Just a fence and some plastic

Just a fence and some plastic
Georgetown colors

The Kahn Parliament buildings

The Kahn Parliament buildings
I wept.

Penang Market

Penang Market
Plastic bags...

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Sushi Anyone?

I did get up and get to the Tsukiji Fish Market this morning, taking two subways, arriving by 5:45 when the action was frenzied, the trucks were fast and the bidding was furious! I am going to post a video so you can experience some of the hubbub, but I doubt you will feel the same thrill I felt as I wandered agog for over an hour, creeping into corners, hugging walls, crouching behind boxes to photograph. Mostly they men were kind, but this is their livelihood, and interfering, as a , young frenchman was doing (sorry, french folk). It looked as though I'd gotten there for the frozen fish, but you can be the judge; much of the action involved setting up stalls for selling vats of fish as above. From there I moseyed to the sushi restaurants around the wharves and sat down at the counter of one and at sushi for breakfast; the other men at the counter were not only eating sushi at 7 AM, but they were drinking beer as well. I suppose it's only right. Somehow green tea seemed rather limp - neither coffee nor beer - a hell of a way to start the day.

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