September
Across the Irish Sea (1) Sunday 16th September	A Day in North Wales Saturday 15th September	Wales and Whisky Friday 14th September	Northstalgia (1) Thursday 13th September	Telly Wednesday 12th September	Yasujiro Ozu Tuesday 11th September	Back at Work and Out for Beer Monday 10th September
Mirror, Mirror Sunday 9th September

Scotland, North Berwick, Edinburgh and Islay - Edinburgh and Islay

1st September 2007 - 8th September 2007
A week's holiday in Scotland, the first half in Edinburgh, and the second half visiting whisky distilleries on Islay.

Places:
Scotland
North Berwick
Edinburgh
Islay

Pictures:
Edinburgh and Islay
Saturday 1st - Saturday 8th September 2007
A week's holiday in Scotland, the first half in Edinburgh, and the second half visiting whisky distilleries on Islay.

Journal:

End of the Holiday Saturday 8th September	Islay's Northern Distilleries, and Back to the Mainland (1) Friday 7th September	Having a Generally Great Time On Islay Thursday 6th September	Islay's Southern Distilleries (2) Wednesday 5th September	Edinburgh to Islay Tuesday 4th September	Overground, Underground and The Fry-Up Monday 3rd September
North Berwick, Glenkinchie and Fireworks Sunday 2nd September	London to Edinburgh Saturday 1st September

England and Wales - A few months without really traveling much

5th April 2007 - 31st August 2007
Didn't leave the UK at all over the summer, which was actually quite nice!

Places:
England
Wales

Pictures:
Seven Sisters
Saturday 25th August 2007
A day out on the South coast, walking from Seaford to Eastbourne along the Seven Sisters.

London August 2007
August 2007
Bits and pieces from life in London and elsewhere in August 2007.

Stew's Birthday
Saturday 21st July
A fancy dress party down in Canterbury for Stew's birthday, the theme being rock/pop stars.

London July 2007
July 2007
Odds and sods from day to day life in July 2007, including a weekend in London with Vera.

Rob's Graduation
Thursday 5th July 2007
Rob's PhD graduation day - long overdue and very well deserved!

Chie's Family in the UK
Friday 22nd June - Sunday 1st July 2007
Chie's family came to the UK for a week and a bit, to meet my family, and take in a few sights on the way round.

Leeds Castle
Sunday 10th June 2007
A daytrip to see Leeds Castle in Kent.

Weekend in Abergavenny
Saturday 2nd - Sunday 3rd June 2007
Weekend visit to see Robin and Vera, including a trip to St. Fagan's.

Leon's Hat Party
Saturday 26th May 2007
An afternoon in a pub in Canterbury, wearing an assortment of silly hats, in honour of Leon's 30th birthday.

London May 2007
May 2007
London in May.

London April 2007
April 2007
Pictures from daily life in London in April 2007 (the first set of John's Pictures to be produced with Cheese!).

Wales Easter 2007
Thursday 5th - Monday 9th April 2007
A visit to North and South Wales over the Easter weekend.

Journal:

Final Slog Friday 31st August	Night Market Thursday 30th August	In Need of a Holiday Wednesday 29th August	A Visitor from Dublin Tuesday 28th August	Bank Holiday Monday 27th August
Proms Sunday 26th August	Three Hats and Seven Sisters (7) Saturday 25th August	Further Dabblings in Second Life Friday 24th August	Telly and Obama (1) Thursday 23rd August	Risotto (3) Wednesday 22nd August	Long Day (4) Tuesday 21st August	EyeTV (2) Monday 20th August
Cornwall for Dummies Sunday 19th August	Whisky Tasting Saturday 18th August	Virtual Beer Friday 17th September	John's New Club (1) Thursday 16th August	In The Middle Wednesday 15th August	An Easily Forgotten Day Tuesday 14th August	Gourmet Oriental (1) Monday 13th August
Picnic on Primrose Hill (1) Sunday 12th August	Karaoke and Okonomiyaki Saturday 11th August	Hot Fuzz Friday 10th August	Thursday Thursday 9th August	It's a Small World Wednesday 8th August	Stage Fright (2) Tuesday 7th August	Why are there no whisky bars in London? (3) Monday 6th August
Roger's Place (3) Sunday 5th August	David's Housewarming Party Saturday 4th August	Jokki Friday 3rd August	No Cause for Alarm Thursday 2nd August	Long Day (1) Wednesday 1st August	Tuesday Tuesday 31st August	Money (11) Monday 30th July
The Cheese Incident Sunday 29th July	Haircut and Kimchi (1) Saturday 28th July	Office Summer Party (2) Friday 27th July	Picture In a Frame (6) Thursday 26th July	Whisky Mac Wednesday 25th July	Foody Tuesday (3) Tuesday 24th July	My Own Office (3) Monday 23rd July
Quite a Nice Day (4) Sunday 22nd July	Stew's Birthday (9) Saturday 21st July	Glum and Glummer (4) Friday 20th July	Glum (2) Thursday 19th July	Working Late Wednesday 18th July	Meeting the residents... or not as the case may be Tuesday 17th July	Planning the Escape Monday 16th July
Afternoon Tea at The Orangery and Pimms in Pimlico (10) Sunday 15th July	Vera and The Great Grandchildren Saturday 14th July	Vera and Bud Flanagan (3) Friday 13th July	CAKE Thursday 12th July	Wednesday Wednesday 11th July	Long Day Tuesday 10th July	Dinner at the Office Again Monday 9th July
Covent Garden (1) Sunday 8th July	Nerdy and Whisky (2) Saturday 7th July	Friday Friday 6th July	Dr. Lang (6) Thursday 5th July	Wednesday Wednesday 4th July	Not that Great Tuesday 3rd July	Something of a Rarity (1) Monday 2nd July
Chie's Family Back to Japan Sunday 1st July	Hampton Court Palace (2) Saturday 30th June	Changing the Guard and Pub Crawl (3) Friday 29th June	Day Off Thursday 28th June	Back to London via the Cotswolds Wednesday 27th June	Stratford and Salford Hall (1) Tuesday 26th June	Washed Out in North Wales Monday 25th June
Driving up to North Wales (2) Sunday 24th June	Abergavenny and Lough Pool Inn (5) Saturday 23rd June	Chie's Family Arrives (2) Friday 22nd June	The Longest Day (10) Thursday 21st June	Back to Work Wednesday 20th June	Another Day Off Sick (4) Tuesday 19th June	Off Sick Monday 18th June
Visiting Ali and the Family Sunday 17th June	Olives and Mushrooms (2) Saturday 16th June	Tired (11) Friday 15th June	No Sign of Life... (1) Thursday 14th June	A bit like being at university (4) Wednesday 13th June	Not a bad life really Tuesday 12th June	Getting Organised (5) Monday 11th June
Leeds Castle (5) Sunday 10th June	A Foody Day (3) Saturday 9th June	It's Friday night and... I'm working (3) Friday 8th June	Carluccio's and The Society Thursday 7th June	Mashing avocados (2) Wednesday 6th June	Accommodation for Tourists in London is Apalling (4) Tuesday 5th June	Monday (1) Monday 4th June
Satterleigh (2) Sunday 3rd June	Pimm's in the Garden Saturday 2nd June	The Final Push (2) Friday 1st June	The Peak that Followed the Trough (2) Thursday 31st May	Overworked (4) Wednesday 30th May	A Collection of Irritating Things (3) Tuesday 29th May	The Crappest Bank Holiday Monday Ever (3) Monday 28th May
On the Technical Miracle that is GPS, and Hollywood's Depiction of England Sunday 27th May	Leon's Hat Party (3) Saturday 26th May	And More Overtime (2) Friday 25th May	More Overtime Thursday 24th May	Overtime Wednesday 23rd May	Dinner with Ali Tuesday 22nd May	Tapas-ish Monday 21st May
Hair Sunday 20th May	Stayed In (2) Saturday 19th May	Drinking at Work (1) Friday 18th May	Macaroni (5) Thursday 17th May	Spamalot (3) Wednesday 16th May	Out with Dad in London Tuesday 15th May	Are Wild Mushrooms Really Wild? (4) Monday 14th May
Yorskshire Puddings and Roast Potatoes (5) Sunday 13th May	Joi Buffet, the British Museum and Eurovision Saturday 12th May	Avenue Q (3) Friday 11th May	Thursday Thursday 10th May	Hoikohroh Wednesday 9th May	Cheese Released to the World (6) Tuesday 8th May	Bank Holiday Monday (1) Monday 7th May
Tea and a Walk along the Thames Sunday 6th May	Harrod's (4) Saturday 5th May	Chie's Birthday (5) Friday 4th May	The Night Before Chiestmas Thursday 3rd May	Occam's Razor (1) Wednesday 2nd May	Late Tuesday 1st May	Chie's First Day at Work Monday 30th April
Dim Sum and a Long Walk (4) Sunday 29th April	South of the River Saturday 28th April	Mum in London (4) Friday 27th April	Recycling Food Thursday 26th April	First Glimpse at Cheese (9) Wednesday 25th April	A Good Grilling (1) Tuesday 24th April	Bill and George Monday 23rd April
Optimal Sunday Sunday 22nd April	Rob and Byrnie's Joint 59th Birthday Saturday 21st April	Nerdy (8) Friday 20th April	Long Day (1) Thursday 19th April	Belgo Centraal Wednesday 18th April	An achievement I can't actually tell you about! (3) Tuesday 17th April	Mutter Paneer Monday 16th April
Jelly Beans and the Gardens Again Sunday 15th April	Markets and Gardens (1) Saturday 14th April	Entertaining Visitors (3) Friday 13th April	Yuck Yuck Thursday 12th April	Another Long Day Wednesday 11th April	Back to London Tuesday 10th April	Back Down South (4) Monday 9th April
Rationalising (1) Sunday 8th April	Heading North Saturday 7th April	Removing a Shrubbery Friday 6th April	Back in the UK and Straight off to Wales Thursday 5th April

California and Mountain View - Second Trip to California

26th March 2007 - 5th April 2007
Another trip to the US... groan.

Places:
California
Mountain View

London - Working in London

4th February 2007 - 25th March 2007
Settling into the new job (and new flat) in London.

Places:
London

Pictures:
My 30th Birthday
Saturday 17th March 2007
A bit of a do to celebrate my 30th birthday (albeit two days late), including a picnic on Primrose Hill, a bout of karaoke, and then a chinese meal.

London March 2007
March 2007
Pictures in London in March 2007, including Tom's 30th birthday party (which wasn't actually in London!).

London February 2007
February 2007
Pictures from life in London, in an assortment of temporary apartments and hotels, in February 2007.

Journal:

My 30th Birthday Party Thing Saturday 17th March	Friday Friday 16th March	So I'm 30 then (8) Thursday 15th March	Last day of my Twenties Wednesday 14th March	Not Much Tuesday 13th March	Groan Monday 12th March
Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon (6) Sunday 11th March	Old Friends and Tom's Birthday Saturday 10th March	Chinatown and Cake Friday 9th March	Social Thursday 8th March	Wednesday Wednesday 7th March	Routy-toot-toot Tuesday 6th March	Whisky, Jam, Cheese, etc (3) Monday 5th March
Sunday Dinner Sunday 4th March	We've Got the Internet! (3) Saturday 3rd March	End of the Working Week (2) Friday 2nd March	Curry and Podcasts (3) Thursday 1st March	Potatoes in their Jackets Wednesday 28th February	Boxes but no Internet Connection (2) Tuesday 27th February	Drinkternet (1) Monday 26th February
Mixed Bag (1) Sunday 25th February	Wiiiiiii Saturday 24th February	Cheese (1) Friday 23rd February	First Visitor (1) Thursday 22nd February	Moving In (12) Wednesday 21st February	Indian Takeaway Tuesday 20th February	Chie-needs-takeaway Monday 19th February
Moving Yet Again Sunday 18th February	Saturday Saturday 17th February	Friday with Kurihara-kun Friday 16th February	Curry-hara-kun Thursday 15th February	Wednesday Wednesday 14th February	Nine Pounds (7) Tuesday 13th February	Monday Monday 12th February
Sunday (1) Sunday 11th February	Dim Sum and Primrose Hill Saturday 10th February	Flat Hunting (6) Friday 9th February	One Month In... (1) Thursday 8th February	Kurihara-kun Wednesday 7th February	Chie (1) Tuesday 6th February	Back at the London Office Monday 5th February
Back in London (2) Sunday 4th February	San Francisco to London (1) Saturday 3rd February

California, San Francisco, Mountain View and Santa Cruz - Three Weeks in California

14th January 2007 - 3rd February 2007
It seems the new job comes with a similar regime of business trips, and kicked off with three weeks of training in California.

Places:
California
San Francisco
Mountain View
Santa Cruz

Pictures:
California January 2007
Sunday 14th January - Saturday 3rd February 2007
Three weeks in California on a business trip for my new job.

Journal:

San Francisco to London (1) Saturday 3rd February	Last Day of the Business Trip (2) Friday 2nd February	Dive Bar (2) Thursday 1st February	British Pub Wednesday 31st January	Mexican Tuesday 30th January	Into the Last Week Monday 29th January
Driving down to Santa Cruz (6) Sunday 28th January	San Francisco Again (2) Saturday 27th January	The Cake of Guilt (5) Friday 26th January	Everyone and His Dog is in California (2) Thursday 25th January	New Company Remorse (3) Wednesday 24th January	Only 2000000 Air Miles... Tuesday 23rd January	Fake Duck (2) Monday 22nd January
Italian American (2) Sunday 21st January	San Francisco (13) Saturday 20th January	Not Much Friday 19th January	An Improvement (3) Thursday 18th January	Second Day at the US Office (4) Wednesday 17th January	First Day at the US Office Tuesday 16th January	Another Day Off Monday 15th January
London to San Francisco Sunday 14th January

London - First Week of New Job

8th January 2007 - 13th January 2007
A week in London before being sent off to California for training.

Places:
London

Pictures:
London January 2007
Sunday 7th - Sunday 14th January 2007
A week in London, first week of my new job.

Journal:

Day Off Saturday 13th January	Last Day of the First Week Friday 12th January	Finally Some Beer Thursday 11th January	A Solitary Outing (4) Wednesday 10th January	Second Day, Same as the First Tuesday 9th January	First Day in the New Job Monday 8th January

Dordogne - A Week in the Dordogne

1st January 2007 - 7th January 2007
A week spent in this very picturesque part of France, visiting my Mum while she was on a long holiday there.

Places:
Dordogne

Pictures:
A Week in the Dordogne
Monday 1st - Sunday 7th January 2007
Kicking off the new year with a week down in the Dordogne visiting Mum and Keith.

Journal:

Leaving the Dordogne (3) Sunday 7th January	Beaulieu (1) Saturday 6th January	Day Off Friday 5th January	Market and Mist Thursday 4th January	Les Immeubles Francaises (4) Wednesday 3rd January	Tuesday in the Dordogne (2) Tuesday 2nd January	Down to the Dordogne (4) Monday 1st January

London, Abergavenny, Llyn Peninsula and Guildford - Christmas in the UK

18th December 2006 - 31st December 2006
Christmas with the family in Wales and elsewhere in the UK.

Places:
London
Abergavenny
Llyn Peninsula
Guildford

Pictures:
UK Christmas 2006
Monday 18th - Saturday 30th December 2006
Christmas with the family back in the UK.

Journal:

New Year's Eve (3) Sunday 31st December	London Saturday 30th December	Friday in Abergavenny Friday 29th December	Cardiff (1) Thursday 28th December	Back to South Wales Wednesday 27th December	Boxing Day Tuesday 26th December	Christmas Day (3) Monday 25th December
Christmas Eve (1) Sunday 24th December	Pictures (1) Saturday 23rd December	South to North Wales (3) Friday 22nd December	A Day in Abergavenny Thursday 21st December	London to Abergavenny (3) Wednesday 20th December	London Tuesday 19th December	Back to the UK (3) Monday 18th December

Tokyo - Last Week in Tokyo

11th December 2006 - 18th December 2006
Last week of working and living in Tokyo before heading back to Blighty.

Places:
Tokyo

Pictures:
Tokyo December 2006
December 2006
Last month of living in Tokyo!

Journal:

Moving Out (1) Sunday 17th December	Packing Up Saturday 16th December	Last Day at Work Friday 15th December	Soubestukai Thursday 14th December	Moving the Sofa Wednesday 13th December	Asakusa Tuesday 12th December	Start of the Last Week Monday 11th December

Hiroshima and Miyajima - Off to Hiroshima to Get Married!

6th December 2006 - 10th December 2006
A few days in Hiroshima, including mine and Chie's wedding on Friday 8th December.

Places:
Hiroshima
Miyajima

Pictures:
Our Wedding in Japan
Friday 8th December 2006
Pictures from our wedding, starting with a ceremony at Miyajima's Itsukushima Shrine, followed by a reception on a cruise ship, and then a final party in the centre of Hiroshima.

Journal:

Globish (5) Sunday 10th December

The Day After (1) Saturday 9th December

Wedding (24) Friday 8th December

Day Before the Big Day Thursday 7th December

Shinkansen (1) Wednesday 6th December

Tokyo - Winding down in Tokyo

12th November 2006 - 6th December 2006
A few weeks in Tokyo as my job there was drawing to a close.

Places:
Tokyo

Pictures:
Tokyo November 2006
November 2006
More pictures from life in Japan, mostly in the latter half of November, including a short trip to the Izu Peninsula.

Journal:

Lethargy (11) Tuesday 5th December	Doing My Own Thing (2) Monday 4th December
Busy Sunday (6) Sunday 3rd December	Out and About with Lorenzo (7) Saturday 2nd December	Friday Night Friday 1st December	Eating Out (1) Thursday 30th November	Back to My Former Self Wednesday 29th November	Whinging on about my ailments like an old man (9) Tuesday 28th November	Vis à Vis a Visa (1) Monday 27th November
Yorkshire Puddings (3) Sunday 26th November	Recovering Saturday 25th November	A Constructive Approach to Being Ill (3) Friday 24th November	Another Day Off Thursday 23rd November	Izu Peninsula - Day Two (2) Wednesday 22nd November	Izu Peninsula - Day One (2) Tuesday 21st November	Errands (3) Monday 20th November
A Thousand Pictures (1) Sunday 19th November	Shinjuku and Shinagawa (1) Saturday 18th November	Otsukare sama desu (3) Friday 17th November	Rest (10) Thursday 16th November	Evening Offsite (4) Wednesday 15th November	Back at work... but not for long! Tuesday 14th November	Virtual Sunday Monday 13th November

Seattle - Business Trip Number 3

5th November 2006 - 12th November 2006
Finally the date for my next (and final) business trip to Seattle was fixed. Just one week this time.

Places:
Seattle

Pictures:
Seattle
Monday 6th - Sunday 12th November 2006
My final business trip for that well known software company.

Journal:

Ladies and Gentlemen - Entry Number 1000!!!! (2) Sunday 12th November	Leaving Seattle (6) Saturday 11th November	Wrapping Up (4) Friday 10th November	The Big Day Thursday 9th November	Thai (1) Wednesday 8th November	Tuesday in the States Tuesday 7th November	A Further Different Way to Fail to Cope with Jetlag Monday 6th November
Off to Seattle (1) Sunday 5th November

Various - Autumn in Tokyo

26th September 2006 - 4th November 2006
A busy time in Tokyo, leading up to my last business trip to Seattle with my current company.

Places:
Tokyo
Enoshima
Mt. Fuji
Ikebukuro
Chofu
Yokohama

Pictures:
Tokyo October 2006
October 2006
The usual daily pictures from the month which marked one year of me working in Japan.

Journal:

Sakana-kun Saturday 4th November	Working on a Holiday (2) Friday 3rd November	Stealth Pumpkin (1) Thursday 2nd November	All Saint's Day Wednesday November 1st	Halloween (1) Tuesday 31st October	The Business Trip Looms... (27) Monday 30th October
Wandering about on a Sunday afternoon Sunday 29th October	Saturday Jazz (1) Saturday 28th October	A Job Well Done (7) Friday 27th October	Back on Form Thursday 26th October	Slump (1) Wednesday 25th October	The Edge of the World (5) Tuesday 24th October	Monday Monday 23rd October
More Rest Sunday 22nd October	Rest (2) Saturday 21st October	Work Night Out (7) Friday 20th October	Thurdsay (3) Thursday 19th October	Wednesday Wednesday 18th October	Paperwork (13) Tuesday 17th October	Off to bed without any supper (3) Monday 16th October
iPod and Contract (1) Sunday 15th October	Pre Wedding Party (4) Saturday 14th October	Hashigo Friday 13th October	The Middle East Thursday 12th October	Where everybody knows your name... (4) Wednesday 11th October	Inbetween Days (5) Tuesday 10th October	Fuji (4) Monday 9th October
Haruka-kun and Kayo-chan (1) Sunday 8th October	Day Out (1) Saturday 7th October	Job Offer (9) Friday 6th October	Culinary Reverse Engineering Thursday 5th October	Nabe (1) Wednesday 4th October	Burglars (Imagined) and Taxi Drivers (2) Tuesday 3rd October	Monday Offsite Monday 2nd October
Enoshima (1) Sunday 1st October	Work on a Saturday Saturday 30th September	Friday Friday 29th September	Rather a lot of Curry (1) Thursday 28th September	A stew by any other name... (4) Wednesday 27th September

Hiroshima, Miyajima, Yamaguchi and Akiyoshido Caves - Long Weekend in Hiroshima

21st September 2006 - 25th September 2006
Four days of wedding planning etc in and around Hiroshima.

Places:
Hiroshima
Miyajima
Yamaguchi
Akiyoshido Caves

Pictures:
Hiroshima September 2006
Friday 22nd - Tuesday 26th September 2006
A few days in Hiroshima.

Journal:

Last Day in Hiroshima Tuesday 26th September	Yamaguchi Monday 25th September
At Home with the Moriwakis (4) Sunday 24th September	Itsukushima Jinja (8) Saturday 23rd September	Shinkansen Friday 22nd September

Various - End of the Summer in Tokyo

31st July 2006 - 21st September 2006
More daily life in Tokyo, in the latter part of the summer. Includes a brief trip to Nagoya and a few other assorted daytrips.

Places:
Tokyo
Okutama
Nippara Shonyudo Caves
Tachikawa
Takaosanguchi
Takaosan
Asakusa
Ikebukuro
Nagoya

Pictures:
Nagoya and Gifu
Saturday 9th - Sunday 10th September 2006
An afternoon touring Gifu followed by a night out in Nagoya.

Tokyo August 2006
August 2006
August - mostly work, work, work, and attempts to escape from Tokyo (both physically and mentally!).

Journal:

Off Site Meeting Thursday 21st September	Leaving Do Number 1 of Approximately 140 Wednesday 20th September	Irate Tuesday 19th September	Respect the Aged Day (1) Monday 18th September
Big Fish in a Small Pond (24) Sunday 17th September	How many beans make five? Saturday 16th September	Working at Home Friday 15th September	The Other Side of Tokyo Thursday 14th September	Two Years (2) Wednesday 13th September	Big Day (5) Tuesday 12th September	STRESS! Monday 11th September
Sleep Sunday 10th September	Gifu and Nagoya (3) Saturday 9th September	Italian Friday 8th September	Okonomiyaki Thursday 7th September	A Very Interesting Toilet (2) Wednesday 6th September	Nachos Gracias Tuesday 5th September	Movies on Demand Monday 4th September
Rounding Off the Weekend (1) Sunday 3rd September	Leon, Shinjuku and Takaosan Saturday 2nd September	Leon, Gav and Stu in Tokyo Friday 1st September	Leftovers (3) Thursday 31st August	Ratatouille to you to! (2) Wednesday 30th August	If the Mountain Wouldn't Come to Masako... (4) Tuesday 29th August	Japanese Sage Derby (2) Monday 28th August
Going Underground (3) Sunday 27th August	Toshimaen Spa (2) Saturday 26th August	End of a Bland Week Friday 25th August	Thurdsay Thursday 24th August	Signs (1) Wednesday 23rd August	Reconstruction via Receipts Tuesday 22nd August	Gyoza Monday 21st August
Another Day Lost to VBI Sunday 20th August	A Day of Rest (2) Saturday 19th August	Ikebukuro Overload (2) Friday 18th August	More Adventures in the Land of VBI (1) Thursday 17th August	Wednesday Wednesday 16th August	Tuesday (1) Tuesday 15th August	Obon (1) Monday 14th August
Beach (3) Sunday 13th August	Rain Saturday 12th August	The Wonderful World of VBI (1) Friday 11th August	I Didn't Expect the Spanish Inquisition... (1) Thursday 11th August	Half day Wednesday 9th August	Virtually Gadding About (2) Tuesday 8th August	Mornington Crescent Monday 7th July
Cafe Culture (2) Sunday 6th August	A load of nonsense about railway timetables... (2) Saturday 5th August	Ikebukuro All Nighter Friday 4th August	Mount Beer (2) Thursday 3rd August	Packing Wednesday 2nd August	Time Waits For No Man Tuesday 1st August	Oh Yes, I Live in Tokyo (3) Monday 31st July

Various - Nagano

28th July 2006 - 30th July 2006
A weekend away in Nagano to escape Tokyo, and see our friend Junchan.

Places:
Nagano
Iiyama
Mount Shirane
Kaminari Falls
Mount Yokote
Shiga Kogen
Obuse

Pictures:
Nagano
Friday 28th - Sunday 30th July 2006
A weekend away in Nagano to escape Tokyo, and see our friend Junchan.

Journal:

Sunday in Nagano (2) Sunday 30th July

Saturday in Nagano (8) Saturday 29th July

Off to Nagano Friday 28th July

Various - First Part of the Summer in Tokyo

7th May 2006 - 28th July 2006
More of the same really, life in Tokyo in May, June and July. Spent the weekdays hard at work, and the weekends mainly trying to escape from the city!

Places:
Tokyo
Hakone
Utsunomiya
Nikko
Yokohama

Pictures:
Tokyo July 2006
July 2006
More pictures from life in Tokyo, as the summer gets into full swing.

Tokyo June 2006
June 2006
A month in Tokyo featuring a number of attempts at the weekend to get away from the place!

Tokyo May 2006
Monday 8th - Wednesday 31st May 2006
Yet another monthly set of images from daily life in Tokyo.

Journal:

Leftovers Thursday 27th July	StuffIt (4) Wednesday 26th July	Mudazukai (1) Tuesday 25th July	Late (4) Monday 24th July
Otaku Matsuri Part 2 (2) Sunday 23rd July	Otaku Matsuri Part 1 Saturday 22nd July	Plated Lasagne Friday 21st July	Jazz Night (1) Thursday 20th July	Coldplay (2) Wednesday 19th July	Tuesday Tuesday 18th July	Tokyophobia (5) Monday 17th July
Best of a Bad Lot (10) Sunday 16th July	Internet TV? My Arse! (5) Saturday 15th July	Beer Garden (13) Friday 14th July	Thirst-day Thursday 13th July	Thai Yellow Curry (2) Wednesday 12th July	Burgers on the Balcony Tuesday 11th July	Novel Tubers Monday 10th July
Sunday (4) Sunday 9th July	Out and About with Lorenzo (4) Saturday 8th July	Me and Lox at the New York Bar (3) Friday 7th July	Slobs r' Us Thursday 6th July	Music Wednesday 5th July	Getting a bit Tedious... (7) Tuesday 4th July	My Life on a DVD (8) Monday 3rd July
An Equally Lazy Sunday Sunday 2nd July	Lazy Saturday (6) Saturday 1st July	Missa Johnouchi (1) Friday 30th June	Unexpected trip to the 'Bukuro Thursday 29th June	A Potentially Nodal Event... (13) Wednesday 28th June	Izakaya (3) Tuesday 27th June	Source Control Monday 26th June
Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon (2) Sunday 25th June	Mac Mini and Gyoza (5) Saturday 24th June	A good note to end on Friday 23rd June	The only way is up... (1) Thursday 22nd June	Unix in a Lunch Box (1) Wednesday 21st June	More Dreariness (2) Tuesday 20th June	Dreary Monday 19th June
Yokohama (6) Sunday 18th June	Small is Beautiful (5) Saturday 17th June	Was I just missing karaoke...? (2) Friday 16th June	Mominoki House (6) Thursday 15th June	You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone (4) Wednesday 14th June	A Change is as Good as a Rest...? (10) Tuesday 13th June	Better than Nothing (4) Monday 12th June
Pins in the Map (4) Sunday 11th June	Tochigi (3) Saturday 10th June	It's Friday and It's Vegetable (3) Friday 9th June	New Irish Bar (3) Thursday 8th June	How to Beat the Vicious Circle of Overtime (12) Wednesday 7th June	My Name in Ketchup (1) Tuesday 6th June	Monday Monday 5th June
Tourkeyo (3) Sunday 4th June	Hakone (2) Saturday 3rd June	End of a Crappy Week (5) Friday 2nd June	Rubbish Thursday (8) Thursday 1st June	Curry OK? (3) Wednesday 31st May	That's Entertainment (3) Tuesday 30th May	Wine (4) Monday 29th May
Tokyo (13) Sunday 28th May	A Day Lost to Nerdiness (1) Saturday 27th May	You're All Fired! (1) Friday 26th May	Ci Sono Molti Fiori Nel Giardino (9) Thursday 25th May	The Future (3) Wednesday 24th May	Old Friends (1) Tuesday 23rd May	The Limits of My Universe Monday 22nd May
Out on the Balcony (15) Sunday 21st May	Travel (10) Saturday 20th May	A Bit of a Relapse (6) Friday 19th May	What a Superb Result (4) Thursday 18th May	(St)ill (6) Wednesday 17th May	Ill Tuesday 16th May	Monday (9) Monday 15th May
Hello Tastebuds My Old Friend... (10) Sunday 14th May	There's A Scotsman in My Flat! (13) Saturday 13th May	An Unusual Visitor (5) Friday 12th May	Knackered Thursday 11th May	Entertaining Again (4) Wednesday 10th May	Entertaining Tuesday 9th May	A Very Sad Day (2) Monday 8th May
Back to Tokyo (1) Sunday 7th May

Hiroshima - Golden Week in Hiroshima

2nd May 2006 - 7th May 2006
A few days spent back in Hiroshima, visiting Chie's family.

Places:
Hiroshima

Pictures:
Hiroshima May 2006
Wednesday 3rd - Sunday 7th May 2006
A few days spent in Hiroshima during a slew of national holidays that the Japanese call "Golden Week", in 2006.

Journal:

Back to Tokyo (1) Sunday 7th May

Family (1) Saturday May 6th

Miyajima (4) Friday May 5th

Chie's Birthday Thursday May 4th

Out and About in Hiroshima Wednesday May 3rd

Off to Hiroshima (2) Tuesday May 2nd

Tokyo - April in Tokyo

2nd April 2006 - 1st May 2006
Daily life in Tokyo during April 2006, with plenty of cherry blossom.

Places:
Tokyo

Pictures:
Tokyo April 2006
April 2006
Pictures in Tokyo in April, complete with a good helping of the obligatory cherry blossom photos.

Journal:

Leftovers (2) Monday 1st May
Gadgets (5) Sunday 30th April	Random Touristy Day Out (7) Saturday 29th April	Quiet Friday (3) Friday 28th April	Trendy Telly Types (4) Thursday 27th April	Old Friends (3) Wednesday 26th April	Knackered (5) Tuesday 25th April	Japanese Curry Monday 24th April
Cooking for the Girls (8) Sunday 23rd April	Roppongi and That (9) Saturday 22nd April	Eclissi (2) Friday 21st April	Food for the Poorly Thursday 20th April	Chotto Biru no Kibun (2) Wednesday 19th April	I Don't Remember Tuesday Tuesday 18th April	Yellow Monday 17th April
Buying Stuff (9) Sunday 16th April	Takaosan (3) Saturday 15th April	A Local Night Out for Local People (1) Friday 14th April	Cooking (5) Thursday 13th April	A Bit of a Breakthrough Wednesday 12th April	Beer and Broadcasters Tuesday 11th April	Language Ability (10) Monday 10th April
A Very Sociable Sunday (1) Sunday 9th April	Junchan (6) Saturday 8th April	Quercus (1) Friday 7th April	Cheap Dinner Thursday 6th April	Hanami Number 2 (1) Wednesday 5th April	Hanami Number 1 Tuesday 4th April	Back at Work (2) Monday 3rd April
In Japan Again (6) Sunday 2nd April

Various - Trip Back to the UK

21st March 2006 - 1st April 2006
A trip back to the UK to attend Rob and Kate's wedding, and visit some family.

Places:
London
Reading
Abergavenny
Llyn Peninsula
Castle Donington
Guildford
Dublin

Pictures:
UK March 2006
Tuesday 21st - Friday 31st March 2006
Pictures from mine and Chie's trip back to the UK in March 2006, to attend Rob and Kate's wedding, and also visit friends and family.

Journal:

UK to Japan Saturday 1st April	London (2) Friday 31st March	Leeks and Llyn Thursday 30th March	Dublin (1) Wednesday 29th March	South to North Tuesday 28th March	Malmesbury (3) Monday 27th March
Out and About around Abergavenny Sunday 26th March	Guildford and Abergavenny Saturday 25th March	Rob and Kate's Wedding Friday 24th March	The Peak District Thursday 23rd March	Busy (1) Wednesday 22nd March	Off to England Tuesday 21st March

Tokyo - A couple of weeks in Tokyo in March

3rd March 2006 - 21st March 2006
Sandwiched inbetween trips to the USA and the UK, I ended up only being back in the city where I (supposedly) live for about two weeks.

Places:
Tokyo

Pictures:
Tokyo March 2006
Friday 3rd - Tuesday 21st March 2006
Pictures taken in Tokyo in March 2006, during two and a half weeks between trips to Seattle and the UK. Includes a weekend spent with Lorenzo.

Journal:

Off to England Tuesday 21st March	Getting Ready to Go Monday 20th March
A Day with Lorenzo (3) Sunday 19th March	Come Fry with Me Saturday 18th March	I had no idea it was St. Patrick's Day until... Friday 17th March	Stew Thursday 16th March	Birthday Wednesday 15th March	Posh Nosh Tuesday 14th March	Working Late (13) Monday 13th March
A BIOP too far (1) Sunday 12th March	Enoshima Spa Saturday 11th March	Okonomiyaki and Karaoke (2) Friday 10th March	Postponed Thursday 9th March	To Flame or not to Flame Wednesday 8th March	Pizza Tuesday 7th March	Back into the Routine (4) Monday 6th March
Girly Chat (2) Sunday 5th March	Busy Saturday (1) Saturday 4th March	In Japan Again (1) Friday 3rd March

Seattle - Business Trip Number 2

20th February 2006 - 2nd March 2006
Another business trip to Seattle and some fairly wintery weather!

Places:
Seattle

Pictures:
Seattle February 2006
Monday 20th February - Thursday 2nd March 2006
Pictures taken during the weekend break in the middle of a two week business trip to Seattle at the end of February 2006.

Journal:

Back to Tokyo Thursday 2nd March	Wrapping Up Wednesday 1st March	Mexican Tuesday 28th February	Monday Monday 27th February
Redneck for a Day (7) Sunday 26th February	Mount Rainier National Park (2) Saturday 25th February	Yeah I Know Friday 24th February	Malaise (13) Thursday 23rd February	Wednesday Wednesday 22nd February	Second Day in the US (1) Tuesday 21st February	Double Monday Monday 20th February

Tokyo - Winter in Tokyo

9th January 2006 - 20th February 2006
A cold few weeks in Tokyo - even some snow!

Places:
Tokyo

Pictures:
Tokyo February 2006
February 2006
Pictures in Tokyo in February 2006, including a visit to the Whisky Live exhibition, where I met such whisky celebrities as Richard Paterson and Dave Broom.

Tokyo January 2006
January 2006
Assorted pictures from daily life in Tokyo, at the start of the year of the dog.

Journal:

Double Monday Monday 20th February
Natsukashii (11) Sunday 19th February	Internet (1) Saturday 18th February	Friday (5) Friday 17th February	Broadcasting Thursday 16th February	Sherlock Holmes - Were the Books Better? Wednesday 15th February	Yellow Tuesday 14th February	Anti-Valentine's Day Monday 13th February
Sunday Sunday 11th February	Hide Saturday 11th February	Improvement Friday 10th February	Up and Down (2) Thursday 9th February	No Daikon! Wednesday 8th February	Great India (10) Tuesday 7th February	Mondays Monday 6th February
Eating Sunday 5th February	Mexican Saturday 4th February	That Karaoke Bar Again (5) Friday 3rd February	Gyoza Thursday 2nd February	Earthquakes and Karaoke (2) Wednesday 1st February	A Small Whinge About Labelling Tuesday 31st January	Monday Night Karaoke (10) Monday 30th January
Sunday (4) Sunday 29th January	Table (4) Saturday 28th January	Friday Night (4) Friday 27th January	Rest (2) Thursday 26th January	Okinawa Town Wednesday 25th January	Late, but not so Late Tuesday 24th January	Late Monday 23rd January
Geoff the Snowman (14) Sunday 22nd January	Snow (5) Saturday 21st January	Out in Shinjuku Friday 20th January	Oriental Food (1) Thursday 19th January	Wednesday Wednesday 18th January	Anniversary (6) Tuesday 17th January	Hard Work (3) Monday 16th January
Stools (15) Sunday 15th January	More Transportation of Olive Trees Saturday 14th January	Friday 13th Friday 13th January	Holmes and Donkey Thursday 12th January	An Evening with Holmes and Watson (4) Wednesday 11th January	Potential New Local Tuesday 10th January	The World's Fastest Olive Tree (2) Monday 9th January

Hiroshima - Seeing the Family

6th January 2006 - 9th January 2006
A late New Year's visit to see Chie's family in Hiroshima.

Places:
Hiroshima

Pictures:
Weekend in Hiroshima
Friday 6th - Monday 9th January 2006
A weekend in Hiroshima, visiting Chie's family as a sort of late New Year's break.

Journal:

The World's Fastest Olive Tree (2) Monday 9th January
At Home with the Family Sunday 8th January	Out with the Moriwakis (3) Saturday 7th January	Off to Hiroshima Friday 6th January