Path to Himeji

Someone asked me how I prepare for an international trip. Well, it takes months of planning, surf a lot of net (er...Research) and trying to save money by dining and drinking (water) at home.

I can say that most of my days before my trip can be summarized in the video posted above.

I took this video at a pet store along the avenue leading to Himeji Castle.

I stopped to look in the pet store and found this little guy. Somehow we just connected. Perhaps, it was the look on his face as he stared at me from the other side of his mesh wall. The more I thought about it, the more I realized why we connected. We lead the same life. We are both stuck in a small area surrounded by tall walls with one opening to the world. I live most of my life in a apartment, he lives in a cage.