You can see that all the rock sugar has dissolved. The plums have lost their vibrant green and look more pickled. They're starting to wrinkle a bit also. For a comparison, just scroll down or look here.
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As long as I got the camera loaded, let's empty it out and see what's there. Hmmm...not much to choose from.
Here's a shot of the police box sign that I see a lot around here but never in Niigata:
I don't know why but the style of the drawing looks French to me. Can someone draw a Japanese-style toilet in the bottom left coner, please?
Next to my city is Takatsuki-shi (高槻市), home of factories and distribution centers. Meiji Seika, makers of the Meiji chocolate bar and カール, has a factory in Takatsuki with a huge mural on the side of one of its buildings:
Oh, and the last box from the US to be opened was the one containing Yuki's Gilbert & George print:
ギルバート&ジョージさん
日本へようこそ
