Derek and Eileen

Below are pictures of us during special events and some of our trips.  The picture below was taken at the Nortel Networks (BNR at the time) Christmas party, only a few weeks after we started dating.

The pictures below are from our wedding at Strathmere on June 15, 1996.  We had a picture taken of where we took our marriage vows (picture 1).  The next picture is taken in the house at Strathmere (picture 2).  Photo #3 is a picture of our wedding party.  In front, is my brother Lloyd (best man) and Eileen's sister Ivy (maid of honor).  Eileen and I are at the table.  Eileen's parents, Makoto and Yoko, are behind Eileen and my parents, Lorne and Barbara, are behind me.  The final shot (#4) is a picture of all our guests at our wedding.

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We were on our honeymoon in Hawaii (Kauai) in the photo below.

Our third anniversary dinner:

Here are a couple of pictures of us at Dows Lake during the tulip festival this year.

Here is a picture of our house.

For some reason, people seem to have certain misconceptions about me...
I can't understand where people get such ridiculous ideas. ;-)

Our Trip to Cape Breton

Here are some pictures of us in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
These two pictures were taken at one of my father's friend's house, where the pond behind the house was populated with rainbow trout.  Eileen decided to try her hand at fishing and after a bit of patience, she caught one!

Here is a picture of my parent's house.

The next couple of photos were taken at Fortress of Louisbourg.  I've been here several times but I still enjoy visiting this site.

We also took a couple of photos while traveling around the Cabot trail.  I would highly recommend doing this if you visit Cape Breton.

 

Our Second Trip to Japan

We visited many places in Japan on our second trip to Japan.  Here is a link to our itinerary and some web links to some of the places we visited.

This is a picture of one of Japan's most famous landmarks, Mt. Fuji.

This photo represents a symbol of the past.  This building marks the epi-center of the atomic bomb blast in Hiroshima and is called the Atomic Bomb Dome.  The building hadn't been touched since the blast so you couldn't go into the building itself.

Here is a similar photo from Nagasaki:

These are a few, and believe me it is only a few, of the temples visited on this trip.  (I don't think I can remember exactly how many temples I visited on this trip.)  The first picture is of O-torii (grand gate) in Miyajima.  (This is another link to Miyajima.)  The Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion) in Kyoto is in the second photo.  The picture is the Todaiji temple.  This temple is huge!  It holds a very large Buddha and several guardian spirit statues.  The last photo in this bunch is me in front of a five story pagoda (part of the Kofukuji Temple in Nara).
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Here are some of the castles we visited on this trip.  The first picture is a photo of Himeji castle.  Very interesting place but it can be hazardous to a tall person.  Most of the doorways and stairways only had clearance for a person about a foot shorter than me.  The castle was never attacked and it has never had a fire in its history.  It is because it was preserved so well that it was declared a World Cultural Heritage.  The second castle is the Osaka castle.  There were many major battles here and the castle has been rebuilt many times (due to the battles and fires over the years).  Unfortunately, due to the many rebuilds, the inside of the castle is not authentic, in fact, it is more like a museum than a castle inside.  Outside, the castle still looks like a castle.  The third photo was taken in the courtyard of Matsuyama castle.
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