No, wait, let's rewind. Normally, on a Saturday, I will often head to the office to do some writing or catch-up work or similar. Take in the view. Watch the ships pass in the
Today though, with our visiting professors Dr Anita Heiss and Dr Sandra Phillips, what better way to spend a day in a week of intensive workshops than at Disneyland.
The Tokyo version of the famous park is just a couple of train stations away from the University and for me it had been some 32 years or so since I last visited.
But some things never change...
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| Sunny day ahead, on the way to the bus |
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| Welcome at the front gate |
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| Sunflower to match |
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| Mickey on the drum, Cinderella in the background |
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| It is summer festival time, even at Disney |
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| Headbands in sync |
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| A perfect blue sky day |
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| Festival parade |
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| Dancing through the park |
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| Happiness |
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| Happiness too |
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| Happiness three |
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| Japan/Disney |
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| The perfect sky |
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| So someone said they saw me talking to a purple giraffe, I deny that of course |
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| Choices |
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| Strike up the band |
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| Waterfalls |
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| Hanging out the washing |
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| Daisy Duck |
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| That sky |
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| The pastels |
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| Fairy tales are here |
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| Yes, a good day |
It truly is a happy place and credit to the staff there--everyone smiled, laughed and made sure the magic always happens...
I am grateful for my friendship withe these two wonderful women, Sandra and Anita...thank you for getting me out of the office.
(Now, let me just calculate that Annual Passport cost, two stations away from the uni, 52 Saturdays in a year...hmm, hello, I think I must be going...)
[Camera : Lumix TZ-85, 10.31am, 1.41pm-3.36pm; 16 July 2017]
