http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPdkwu-HciY
This next one is really pretty. It is evidently a winter chime because Tokyo is already dark (at 5) and you can see the Tokyo Tower lit up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbRJucd1CG4&NR=1
A little more distant but still pretty:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icjcvKeC4xQ&NR=1
Friday, July 1, 2011
The bells chime...for me!
Every evening at 5:00 bells chime all over Tokyo to mark the hour. And, if you are at the park in Omotesando at 6:00 the temple guardians mark the hour with gongs. We have enjoyed the chimes and gongs all year until now. It seems that every chime signals that the minutes of our Asian tour are melting away and it's almost time to leave. While we are all very excited to be coming home, it is also very sad to leave the friends we have made here and all the special places we have come to enjoy over the last year. Tonight we are taking friends to one of our Turkish restaurants (Friday is belly dancer night). Tomorrow we will resume packing. I am also not looking forward to unpacking all the boxes when they come! Graham leaves first. He will leave for Oklahoma next Thursday. Then the following Thursday Sam and I will follow, taking a detour in Italy and Istanbul before heading to Oklahoma to retrieve the car and lizard and drive home. It's too bad we can't hop on a bullet train and not have to worry about driving so far! But, on the other hand, it will be nice to be back in the land of clothing that does not fit too snugly. :)
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