tirsdag 11. desember 2012

Christmas is almost here....







the years first Christmas cookies
preparing the pepperkake (gingerbread) calender with the boys
one for each day until Christmas

at school











eleven so far :)







i got the one on my birthday

also got this cute cake from my classmates


blue santa

Amazing buss trip in Tohoku



14-19 November I went on a buss trip in the northern part of Japan.   

Chiaki Arais lab and me

RIAS Ark museum - by Ishiyama Osamu 1994






We also drove trough sendai .
 though much was fixed, many signs of the Tsunami remained

the height of the wave is visible on this building

Ofunato civic center and library by Chiaki Arai, 2008








Sakura Hall by Kume Architects, 2003




Akita International University
 new section from 2008 drawn by Sennda Mitsuru



Yurihonjo (kadare) City Cultural Center by Chiaki Arai, 2011






library with Planetarium 





Ken Domon photography museum by Taniguti Yoshio, 1983





this cool duck by the pond fell asleep by my side vile i fed the carps

<3
Niigata Cultural senter by Chiaki Arai, 2012





Toyosaka Library by Tadao Ando, 2000





some fun drawings on the buss

Kurobe International Cultural Center "Colare" by Chiaki Arai, 1995





the main hall was dedicadted to Carter...


Imizu Picture-book hall by Hasegawa Ituko, 1994





Kanazawa City Library by Coaleacanth and Associates, 2012





21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art by Sanna, 2012



I will end with this politician doing the "success kid" pose