On our last day to the Expo, we headed straight to the Japan exhibit because the lines just got longer as time went by.
This is either algae or bacteria they are growing experimentally to reduce the plastics in the world.
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It was wonderful. Entering the exhibit so early there were about 7 young Japanse people greeting us and I got to use a foreign phrase that I have known since I was 18 years old. Ohayo gozaimas!! I thought it meant something like welcome sir, since, as a secretary, my mom had to welcome an important customer from Japan and I learned the phrase then. Turns out it means Good Morning. And they were thrilled.
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Robots making plastic sections that go together in a trio to become stools used at the Expo.
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These balloons were filled with some kind of gas – hydrogen? People could pop them and you can see it.
Duh!! Note to self — don’t flip your camera around when you are video-ing.
Trying to get stung by a bee!!
Australia’s exhibit was wonderful!
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More of Australia.
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It’s like snorkeling without getting in the water.
This was interactive!! The ‘tree’ on the screen was mimicing Joy’s movements!!
We were given these things when we entered. You charge them and listen to them explain the exhibit was you walk through.
Joy and I got kicked out of here. When I saw the sofas, I sat down and put my head on the pillow. That’s me lying down. Eventually Joy did the same.
We watched the movie and then didn’t move We were told that we were only allowed to sit during ONE showing of the show. But it was great while it lasted.
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These sounds are coming from the roots of these plants!! Mind blowing!! They really make noise and communicate! (I’m sorry about eating a salad, poor things!)
The German exhibit had beautiful gardens outside Bavaria has a soft spot in my heart since my gramma Gann (my moms mom) came from Bavaria and the Black Forest. (Schwartzwald).
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We stood in line for this bratwurst for 30 minutes. I told Joy that even though I don’t eat meat, if I’m hungry enough, I can eat anything. This was DELICIOUS!!! Yes with the first bite I got a hard white piece of grisel and I saw green stuff in the meat. But I told myself it was spices and downed the rest of it! mmmm!
This must be Australia again,, because where else do they have koalas?
Spain was one of our last countries we visited. This man was making pottery as people waited and they would had out the wet clay pot.
Jamaica had a lot — Usain Bolt, fastest runner, Bob Marley and those famous falls you can slide down.
I love an elephant — real or not.
Plant based ice cream cone. Not as good as REAL ice cream — but who can pass by a cold snack.
There was a park through the Expo. Even though people were around, it seemed quieter and more serene. Don’t know what the fireplace wood in blue geodesic domes overhead meant.
Interesting because I had just been there in in November — dodging a typhoon.
This little red and white many-eyed monster was the mascot of the Expo. This kid decided to buy an entire hat and wear it!
It creeped Joy out.
On the way to the train I spied Zojirushi — the maker of my coffee maker and my water thermoses. Little did I know they started in Japan making rice cookers.
Our last dinner at hotel next door. Again the dumb ugly Americans balked when we had to take off our shoes and we could not order without getting help. I had the shrimp and mayo and edamame. Joy finally found her sushi. She ordered rolls from the appetizer section.
My meal turned out to be exactly how many yen I had; so I got to leave the country without HAVING to spend the balance at the airport.
Our last meal before the plane. LOVE the little sections! Finally ate the okonomiyaki that Christie told us to try. (a cabbage patty/pancake.), since she had lived in Japan for several years.
Pulled out my crochet project for my 30 hour trek home.
I just wanted to show how nicely they dressed and fixed their hair. But I realize how hard they work AND in heels and a tight skirt!!
This is the ‘passport’ book that we stamped with every country we visited. I think is was 62.
I bought a couple cloth somethings that I will use on my next sewing project to remind me of my Japan trip.
The cup is actually a teacup because they are heavy into tea; not coffee.
I didn’t get a pashmina because they were all of too good a quality and expensive. I use them as hand towels in the bathrooms on my trips and these beautiful scarves don’t deserve it.
And updated photo of my soon-to-be-filled coffee mug collection.
We were doing well with our flights (13 hours from Seoul to Atlanta) until Atlanta started delaying our flight. I would have been mad, but I knew there was a distinct possibility we would be spending the night in the Atlanta Airport. So when we landed in DAB at 1:22 AM, I knew it could have been worse.
Joy headed driving back to her home town — once she found her car in the parking lot.
I cabbed it home with a guy I found hanging around the back door. (When you are that tired, you take more chances at death.) He wasn’t out to kill me — just make $28 driving me home.
I HAD JETLAG FOR ELEVEN DAYS!! It was bad.
The above sleep chart is quite normal for me. With 100% score. Look at the second score!! I call that flat-lining!!
It’s been 14 days since getting home and finally I feel normal.
Off to turkey in June. Istanbul — exactly where Putin and Zelenskyy are supposed to meet this week!!
Happy Travels. Linda Jeanne.
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