These photos were "drive-by shots" along Misawa after the snow fall. I'm speechless right now, my hubby has been deployed to one of the countries in Middle East and can't think of anything to say just.....enjoy my photos!
This post is a bit too late, sorry but I've been busy lately. These photos were taken 2 weeks ago when we had heavy snow. But now the snow is melting no slippery roads anymore.
We had a heavy snow last January 13. For the past 2 months we just had some light snow showers and flurries. But last Wednesday was like a 12 hour (or more) of non-stop snowing. The weather warning that day was 4 inches or more of snow. The Misawa Base had to allow "non-essential personnel" (like me) to come in 2-hour delay and even the DoDDs students too. I wasn't lucky enough to hear the news earlier neither I wasn't aware that I can call the snow line to check if there's a delay :-) so I came in early in the office. My boss was surprised and said "how come you're here, you're not essential (LOL) ??" Dangg I should have stayed home for 2 hours and went back to bed hehehe.
The kids were really waiting for the snow to come down so they could play outside and my son was one of them complaining of not getting enough snow ;-)
I have to shovel our driveway when I got home from work. They let us go home 2 hours early too! My back hurt! Hmmmm I miss Hawaii now!
Last Sunday, Oct. 18 was the Misawa Air Fest 09 held in Misawa Air Base which was jam-packed by Japanese people who came from different places as far as Tokyo. It was estimated that 250,000 people watched the air show. It took us 40 minutes to get to the base from our house off-base which normally takes 12 to 15 minutes only without traffic. My husband was too hesitant to go to the air show because of the anticipated long hour traffic (he hates traffic). But since I wanted to go and I knew this is just one’s in a lifetime opportunity to see Thunderbirds perform in Misawa (since we missed them in Hawaii when they performed in 2007) so I won the battle, I was able to convince him hehehe. We left at 10am, I didn’t push my husband to wake up early lol, we ate breakfast before we left because I knew the traffic would be bad so we might as well eat first before we travel (so he won’t be mad too LOL). Finally, we arrived there at around 10:40am, for me it’s not that bad compared with the Japanese people waiting in line at the gate, a lot of people were walking wearing their high heels some were carrying ladders, chairs and humongous lens. It was too late to see the parachute demonstration, at least we got to see the Blue Impulse before the Thunderbirds' performance. During Blue Impulse demonstration it was a bit cloudy but when the Thunderbirds performed the sun really did cooperate with them. It was a bright and sunny! See my pictures and check the difference.
I noticed that Japanese were eager to see the airshow as well as to buy the American Foods . I saw a long line of Japanese trying to buy Anthony’s Pizza and buy cakes from different organizations on base.
The Air Force Thunderbirds and the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Blue Impulse were the main attraction of the show. There was also a demonstration from C-17 Globemaster III. After the Thunderbirds performed we already left the flight line, we didn’t get to see the F-16 performed. We knew it would be a long line of waiting again going home so we decided to leave early and by 2:40pm (it took us 40 minutes again) we finally got home safe and didn’t notice the rain poured after the air show because we got tired and slept the whole afternoon :-)
This was taken in Misawa Air Base driving from the Ski Lodge going to the main base last Dec. 30. We just happened to pass by this area and I took a shot of this tiny cute car. I have no idea why the car was parked there in the middle of nowhere.
Hay stacks covered with snow
Hay stacks
Rice Field covered with snow
Greenhouse
Rice field and the green houses covered with snow
The kids were really waiting for the snow to come down so they could play outside and my son was one of them complaining of not getting enough snow ;-)
People were laying mats on the ground to sit and relax while waiting for the Thunderbirds
Aircraft display
People lined up to buy Anthony's Pizza
C-17 demonstration
Japan's Blue Impulse Demonstration
Blue Impulse
US Air Force's Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds
Humongous Lens LOL
This was taken on Misawa Air Base, Japan. These two airplanes are displayed in front of the commissary and bx (base exchange).
This was taken in Misawa Air Base driving from the Ski Lodge going to the main base last Dec. 30. We just happened to pass by this area and I took a shot of this tiny cute car. I have no idea why the car was parked there in the middle of nowhere.
