The winds have blown all clouds away, and there it is in all its glory in the distance, beyond the glass, framed by Tokyo Tower and taller office buildings. I am not expecting to see Mt Fuji, but Hiroshi knows just the 40th floor vantage point. Away in the distance through today’s soaring skyscrapers is Tokyo Tower, the tallest building in all of Tokyo back in 1966, even taller than the Eifel Tower.
(“By learning to see and appreciate beauty, we learn to reject self-interested pragmatism,” so says Pope Francis in ‘Laudate Si’.)Ī stop for a cup of the bitter ‘matcha’ green tea in a traditional Japanese teahouse on the lake presents an opportunity to know little more about the growth of Tokyo since my last visit. Trellises of budding wisteria around the lake trigger a momentary impulse to return in a month’s time for more joy and beauty. Blossoms keep falling on my head in the cold gusts of wind, (even land on my lip as you’ll see in one of the photos). But a quick taxi ride away, and a walk in the park, I’m rewarded. Walking through the fish market stalls, there is no cherry blossom only fish. Silent Retreat at Riverview – July 2010.The Melbourne Wedding of my Niece Jacqui and Satya – July 2010.Australian Outback Encounter – August 2010.Mexico City – 2 cities, 2 cultures, 2 days.The eXile – A visit to Cuba in January 2010.Michael’s Travel Stories in illustrated booklets.
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