After arriving to LA for Lucas’ Bday, we went to Hollywood Walk of Fame. Yes, this is where the Stars are!
It’s actually a lot and trying to find your favorite celebrities can be difficult. In fact, I missed a couple (even Godzilla!!!)
We also ate at a Jonny Rocket’s right where it is busy on the blvd.
I was interested in seeing this. I’ve been to Richmond (Canada) Night Market and enjoyed it.
The cost was $10 to park and $5 to get in. Open til Midnight. I knew it was gonna be busy, plus I didn’t want to pay that $15 + the food that I would buy.
But around 10:30pm, I had an urge to go, so I did. When I arrived, I had 1 hour before closing, most vendors were done for the day and it wasn’t as packed.
While I kept it minimal, it was good to see a diversity of food in such a small area. I love foodie stuff honestly.
This event was only for 3 days and I guess this was the first one.
IG – @foodlandnm
My sister-in-law told us about Burnaby mountain. It was a nice sunny day and it would have be perfect for a nice relaxing spot.
When we got there, I couldn’t believe my eyes. The wooden structures were huge and gorgeous.
When we were driving, I saw some people climbing the log, so when went there, I immediately walked on it (on the other side there was a sign saying No climbing, I was unaware). As I was reaching the half it got windy enough that I got my pictures and came down.
It was so clear and beautiful that day, you can see downtown Vancouver BC!
I’ve been fortunate enough to experience a few high places with scenic views.
Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Tower, Umeda Sky building (Osaka), Space Needle and Columbia Center (Seattle), Empire state building (New York)…
But I never really pursued Vancouver Lookout as I should have. Well, this time, I wanted to check it out and with my family.
I was not disappointed. While this isn’t as high as most, I have to say it had some of the best views I’ve seen.
While the aforementioned places were great… For some reason I liked the Vancouver Lookout a lot.
Maybe the combination of water, close by mountains, city and urban worked well!
We ate at the food court before going up.
Prices weren’t bad ($18 adult) and kids (free).
https://vancouverlookout.com/buy-tickets/
Again, the views were amazing because I love the stark contrast of landscape.
I enjoyed this with my family and kids. I really liked how intrigued the kids get.
If you are in the area, check it out.
I came upon this serene Garden while going to Driven carshow. After I left the show, I decided to take some pictures because how calming I found it to be.
After looking it up, I couldn’t believe how extraordinary this place is.
” The Momiji Commemorative Garden serves as a reminder of the internment of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. “
credit – http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3TVW_The_Momiji_Gardens_Vancouver_BC_Canada
After that all day driving that Noguchi-san did, I still wanted to explore Nagasaki.
I did want to explore a bit. Again, Wandering Leopard trips are about experiencing things.
So I wanted to check out their tram system!
I took the tram down the street and walked towards the shopping are near the water.
This is the Dejimamachi area
I did some shopping and exploring.. but it was gorgeous!!!
The drive to “stage 2” was going to be 2 hours long. It was in the mountains and a nice drive.
We didn’t stop anywhere because Noguchi-san had to get some work done in the evening.
While we couldn’t stop, I did love taking pictures while he was driving, the weather and landscape was gorgeous!
In 2018, I met with Noguchi-san and he said the Red Kaido Leopard was 2 hours away. I didn’t have that much time, so we didn’t go to see it.
This time, I wanted to see it and also Nagasaki, so we planned to go this time.
I left Hakata station via Kamome Express line to Nagasaki.
Soon, Noguchi-san picked me up and he said he would take me to Secret base.
After I left Takamatsu, I headed straight to Fukuoka. I was excited as I was hoping to meet with my friends from last time.
Unfortunately, everyone was busy. Even my friends in Kumamoto were busy (one of them was in the hospital for being sick).
Even though I was crushed, I took the time to explore Fukuoka on foot. I walked to Canal City and checked out Kawabata Shopping arcade.
I walked a few blocks to JR Hakata station. In all honesty, I was blown away how huge Hakata station. I’ve only seen it from the inside mainly, but coming from the outside.. how it is huge. I was talking with Mitch (Showa Elite) and I trying to see if we can schedule something with Misaki-san and others… but it didn’t work out.
So I continued exploring.
Having missed a religious site in Kyoto, I did visit a Shinto Shrine here in Fukuoka.
Reisen Crane Shrine and Kushida Shrine Shinmon
It was night time, but it was a Friday night, people were out having a good time and the food stalls were packed!
I walked around til about 230am. I really loved exploring Fukuoka. I just love this place!
The last couple of times I came to Takamatsu, they were in the evening because I would arrive late.
This time, it was late, but I had just gotten done spending time with my brothers.
I decided to go walk around Takamatsu Sunport.
I started walking towards the Sunport area. It was a good night, not windy or cold. It was perfect. I remember one of the spots I wanted to go to was the Red lighthouse.
I cut through Takamatsu station.
I went across the street where Sunport Hall Takamatsu was located.
Cut through headed to the port.
Now at the “pier” section.
As I was walking back to my rental, I saw a couple of cars drive by. I was kinda excited as taking some car pictures is a good night cap.
Once I saw it was an older Toyota Hiace van and Toyota Crown, I had to ask if I could take pictures! I love these older cars.
I talked to the owner and showed them Vankulture. They were not on any SNS (Social network service aka social media). After showing them, he jumped on Instagram.
The older Hiace vans with that VIP style… that is the style I fell in love with in 2002.
After that small meeting, I walked to the local train station to check out the local train line.
Having a calming night walk and just enjoying it was pretty cool. I loved it.