It's been a minute since my last post. Working 12 hour days for 7 days a week for 40+ days will suck up a minute of your time (hopefully that is all over for now....). Anyway, this past Sat/Sun was the first semi-weekend I've had off in a long long time. My buddy Karl and I decided to celebrate it by getting as far away from Sasebo as possible in the 40 or so hours that we had to enjoy the real world.....
So, unknown to either of us, 2 Americans eating breakfast in the middle of the mall in Kumamoto, Japan is somewhat of an attraction. I've never received so many looks before. We had a Japanese toddler make eye contact with us for a solid minute.... He literally stopped walking to watch Karl drink his cider. I think he was as entertained by us as we were by him!
The amazing walls of Kumamoto Castle. These were probably 30+ feet tall on average, and every corner had an amazingly even taper to it.
The big Effing German.
Another shot of the walls.
Inside a part of the Castle. This room was HUGE! I have no idea what it was for since most of the signs are in Japanese....
Probably one of the most beautiful rooms I've ever seen.... Anywhere.
There were hand painted murals and art everywhere. It was kind of overwhelming to see so much amazing detail.
The main Castle tower.
