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Travelogues => Travel Diaries => Topic started by: Akira on November 05, 2024, 12:37:52
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Last week, Mike Selby (a.k.a. Mikes here in NG) dropped a line that he was staying in Tokyo. And we agreed to hang out in Ginza on November 1st.
As we have already seen each other twice along with the late Dave Patterson and once with Mongo, the meetup was casual and intimate. We wen to a renowned coffeehouse in Ginza and enjoyed chatting in the pleasant fragrance of quality coffee.
Following the "tradition" of "Brief but" meetup, we shot each other's portraits, this time in front of the coffeehouse.
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:) cool.
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We met in a little coffee shop with only 12 seats. The coffee was excellent and the conversation flowed, and we stayed for two hours. I am sure that the proprietor was relieved to see us leave....
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Dentsu building, Tokyo
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Contemplation
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that is good to see, those things fill forums with life
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Backdrop - Hama Rikyu gardens
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Hi Vis
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Free beer - excuse the noise....
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Nice meet-up!
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Hot dog, lemonade and free smile
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Little Bo Peep(s). A couple of girls having fun in Shinjuku Goyen
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Airy and Thomas, thank you for dropping in on.
Mike, I'm enjoying varying aspects of your experiences.
And this was shot while seeing Mike off to the hotel.
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Oleeee, count me jealous. Meeting some NG fellows is always a treat.
Love the opening protraits and background for the conversation!
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Having met both gentlemen, it was a pleasant surprise to see them again - both virtually unchanged by the passage of time :)
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Great meat up ! great shots too. !
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Many thanks for sharing Akira and Mike !
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Some memories from October 2018. Zeiss 25/2 at work on Df. The other lens on the trip was the old Noct.
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Paco, Birna, John and Daniel, thank you for kind comments.
Seeing members in the real world makes this entire forum feel real.
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Some memories from October 2018. Zeiss 25/2 at work on Df. The other lens on the trip was the old Noct.
The Apple store in Ginza is still thriving while the Nikon House where you bought the Reflex Nikkor is closed and replaced by Fujiya, the sweets company.
Time flies, some have changed, and some haven't.
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Paco, Birna, John and Daniel, thank you for kind comments.
Thank you from me for your comments too, and thanks also to Airy, Thomas and Fons - much appreciated.
Hello again to Birna - we've been participants in at least three meetups in Scotland (with Dave Patterson) and England.
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Nice meet-up!
Fons thank you also ;D
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Fons thank you also ;D
Fons, I'm terribly sorry for my ignorance! :-[
Hope you enjoy the thread.
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Akira dont be the, series is highly enjoyable giving a great view on your part of the world, thank you Mike and Akira :)
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Free beer - excuse the noise....
The other services of the establishment are not exactly free I guess?
Hey Mike! Great to hear from you! We had so much fun together in Scotland!
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The other services of the establishment are not exactly free I guess?
I don't know about that - the bar is in a respectable area, but you never know for sure!
Hey Mike! Great to hear from you! We had so much fun together in Scotland!
Great to hear from you, too, Frank. Scotland was a lot of fun, and you were a major contributor to this, with your generous and lavish cook ups for us all, and your candid portraits of us. Pity there won't be any more of the Scotland meet ups.
Hope you enjoyed California...
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If only we could make it happen some day that we all meet up in Tokyo 8) ;D
Thank you for posting, wonderful images and so nice to see you both!
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Great to hear from you, too, Frank. Scotland was a lot of fun, and you were a major contributor to this, with your generous and lavish cook ups for us all, and your candid portraits of us. Pity there won't be any more of the Scotland meet ups.
Hope you enjoyed California...
My next travel project it 5 weeks of a culinary trip through China. Travelling, Eating, Taking Photos of Food & Terroir, Making Blog & Book out oif it...
... would be glad if you could join. From your hometowns it is not as far away as it is from Europe ....
Love
Frank
Here are the Scotland memories: https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=3494.0
(https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=3494.0)Our "spiritus rector": https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3494.0;attach=12963;image (https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3494.0;attach=12963;image)
Our host, may he rest in peace: https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3494.0;attach=12964;image (https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3494.0;attach=12964;image)
Francis the French Cook: https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3494.0;attach=13074;image (https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3494.0;attach=13074;image)
One of the Simones: https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3494.0;attach=13075;image (https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3494.0;attach=13075;image)
Group shot: https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3494.0;attach=13153;image (https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3494.0;attach=13153;image)
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I am glad that you are planning to spend five weeks in China because it is a huge and beautiful country and, even in that time, you will barely scratch its surface.
One word of advice: do read-up on its long history (and know its most important Dynasties) before you go because you will go there with greater understanding and absorb much more as a result.
We spent six weeks in China: travelling by ourselves (not with a "Group") from east to west and from north to south; stayed, as often as possible, in small locally-owned hotels; ate wonderful meals all over China; and saw and photographed many precious treasures. We left there with the strongest desire to return.
Have a wonderful trip!