2007 Sapporo Snow Festival - 1
February 12th 2007
Published: August 9th 2007
Published: August 9th 2007
"I don't think we conquered Everest, I think the mountain relented."
"It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."
"...even the mediocre can have adventures and even the fearful can achieve."
- Sir Edmund Hillary
"The only trips I regret are the ones I never took"
- Paddy Pallin
「山に対して優勝することじゃなくて、自分自身のことに対して優勝することだ。」
「。。。並でしかない人もアドベンチャーに参加できるし、怖がっている人も達成出来る。」
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Hikone Castle
Hikone Castle (the real thing, that is) was completed in 1607, and still stands next to Lake Biwa. It was designated a Japanese National Treasure in 1952.
Making like an Eskimo
That'll teach me for asking for a room close to the action...
They let King Kong drive?
Statues at the Sato-Land site were part of a sculpture contest between groups of Hokkaido senior high school students.
Leap-bear
Sato-Land statue
Arggghhhhh
Odori Koen site
Someone's not impressed
Odori Koen site
Canada - 'Klondike Dancers'
~~ The 34th International Snow Sculpture Contest (18 teams) was held at the main Odori Koen site. ~~ Klondike Dancers - "A gold miner comes down to Dawson City from his claim in the Klondike Gold Fields. There he meets a bar room girl in one of the famous saloons. They fall in love. They kiss. They dance the night away."
Finland - 'Lord Of The Waters'
"Lord of the waters is guarding his kingdom."
Germany - 'Going Home'
"Our sculpture symbolized the first moment of life having passed from one world to the next. In that present moment we have both history and future. We emerge from the sea of life helped by those we love, both behind and ahead."
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