Mito & the Umematsuri

Friday night Peter, now known as Maverick, and we three ladies headed to Mito for a gathering of co-workers and a friend's 30th birthday. Though I did not have much opportunity to talk to the


Saturday morning I met Riccardo at the Mito train station


After marvelling at the lack of timidity of the ducks and swans inhabiting Senba lake, Riccardo and I sat


After the park we walked through town and visited the Mito Museum of Art. I have been wanting to visit the gallery since I've been in Japan and was not let down. The exhibit was called "To The Human Future: Flight from the Dark Side" and featured about 20 international artists dealing with human degradation via war in a variety of media (paint, sculpture, photography, movie...). There

Topped with dinner, great conversation, and the odd staring

My weekend was rounded off with a viewing of The Chronicles of Narnia and dinner with Koji. While I

As it turns out, all these photos are by Riccardo; my thanks to him for weilding his camera so skillfully, and also for re-sizing the picture for me. I have just found out that my camera is en route from Canada by ExpressPost and am crazy with anticipation! YAY!
I am glad Mito on SAT was better than Mito on MON ;o)
I will try to downsize the pictures for you, no problem.
Riccardo