by Brian Crawford | Feb 15, 2020 | travel
Today Callum and I took a father-and-son trip to Dresden. As soon as we walked out of the train station we stumbled upon a huge protest of far-right demonstrators, as well as a matching counter-protest, for the 75th anniversary of the bombing of the city in 1945....
by Brian Crawford | Dec 31, 2019 | personal, travel
I’ve been to Gen Con, and I’ve been to Dragon Con, and I thought they were pretty crowded. But today, Callum and I went to Comiket, the biggest fan convention in the world, along with half a million other people. To get some idea of how long the line was to get in,...
by Brian Crawford | Dec 30, 2019 | travel
Last New Year’s Day I made a resolution to break the mould and try out some new places. This evening we went to a “maid café” in Akihabara, Tokyo’s “Electric Town”, where the servers were dressed as maids and performed little shows for the guests as...
by Brian Crawford | Dec 29, 2019 | travel
Osaka Castle. At Shitennoji Buddhist Temple. Comparing my height to a bunch of anime characters I’ve never heard of at the HEP FIVE mall. The doorway to a great late-night dumplings joint 😄
by Brian Crawford | Dec 27, 2019 | travel
Traditional hotel room with tatami floors. We had to get futons from the closet. It was raining when we arrived at the Kyoto Imperial Palace, but that meant there was a pretty cool rainbow over the area afterward. I got Callum to take a rare picture with me by...
by Brian Crawford | Dec 25, 2019 | disney, travel
Tokyo Disneyland on Christmas Eve, and Ginza, Asakusa, and the Tokyo Skytree with Callum today. It’s been fun 🎄 I hope everyone has had a lovely holiday season. The Haunted Mansion was completely revamped for the season with a Nightmare Before Christmas...
