Today we went to the beautiful city of Kyoto, on one of Japan’s legendary Nozomi Shinkansen trains. The Nozomi is Japan’s fastest train service and runs on the Tokaido and San’yō Shinkansen lines. The service only stops at the largest stations. Its N700 series rolling stock reaches speeds of 83 metres per second (300 km/h | 186 mph).
We also spent quite a lot of time photographing Kyoto’s magnificent railway station building. Then we rounded the day off with a trip up the famous Kyoto Tower.
Bah Humbug!
Found myself on top of Portsdown Hill again today, with its magnificent views over Cosham, Portsmouth, Southsea, the Solent and 13 km+ into the distance, the Isle of wight. Despite the bright sunshine, it was still quite hazy over the conurbation. Still, I was somewhat reassured to discover that our green and pleasant land is…
It was a really nice day today, so we thought we’d have breakfast on the beach at Mui Wo.
I’m a fairly keen amateur photographer. Over the years, I have collected quite an assortment of vintage lenses, filters and other bits and bobs. I have also encountered quite a few sticky filters. However, I can honestly say that I have never destroyed a filter by attempting to remove it. Having the correct tool helps…
Today we wandered down to Cascais.
Lisbon, Portugal, day 9.
