hipsmatic.hamarikyu

firday, yes, friday!!  since yesterday i have been searching for a weekend stay at atami but with no luck of any reasonable price accomodation.  atami, izu or ito are Tokyoites weekend paradise with onsen (hot spring) and great seafood.  i searched all night and found nothing, not just for this weekend but it seem all places are booked up in advance.  so i guess i have to stay in tokyo again.  not that i am done with exploring tokyo but just the idea of soaking in the hot open air bath with natural water and the kaiseki dinner that follow after the bath Itches me so much.
time passes incredibly fast, both working days and weekends.  so much more that i already in the counting down mode, although i am not done here till march but the fear of not seeing and know this city and country enough just tear me apart.  perhaps i have fall in love with tokyo? i guess so... it was really since last weekend when i explored hama rikyu onshi teien and that moment i really discover the charm of this city, which is something that hong kong cannot give.
anyway, it's friday, i need to keep this short so that i have time to plan for my weekend. it's about time to get my hair cut and to see the ume...
below are a few shots of hamarikyu onshi teien in hipsmatic mode, taken by my iphone.  you probably know i love lomographic but lomo puts me off because it is not digital but on film.  i have no patient to wait for the development of the film which takes days....
hipsmatic is a good substitute.  enjoy!

center lake and tea house

view of the city skyscrapers from the tea house, a mixed of modern and traditional

tatami sitting place where i am waiting for my japanese tea ceremony to start

another view of the tranquil garden and modern scene

stone path - lead my way Lord, and i will follow You, that's exactly what i feel at that moment

some random shots here and there