Display an Easy Grace, Cackle with Glee

We went to the mountains near Mount Fuji to try to get some zen. Barry is not always good at zen.

From this temple, you should be able to see Fuji. We drove all the way to the base of it and still saw nothing but clouds. But it's ok, we know how to make our own fun.

Ideally, with ramen with extra egg.

Some good ice cream flavours were available: cookies vanilla, purple sweet potato, sesame, and wasabi!

Here's Barry in a higher state of zen, making his own handroll sushi.

Then it was time to go Engrish shopping! "Stars can't shine whitout darkness", is it an autocorrect?

There was a surprising amount of Flench

This picture frame involves French wrapping paper with a touch of newspaper, and the history of France!

These frames come in apple and lemon-flavoured!

We also found "Freezing Wine". Is that fake ice wine?

While masks have sold out in Singapore, Japan still has flavours - help your breath AND your health with lemon-mint!

As usual, many Engrish lessons are true. The ideal life does have a feeling of cleanliness.

Again here: displaying an easy grade and being filled with rapture - easier said than done. I think that's why it's been for long time L' VE searching.

Chubby, being round and lovely, seems easier.

Today I plan to cackle with glee at least once today.

Everyone loves used napping material!

And the Robot does make the restaurant stronger.

And, two closing thoughts:

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Laura & Barry try to appreciate art.

Barry and I tried to appreciate some art.

We were partially successful, with the mist in the background, but we also got confused, as Barry shows here.

More success with the interactive art - here is Barry as a sculpture.

More Barry and Laura sculptures.

This is what happens when you lay on your arm too long.

Then we got into the Delorean and went into the future.

In the future, art is made with lighy which moves when you touch it (though it's not a touch-screen).

It is not easy to photograph with our cameras from the past.

This interactive light exhibit, called Teamlab Borderless, also has a climbing forest.

Plants grow on the floor where you're standing!

There was some psychedelic.

Kids got to draw their own light art, which then swam around.

Once we returned to the present, we started seeing sculpture everywhere.

And we really appreciated the giftshops. This one sells ear jewelry!

Rapey broaches.

The Cold/Lovey dog and the hedgehog dilemma, which is deep.

Finally "Everyone call me sea angel" and "You like my fluffly tail, are not you?"

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Quantum, Cube-shaped, and Cameras

Barry and I did some museum-ing lately. Here is his brain learning about quantum mechanics:

We went to another special exhibit.

Several of our questions were answered.

Yup, a whole educational exhibit on poo!

In the cheeky fart chamber, you press the butts to make a sound, while learning key fart facts.

Singapore's toilet history is rich and speedy, but they didn't have mention the night soils.

We also went to the Camera museum, which is a little dryer.

There are a lot of cameras, about which I learnt some things, fleetingly.

In completely unrelated news, Santa had a bit of a tough year this year on Orchard Rd. I think he has a back injury due to heavy snow.

Potentially this cabbie did too - with the 5 flavours of Absolut displayed on the dash.

Barry has been practicing his magic card tricks, and is seen here with an enraptured audience.

He was also serenaded with a sax, and failed not to look awkward.

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