So, here we are. This is indeed a very new venture for me and quite frankly it will probably take me a while to get used to the idea of me blogging. However, I recently had the good fortune of visiting Japan for two weeks. There is too much to say and to show, e-mailing wouldn't do it justice.
People who know me a bit will know that I'm a keen traveller and photographer. When I say that this has been the best trip I've ever been on, I mean that quite literally. Japan has been on my "to-visit" list for a great number of years now. I can't even remember when was the first time that I really felt fascinated by the exotic history and culture of this distant country. I blame it on the samurais... And Akira Kurosawa - he was very big in Greece when I was young and I started getting my teeth into world cinema. When I saw Himeji Castle towering in front of my own eyes, I felt once more a bit of that tingle that Ran first caused on the back of my neck, with the huge battle scenes and the drama of a story equivalent to King Lear.
In the following days (I should say weeks, because realistically that's how long it's going to take) I'll be detailing here the sights I visited and the experiences I collected, along with another girisha-no gaijin who was brave enough to join me for these two weeks in August of 2008. (Mental note and advice to readers: avoid Japan in August!) There will be things interesting, bewildering, awesome, puzzling, beautiful and comical. For a westerner like myself, this was an experience to cherish. I hope I'll be able to share some of this with you.
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