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23 July 2012, 11:45 PM | #1 |
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Okinawa. Japan's Hawaii. Pic heavy.
Spent the weekend in Okinawa. Beautiful place. Enjoy.
The girlfriend had a conference down there. I just tagged along as her arm candy. Dinner the first night, breakfast the next morning. |
23 July 2012, 11:48 PM | #2 |
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These statues are called Ceasars. They guard the entrance of almost everyone's house there to ward off evil spirits.
AW Root Beer and Hamburgers! Wow! Had to hit there. None of that in Japan where I live. |
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Okinawa looks nice.
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23 July 2012, 11:51 PM | #4 |
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Time to hit the beach...
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23 July 2012, 11:53 PM | #5 |
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If any of you divers have any idea what this awful looking thing was on the floor of the ocean... Long nasty looking thing with a snake's nody but like a weird mouth...
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23 July 2012, 11:55 PM | #6 |
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Ceasar again at the front of the hotel...
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23 July 2012, 11:59 PM | #7 |
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You knew this was coming..
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24 July 2012, 12:02 AM | #8 |
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A beautiful woman and cold Okinawan beer.
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24 July 2012, 12:05 AM | #9 |
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The private cabin. The beach...
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24 July 2012, 12:08 AM | #10 |
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Sunset and a very strange fruit that we saw. Per the hotel staff this is not a pineapple. They told us the name in Japanese but I can't remember. They said it tastes awful.
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24 July 2012, 12:10 AM | #11 |
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Dinner. This amazing pork, tofu and some deep fried Okinawan sweet potatoes. The lobby of the hotel.
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24 July 2012, 12:12 AM | #12 |
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Wow. very nice!
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Nightcap. Okinawan shochu called Aomori with brown sugar from the island and umeboshi (sour pickled plum) It was awesome. We had two each!
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The hotel grounds lit up at night. Very funky! Our nightcaps by the pool.
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24 July 2012, 12:19 AM | #15 |
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Breakfast. Again with Okinawan sweet potatoes. There seems to be a theme here...
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24 July 2012, 12:23 AM | #16 |
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Delicious!
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Off to Shuri Castle. This castle was nearly completely destroyed during the Battle of Okinawa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuri_Castle |
24 July 2012, 12:28 AM | #18 |
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More of the Castle.
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24 July 2012, 12:32 AM | #19 |
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Castle..
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24 July 2012, 12:33 AM | #20 |
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One final beer at the airport.
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24 July 2012, 03:28 AM | #21 |
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Another great post - the picture gallery seems to be the place to be
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24 July 2012, 04:47 AM | #22 |
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Nice, which hotel is that?
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24 July 2012, 09:22 AM | #23 |
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Great pics, looks like paradise!
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24 July 2012, 04:51 PM | #24 |
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Being that I spend two weeks a month in Japan I too am curious what hotel it is!
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24 July 2012, 05:45 PM | #25 |
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Great pix Tom.
Looks like you guys had a great time.
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24 July 2012, 06:52 PM | #26 |
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looks like a sweet holiday!!
beautiful watches too
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24 July 2012, 10:11 PM | #27 |
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Great pcs. Looks like you had a great time. Thanks for sharing.
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24 July 2012, 11:36 PM | #28 |
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Awesome! I knew I should have taken that government job there!
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25 July 2012, 05:29 AM | #29 |
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Great photos! Looks like you both had a great time!
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25 July 2012, 05:34 AM | #30 |
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Great pics, thanks for sharing
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