As a Christmas present for her grandparents, Kate put together a coupld of albums of pictures from our Japan trip, including this shot of What Japanese Commuter Trains Look Like to Me:
(That was taken standing up looking straight ahead on a train from Tokyo to Yokohama. The Japanese have the best trains in the world, but they're not tall.)
Kate has posted all of the pictures from the grandparent albums over on her LiveJournal, along with the extensive captions she wrote for them:
Go on over there and take a look.
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Nice pics! I am old enough to remember when made in Japan was synonymous with, falls apart in your hand! LOL! But they are sure are the epitome of proof of how being systematic and methodical came raise you to the top!
Dave Briggs :~)
I'm curious - how tall are you?