Exam Time, CNY, and Snow

It's been a rather busy exam period but for me at least, it's starting to wind down a little. Just a final report and one more exam left.

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On another note, here are some pretty pictures from the past week or two:

Sunset from a random building rooftop.

Symmetry: A beautiful park near my campus.

The same park.

In other news, heavy snowfall in Tokyo last night! It was kinda amazing. Until you start to feel the water/melting snow squish around in your boots/wet socks. Heh. Still... =)

A Happy Lunar New Year to one and all indeed!

Showa Memorial Park

Friday had no Bio Anthro class, so Isabel and I decided to bring our lunch bentos to the Showa Memorial Park to see the momiji (Japanese maple/fall colours) and enjoy an afternoon out in the park - and what a gorgeous place it was!

The park area used to be a military base and US airbase in the early 1920s till 1969, and the proposal was then put forth to have the area re-designed as a park project in commemoration of Showa Emperor's fifty-year-reign. The park is huge - 180 hectares in total - and there are so many things to do and see inside the park. Apparently we only covered a teeny part of the park too. But lunch was so enjoyable - sitting on a bench by the man-made lake, soothing sound of nature in the background and just nobody else's presence to disturb you - so different from Tokyo city centre areas even though the park is still within the Metropolitan Area. The transport cost was a tad expensive though, at 540yen 1-way (>.<) but some things are certainly spend-worthy.

Some pictures!