Pete’s Eats

One of a series of photographs from a recent trip to Japan

Looking across the train tracks at neon windows as the train arrives into Akihabara JR Station

Looking across the road in Kabuchiko

Approaching SFO as seen from the tailcam on an Airbus A380

A short review of the East Beach Cafe

Shonben yokocho, originally uploaded by Pete Barr-Watson.
Yakitori yokocho (”Yakitori alley”)
Shonben yokocho (”Piss alley”)
Omoide yokocho (”Memory alley”)
Take your pick This is the place that inspired Ridley Scott when creating the street food scenes in the movie Bladerunner apparently…
Japan Times article on Shunjuku

Train, lighting, originally uploaded by Pete Barr-Watson.
We went geeking today. All day. w00t!
Nearly bought an EOS 1D… Nearly bought a 5d with a 50mm L 1.2 as well. Not to mention a Sigma DP1. Or the Epson RD1s. But I didn’t. Because as much as they’re all amazing, I’m totally still completely taken with the [...]

Shinjuku, originally uploaded by Pete Barr-Watson.
Had a great evening out in Shinjuku last night.
We went along to an area of small alleys well known for the Yakitori (barbecued chicken/pork etc on sticks). The main alley is pretty historical and known by a few different names, not least: “Shonben yokocho” (Piss Alley) and “Omoide yokocho” (Memory [...]

Yakitori, Shinjuku, originally uploaded by Pete Barr-Watson.
This photograph is beginning to freak me out now…

This evening…, originally uploaded by Pete Barr-Watson.
Wonderful sunset last night. Just to the right of this picture though, there was the hugest badass storm cloud forming. It never did pan out to anything though (at least, not for us here).