The Light Path
Sunday, February 13th, 2011
“You’ll know it when you see it,” was what I’d heard. And it was true. From the train station in Otaru, I was on a mission to get to the canals in the old warehouse district, as that’s where I understood the floating globes with candles in them would be. Certainly they would be a site to behold, and with my second mission being fresh sushi, I was anxious to get to the globes, to hasten my visit to a sushi bar. (This was after all just an evening’s venture from Sapporo. I had a train to catch home before too late.)
The canal in Otaru, all lit up, with a cast of thousands appreciating it.
Of course, my Japanese is pretty minimal. I didn’t even know how to apologize when my luggage fell over on the subway and knocked some poor guy in the knee, when I first got here. (I’ve learned since then.) So, I was going with what I’d read – heading for the canals. But half way down the main street to the canals, a path cut off to the right, and with it the throngs of people who had left the train with me. Indeed – I saw it. I knew it. I’d found it. The light path.
Fun with the camera...
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