🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭 February 9, 2025 - Bangkok Thailand

Final days here in Thailand for this year. Enjoyable, I must say. Lunch at Icon Siam.

interesting concoction of Udon noodles, ground chicken sauce and shrimp.

This last building I’ve posted before but nonetheless a very interesting building. The Sathorn Unique Tower. The most interesting unfinished building in Bangkok know locally as the “ghost” tower. 47 storeys, 600 units, 80% complete, location of the horror film THE PROMISE and the location of a suicide. Empty since 1997.

Thanks Thailand … see you next year!

🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵 February 6, 2025 - Tokyo Japan

A few parting shots. Just a few random photos of the last few days mostly spent shopping.

Konno Hachimangu Shrine

A quick word on Japanese food. In a word Tasty! Affordable as well. The above around C$12

Finally the quick train to the airport!

🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵 February 5, 2025 - Tokyo, Japan

There is more to Tokyo than Ueno Zoo. First the shopping area Ginza.

Home to Uniqlo? Never heard of it?

Uniqlo Co., Ltd.

株式会社ユニクロ

A huge Japanese owned casual clothing designer and retailer with over 3700 stores worldwide and 28 in Canada.

Even I was able to find a few things! Great store.

Ginza shopping street

Sensoji Temple. More for the area this trip.

Kids can still have simple fun!

Ladies in Kimonos

Ueno station

Fresh produce for C$ 3.73 for a handful of peas or 10 Brussel Sprouts

🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵 February 4, 2025 - Tokyo Japan - Oeno Park Zoo

My 4th visit to Japan and my 3rd to Tokyo. Oeno Zoo is a favourite. Besides Tokyo I’ve been to zoos in Dublin, London, Toronto, Bangkok, San Jose CR, San Diego, Edmonton (Al Oeming) and my first … Moose Jaw Wild Animal Park. I was dejected this trip as 50% was either closed, avian flu or being renovated. Just before leaving two birds just appeared to make the visit worthwhile.

Daurian Redstart male just spending the winter in Tokyo.

Grey Heron

Eastern Black Rhino

One of the twin Pandas

Black tailed Prairie Dogs

Atmospheric day …