Taken by The Belated Birthday Girl on 08/11/2004.
Another of the high-points of Nagasaki - literally, on this occasion. Interesting old "European" buildings, with great views over Nagasaki - particularly at sunset.
Taken by The Belated Birthday Girl on 08/11/2004.
Nagasaki is one of my favourite towns in Japan, and it has a nice little Chinatown, though it was a bit quiet when we went there.
Taken by The Belated Birthday Girl on 07/11/2004. First in a series of her holiday snaps, to tie in with the article on our Japan holiday at
The Unpleasant Lair.
This was my favourite of all the places we stayed on this trip: a lovely little traditional Ryokan.
...or, at least, their six pianos, as spotted at Bush Hall. Miguel del Aguila's fabulously raunchy Conga Line in Hell was the highlight of their set for me. Steve Reich's Six Pianos came fairly close, but was sadly marred when only five of the pianists finished it at the same time.
As consumed by The Belated Birthday Girl at Chinese posh nosh place Hakkasan.
Firecrackers in Leicester Square to celebrate Chinese New Year.
More of the celebrations for the Year Of The Rooster.
All the usual fun and frolics, slightly marred by a seriously over-the-top police presence, closing off any street as soon as it had more than four people in it.