Miyajima and New Year's Eve
Sunday 31st December 2017
I took Erika to Miyajima in the afternoon, then spent New Year's Eve in front of the telly with Chie's family.
Japan Christmas and New Year 2017
John's Pictures

10:16:27
I added a helipad to the Lego house.

10:19:30

12:38:14
Erika on the ferry on the way to Miyajima.

12:38:24

13:03:53
Me and Erika in Fujiya, my favourite place for momijimanju.

13:03:58

13:05:00
Our momijimanju and a cup of tea.

13:05:33

13:20:01
Erika on the beach in Miyajima.

13:20:11

13:21:35
The famous umi-no-tori and the sea.

13:22:37
A deer on the beach.

13:24:10
More shots of the umi-no-tori and the sea.

13:24:17

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13:30:33

13:30:50
Trying to get a shot of Erika mid air.

13:31:05

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13:35:13
The Itsukushima shrine in the background.

13:35:31
Portrait mode of Erika on the beach.

13:37:42

13:38:20

13:38:47

13:41:12

14:06:51
Erika in Miyajima Aquarium in the place where you can pretend to be under water.

14:06:54

14:06:58

14:07:02

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14:12:14

14:12:29

14:14:31
Some New Year displays.

14:15:26

14:15:40

14:15:53

14:16:00

14:20:45
Erika hesitating to put her feet in the pool where the doctor fish were.

14:25:00
I can't say I particularly liked the sensation of having my skin nibbled off.

14:26:01

14:32:52
Erika touching a penguin.

14:32:56

14:33:01

15:04:02
Left the aquarium now, and back past the umi no tori once again.

15:04:09

15:04:11

15:06:07

15:19:37
Stopped off on the way back to the ferry to try the beer from the Miyajima brewery.

15:22:23
Erika had some mikan juice.

15:22:56

15:43:39
...oh and we also went to Fuji-ya for a second momijimanju!

16:56:11
Taken from the train on the way back from Miyajima. Tried to get the sunset but was a bit too slow.

18:52:02
Dinner in the evening - shishito, remarkably similar to padron peppers.

18:54:13
A suspicious looking back of white powder (was in fact just salt).

19:08:37
Renkon tempura.

19:08:47

19:33:16
Veggie kara-age, one of my favourites!

19:38:06

20:38:21
Japanese New Year's Eve TV.

21:27:23
Erika dancing in front of the TV.