Tokyo Videos

Check out this sushi restaurant in Tokyo. The sushi goes around the restaurant on a conveyor belt. The chefs prepare it right in front of you.

Raw squid anyone?

Here is a busy Tokyo street. Where are you going people?

All the streets lights turn red so all pedestrians can cross in all directions at the same time. Madness.

50 days in Canada!

After nearly two and a half years of waiting, I finally made my first trip back home. And what a crazy roller coaster of a trip it was. It all started with mass confusion at the airport after missing a flight from Japan, then a sleep over in the airport, then 24 hours of travel halfway around the world on several airplanes and buses.

After that it has been a pretty smooth vacation. The fall weather in New Brunswick has been unusually warm this year and I was lucky enough to be here to enjoy it living in the comfort of my parents' newly build home on the Saint John River shore.


My little brother Jacques and his lovely lady Tina got married while I was there. Their wedding went off without a hitch. Have a look at some of their great pictures.


Here we are trying on our suits before the wedding.

At the reception Jacques had a pretty funny prank prepared for Ivan and I. Since my older brother Ivan and I have yet to get married, Jacques and Tina thought it would be funny to set us up on dates. In the middle of the reception someone brought out a pair of blow-up doll ladies for us so we wouldn't feel lonely. Everyone had a good laugh at us. But revenge will be sweet my brother.

Check out these huge pumpkins at at farm we visited.

Other events while at home:
-My cousin Christine got married
-I built a birdhouse from scratch that looks like a mini version of my parents' house
-My parents cooked awesome food (This was the best part of the trip!)
-I went on a trip to Boston
-I ate more awesome food
-Saw some old friends
-Celebrated my brother Jacques and my dad's birthdays!

I ate a lot while there thanks to my awesome parents who cooked up a storm. It was the perefect break away from the madness that is my life. Thanks guys!!! Maybe I’ll have to visit again. 50 days wasn't nearly long enough. Please send Canadian food to me in Korea... :(

Boston

On a scenic fall day, we got in the car and made the long trip to Boston. The leaves were changing colors making for a quite enjoyable trip through a postcard perfect New England landscape. We somehow bumped into the Stanley cup which was being shown on a tour. We also saw a Delorian being sold at an antique car show. What are the odds of seeing both in one day?

We made a few stops on the way but eventually made it to Boston. It was pretty busy. I wouldn’t recommend driving through there. After ditching the car and switching to subway for transportation, we got to enjoy some of the attractions such as the Boston Science Museum, the Faneui Marketplace, and of course the famous Cheers bar. Boston has a really nice mix of historic and modern that I really enjoyed.


Click here to see more pics of Boston and our trip through the New England states.

Tokyo

I made a quick vacation stop in Tokyo before heading back to Canada for a few months of well deserved R&R. Check out some of the best pics of my trip.


We went to Tokyo Disney Land, shopping down town, Tokyo Tower, and walked a lot. It all ended a little badly however as we ended up taking a wrong turn (or two) on the subway and missed our flight out. Apart from that we had a great time. Here are the rest of the pictures from our trip to Tokyo.

Ulsan

Here are some night shots of the city of Ulsan.

Ulsan is an important industrial center in Korea. It's a factory town that is lit up at night like a mixture of Las Vegas and some alien planet. It has chemical plants, oil refineries, and a large sugar refinery. They manufacture automobiles, fertilizer, textiles, ships, aluminum... you name it.
They also have an interesting beach scene with outdoor illegal gambling, barbecue stands, and live performances.

Korean Protests

Koreans have a unique and dramatic way of protesting that some people might call overly extreme. An example of this is the man who recently threw a pile of excrement onto the meat isle at a grocery in order to protest the importing of American beef.

Yes, excrement, on food, in a grocery store.

I found this article that highlights some of the more extreme demonstrations that people have taken here in the ROK.