Tokyo Motors Show 2005

Super!! Great cars in the Motors Show!!
Ferrari... of course:


Volvo:


Pivo (Nissan. The car turns 360 degrees, don't need to suffer to park or back):


Jaguar:


Lamborghini:

My favorite picture:


Porsche:


Toyota Swing (the biggest attraction in Aichi Expo):


Corvette:


Rolls Royce:


Alpha Romeo:


And of course, couldn't miss the BMW!

Easy going day...

I like the cooking classes in Tokyo. They are so organized and fun!
Yes, I'm taking cooking class in one of the most famous school in Japan.
Today was the cake class; very simple cake called Pate a Genoise.
It will be my present to a special friend. Her nickname is Moko and she still doesn't know about the cake... I wouldn't forget her b-day.

Moko is a friend I met in the biggest network community in Japan, Mixi. It's the Japanese Orkut... one community arranged a lunch in a Nepal restaurant in Tokyo. Moko was the first to speak with me and in the first momento I already knew she would be a good friend. She went to Brazil last year and stayed at Milton Nascimento's house in Minas. She also loves bossa nova and knows all the artists (more than myself). With Moko I can play, I can dance, I can sing, I can have a mature talk, a childish talk, whatever! we have lots of fun.

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After looking for the restaurant in shibuya twice, finally today I got to the Thai noodles places... the Tom yam noodle is my favorite!! It's like being in Bangkok...

I think the name is Tu-in Thai Lamen ... or something like this heheh...

I'll go back soon.

Tokyo Bossa Nova 2005

In Ebisu, 5 min by train from home, Tokyo promoted a bossa nova week with live shows. Today was Saigenji, a Japanese singer who records all the albums in Brazil.
http://www.saigenji.com/

He sang some bossa nova musics and also his original songs.



After the show, we went to a healthy tofu (soya cheese) restaurant. Natural and light food is the best!!


In the same building, many interesting stores and one new langerie arrival is being sold:

AIG 2005 Final

Today was the AIG Tennis Tournament final games.
Female final played by Nicole Vaidisova (16 years old winner) and Tatiana Golovin (retired as got injured).



In the interval, a Japanese former tennis player explained the expected results for the next game. The male final would be easy for Mario Ancic as he didn't play yesterday and very difficult for Wesley Moodie, who had a hard game yesterday and feels pain in the arm.



Ok, ready for my favorite game, male one (^-^)v
And the unexpected unbelievable game won by Moodie, after an easy 1st set for Ancic.
The tiebreak was amazing and he made it!



3rd game was a historical final. Japanese double Suzuki & Iwabuchi won the final for the 1st time in the history. 2 tiebreaks, going to the 13th point in the 2nd set. Probably very well registered by the photographer beside me.



7 hours of really great games! So many tiebreaks, which show how much emotion during the game we had (^-^)/

Rikugien Gardens

Sunny Sunday is always a special day for me.^-^
Rikugien Gardens are the most beautiful Japanese style gardens ...
Rikugien (six poems garden) was built in 1702 and there're 88 scenes reproduced from the poems.



This is the view from our picnic place.
Imoyama Seyama in the middle of the park.

Houraijima:

Takimino Chaya:




Aomatsu (blue pine):

Don't look at me like this...

RACE !!! Who's the fastest??

Kazuo in front of the Tsutsuji Chaya:


Hypnosing a dragonfly...
Akamatsu (red pine):

View from the Fujishiro Toge:

In the Tsutsuji Chaya:

Some yellow leaves already showing Autumn is coming...


Of course, bamboos are always presented ...






This is to prevent leaves get into the drenage hole...

In front of Sekirei ishi:

Isn't it really beautiful?
Tea house:
While the tea was prepared:



An old lady with her mp3 player... click on the picture and look at the big image... it's worth ;-)

Beautiful original green tea with the special sweet. It was wonderful!!!