Ex-girlfriend gets married
Today, I got a rather interesting surprise: an email from an old friend, still living in Vancouver. It appears that a couple of weekends ago, my ex-girlfriend (and ex-fiancee) got married. When I read this rather …
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Critical Mass Reckless Summer Reunion
There are certainly worse ways to spend Friday the 13th. There are certainly more healthy ones. But when Critical Mass decides to throw a party for its employees, you can be sure of two things: There will be a lot of …
Railway Days at Calgary's Heritage Park
Okay, before you all say “oh, there’s Geoff and his trains again!”, I would like to emphasize — for the record — that I only did this because the Society was desperate for people. The Society, of course, is …
Chasing CPR Empress 2816 to Brooks
While this weekend was absolutely amazing, too many of these and I’ll die from exhaustion. I started early Saturday morning. Those of you who are chiming in with “must be train stuff” can smile smugly — ‘cuz …
My Trip to Japan, returning home
When I finally arrived home from my stint with the CBC so many months ago, I was happy to be back. It will be nice to be home after my trip to Japan, even though it’s sad to leave it so soon. When I arrived almost two …
My Trip to Japan, Imperial Palace and Ueno Park
Today was my last full day in Japan. There was so much I still wanted to see and do. I couldn’t do everything … but I darn well tried! Chris had to work, so would stay behind in Yotsukaido. Kaz, her friend, …
My Trip to Japan, Yokohama
Another day, another adventure. Today, though, we would throw in a different nationality. We all rose at basically the same time and quickly prepared for our departure. We needed to be in Yokohama by about 10:30, which …
My Trip to Japan, Odaiba Seaside Park
Today was a good day. Not that other days have been bad by any means, but when you can sit back and reflect and feel really good — that’s a particularly good day. Chris was up early to meet Kaz at Tokyo station. We had …
My Trip to Japan, Harajuku and Shibuya
I think a good rule of thumb for how long you should stay in one place while on vacation is your comfort level. When you become too comfortable, you’ve stayed too long. I’ve become very comfortable with Tokyo. That’s not …
My Trip to Japan, Daihonzan Naritasan Shinshoji Temple
After a few days of non-stop touring, a slow day is much appreciated, even though it wasn’t planned that way. Chris was up before me, starting to clean up the apartment. It wasn’t messy by any means, but today we’re …