Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Kyoto Tower - By Night

Looking down on the city of Kyoto at night was magnificent. The street lights continued for as far as the eye could see, and the neon lights gave a whole new atmosphere. I was mesmerised by watching the many taxis driving along the roads. They looked like toy cars. We found an instrumental machine that measures the movement of the tower, and this being a windy night, had a lot of movement drawn on the paper (much like a seismograph). Just remember we were higher than 100m from the ground. Here is Mum and I with the Kyoto Tower mascot.
VISITORS COMMENTS
The lights of Kyoto went on as far as the eye could see, on and on and on. Through binoculars provided, we could see temples dotted around the area which reminded us of where we were, Japan. (funny about that) The tower itself was moving in the strong wind, which made it more exciting or was that sea-sickness?