酒店選擇了在國立競技場對面新開張的三井花園酒店，酒店位處明治神宮外苑及新宿御苑中間，位置上十分便利於看紅葉與銀杏，只是今年的明治神宮外苑的銀杏樹顯得有點稀疏。

年晚訂了鴻星盆菜晚飯，因為太好餸，半盆盆菜留到年初一在上水打邊爐。

Frank&Deborah 看花式戰機表演

零五年間美國親友的雓相。

受 Ken 委托在香港找師博把一支老鏡頭改 Nikon 接環，我不是 Nikon 人，正好由 Joan 代為試鏡。

The photos were taken on my last vacation trip on Fall 1998 (as of July 2000), when I had been several places in few weeks. I travelled to Florida, Vermont and Vancouver.

Pictures was shot around late January 2001 when Alan was in the New York. All pictures were taken by him with his Minox camera.  

因為方便一家人自駕旅遊，行程都以近郊為主，而在大阪近郊，有城池也有溫泉，便選擇了和歌山及白濱這個行程。

既然東京已經遊覽過好幾次，這次總得要找點新意，這次便安排住在銀座。另外，Joan 的日本朋友介紹我們去國營常陸海濱公園，說這幾天正好是粉蝶花盛開的時候。