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Super Typhoon Songda on the way
About to slam into Okinawa at full strength, typhoon Songda (known in Japan as Typhoon #2), is on a direct course to hit Tokyo sometime tomorrow. By passing over southern Japan on the way, some of the strength should dissipate, and typhoons are notoriously difficult to predict, so it could be nothing much by the time it gets here, but either way we are expecting dark skies and lots of rain this weekend.
Been trough quite a few typhoons in Japan and they can get pretty scary. High winds have been known to blow cars and trucks around and they can turn the stone tiles used to shingle Japanese roofs into 5 pound projectiles. Typhoon season can go well into late fall, so it’s looking to be a dramatic start to what will surely be a very interesting summer.
Tokyo Sky Tree: View from Okachimachi
Tokyo Sky Tree is coming along and will soon be complete. I am getting used to it’s look now and liking it’s presence on the skyline more and more each day.
Shot this from Ameyokocho, a maker street just south of Ueno station. The tower is a few kilometers away, but still makes a pretty big impression.
Thinking of heading over soon to take some pics close up.
What I did last night in Paris
So things have been going nonstop since I arrived in Paris. Not even a freak snowstorm can slow things down.
Following the incredible action of the first day of LeWeb, many of the participants moved to City Hall for a reception sponsored by the city. Of course, you can expect that the gathering was epic, and the venue unbelievable.
Following the reception, many moved onto the official late night party, but to be honest, I was pretty wiped out already. With the poor weather, empty taxis were as scarce as unicorns, so I decided to head back to the hotel before the last trains.
I did have a bit of time before that and I realized that city hall was a place Cedric Ingrand had taken me to on my first night in Paris. I also remembered what was just over the river. The Architecture of Paris is simply amazing and I don’t think I could ever get enough. For some reason, the Notre Dame Cathedral really shook me up when first saw it in person. The building is amazing, and the though occurred to me that it might look even better with snow.
What do you think?
