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