Looking at the world through a different lense

One of the fascinating things we appreciate about travel is the opportunity to see the world through different lenses...

Over the last few weekends in Tokyo we have enjoyed pushing this boundary of "different lenses".

Our first visit was suggested to me by my sister who lives in Vermont. Click here to see the link she sent me.

On a beautiful sunny Saturday, we dove into into the bowels of one of the huge tall buildings to find this exhibit. As I wandered from photo to photo I laughed and thought about my own retirement coming up on March 31. Welcome to the wonderful world of Kimiko Nishimoto!

As I look ahead to being retired, I want to stay active!

I want to be light on my feet and flit about like a humming bird!

I want to believe that, with age, comes a certain spiritual and wisdom "gravitas"!

I look forward to being relaxed and centered as the world rushes around me. 

And I look forward to maintain a healthy diet. 

That periodically might include some celebrations with friends!

 My hope is that I will continue to be able to contribute constructively to the world around me and NOT be sent out to pasture... or whatever.

My hope is that I will not have to be hit on the head to be open to new ideas, possibility and  perspectives. I look forward to be a creative element in the world around me.

I am peaking through the Shoji screen of life at this point, looking forward to a whole new world!

 Discovering a new hobby at 89 years old! Wow!

This weekend we visited the Mori Museum of Art on the 52nd floor of the Mori building and we also enjoyed an hour spent on the outside deck at the top of the building. 

Once again the exhibit challenged our perceptions to think beyond what we see and take for granted. Click here for a look a the exhibit. In an old abandoned classroom (representing Japan's aging population)... is this a ghost? 

Looking more closely, Shelley and I are part of the class... as ghosts!

Shelley, tumbling off the second floor of a Parisian apartment; where is the ambulance???

And she is not alone... they all seem to be falling and hanging onto the building for dear life; what a catastrophe...

Until you look more closely to see that this is a reflection of a horizontal apartment front reflected in mirrors. 

This artist, Leandro Erlich, has played with people's sense of reality all around the world. Here is a special display of his in the central square in Nice, France. 

Once again thank you to Tokyo for pushing our horizons, for challenging our perceptions and providing new vistas as we learn on a daily basis. 

We are both looking ahead to new horizons and new vistas as I retire in March. Mt. Fuji sets the back-ground for this.