LIM Leaves and a trip to Japan

I made this card using Penny Black stamps. I embossed the leaves using ivory powder and then rubbed distress pens over the top. I stamped the sentiment and then scribbled with the pens over the top. I'm entering this card into the one layer challenge at Less is More for leaves.

I've been missing from blogland with just scheduled posts as I have been to Japan - a wonderful time, such a different culture and so much to see and experience.

I took over 300 photos but I will just share a few with you here. We began our trip in Tokyo.

Tokyo Shinjuku area - night and day

 vending machines are everywhere

 A glimpse of the future - a robot at Miraikan Museum. We also saw ASIMO the human robot in action but were not allowed to take photographs.

 One of many figures above a shop in Asakusa

 Tokyo Tower which was the tallest mast

Tokyo Skytree - tallest mast in the world

 Senso-ji temple

 The famous Shibuya scramble crossing

We visited Hakone by Shinkansen (Bullet train) and were lucky enough to see Mount Fuji as the weather was clear.

Famous Black sulphur eggs - we didn't try them!

Pirate ship cruise across Lake Ashi

The Japanese like to show you what your food is going to look like

 The house we stayed in Kanazawa

The toilet slippers - especially for use in the toilet area

 Screens in the house

 Girls hire kimonos and have their hair done and walk around the area

 The even walked around in the snow blizzard we had

 Kenrouken gardens one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan. This is the oldest fountain in Japan. The ropes are to protect the trees from snow and they put them up every November.

 The fish market

 The Higashi Chiya Tea District

 Gold leaf ice cream

 Samurai House

 Shirakawa-go - A Unesco world heritage site in the Japanese alps

 A closer look at one of the houses in Shirakawa-go

Beautiful sweet treats