World Cup 2
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This is so very incredible! The photos are out of these world....I\'m still in awe....
- Paula Kechichian, Mon, 1 Jul 2002 6:31PM
- Paula Kechichian, Mon, 1 Jul 2002 6:31PM
 1 Umbrella stands are everywhere - and they are well used at the moment |  2 The Tokyo Metropolitan Government building, next to our hotel |  3 View from the Metropolitan Government building (Ken, we finally made it!) |
 4 Exciting tourist picture we created in a special photo booth at the top of the Metropolitan Government building |  5 The Metropolitan Government building |  6 Me by a waterfall in Central Park |
 7 Mike outside a shrine at the local park |  8 Typical display of plastic food (really!) in a restaurant window |  9 Our friend Yabe-san\'s new phone, which has a very cool color screen and great Internet functions (many new phones here have built in cameras now) |
 10 Me and Mike getting kitted out for the final |  11 This is what I call a zoom lens!! |  12 Akihabara, the electronics district (again!) |
 13 Funky bulbs with wildly oscillating filaments - I bought several of these |  14 Kasahara-san, Yabe-san and Batty-san in the heart of Akihabara |  15 Security cameras (there were some incredibly small ones) - you can see us on the screen |
 16 Transformers - there were small stores selling every imaginable type of electronic component |  17 More components ... |  18 ... more components ... |
 19 ... and yet more components |  20 Batty-san with spoils from an afternoon in Akihabara |  21 People selling a CAD (Computer Aided Design) system on the sidewalk - we were wondering whether to set up a Smallworld demo next to them |
 22 Typical crowds at Akihabara station |  23 Our waitress brings a small bottle of Sake |  24 Our excellent hosts on Friday, Kasahara and Yabe, in the Yakitori restaurant where we went for dinner |
 25 Our waitress gets picture taken with real live English hooligans |  26 Fred the robotic barman (action video to follow soon!) |  27 Some of my other acquisitions from Akihabara - Fred the robotic barman, and the fan which plugs into the PC USB port |
 28 My new digital spy camera, one of Saturday\'s acquisitions in Akihabara |  29 The new spy camera next to my other recently acquired camera, which I previously thought was pretty small (though it does have a lot more features, it should be said) |  30 Traditional Japanese scenery at Kamakura |
 31 Kamakura |  32 A noodle resturant where we had lunch in Kamakura |  33 Japanese style lunch - Mifune, Mike, Jin and Misato |
 34 Bamboo trees |  35 Kamakura |  36 Statue with fresh flower ear-rings |
 37 Rather improbably, an Amish Cafe in Kamakura |  38 Japanese bride in traditional outfit |  39 The giant Buddha at Kamakura |
 40 You see everyone surfing the Internet and playing games on their phones |  41 The pre-final festivities start: in the interest of peace and understanding between our countries, I kindly agree to have my photo taken with this Brazilian fan |  42 Mike and some Japanese Brazilians |
 43 More crazy fans |  44 ... same again ... |  45 There was even a Scottish bagpiper there (we were filmed with this guy by the BBC ... anyone see us on the news back in England?!) |
 46 Me showing off my Brasil flag |  47 Mike and me in the stadium |  48 Celebration of Ronaldo\'s first goal (which we had a great view of) |
 49 Oliver Kahn after the game |  50 The Brazilian camp before the medal presentation |  51 Cafu holds the cup while the pyrotechnics start |