Tuesday, February 26, 2013

So familiar, so far away

Time seems to pass within just a heartbeat, and it's been almost 8 years since I was there.

Browsing through the website of worldneighborhood and looking at some pictures of Tama Plaza in Yokohama bring back a lot of sweet memories of being together with loved ones. 
 
 Picture credits: http://worldneighborhoods.com

The above is a familiar sight indeed.  Of all the pictures I saw on the said site, this is one I remember most lucidly.   One thing I regret is that I did not have a digital camera of my own at that time, or else I might have captured many many photographs for the sake of memory whenever I miss the places.

Down memory lane

During the 3-weeks holiday, I used to go with my dear grand-aunt to the shops around Tama Plaza, I recall seeing Tsutaya across the street.  I've been to this Tsutaya once when my grand-aunt wanted to rent the drama video - back in 2005 video cassettes were still widely-used until DVDs took over almost fully nowadays.

From what I've gathered, the area surrounding Tama Plaza had undergone tremendous transformation since my pioneer trip there, especially the rail station.   Speaking of which, it reminds me of my first experience with the local rail to Shibuya (which line, I don't remember...), as well as the almost daily window-shopping at the nearby Tokyu and Ito Yokado

I used to write about the 2005 summer holiday in my old Friendster blog, which had since been demolished after Friendster changed boss.    

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