Time passes so quickly. It’s already November! Just 2 months and 2009 is over!!
I have to little bit push myself to catch up my To Do List 2009.
The tree is in the garden of my parents-in-law. It’s a maple tree! We call it “momiji” in Japanese. I’m so happy to see “momiji” in Switzerland!
In Japan it’s very common that people go to some specific places to see and enjoy “momiji” in Autumn. For example in Kyoto when you visit temples in day time you can enjoy autumn leaves in a normal way but when you visit in the evening you can enjoy the autumn leaves which are illuminated! It’s very fantastic so worth visiting.
Generally temples and shrines are closed at 17 o’clock but in Spring and Autumn are special time. They close also at 17 o’clock and about 2 hours later they open again! This is for tourists to enjoy “sakura” in Spring and “momiji” in Autumn!