Let me get this out there: This is the best trip that I ever had, in my entire life, and it is not an hyperbole. A weekend trip with a medium sized bunch of good friends, out there, taking photos. I mean, that’s it. If I’m already dead by the time you read this, rest assured that I died happy and I have no regrets.
…wait no, I don’t have cats yet.
[Warning, there’s a lot of photos in here. Not recommended if you have limited bandwidth]
It’s a 3 days and 2 nights trip in Yamanashi, where we go to various good photo spots to score good shots. The entire trip was planned by Hai & Jess, and this is the first Instameet that lasts the entire weekend.
Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 2 concludes and we prayed for a better weather the next day.
Day 3
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…and boom. The weather decided to play along and damn, majestic view is majestic.
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The grass field was the last destination in the list, and we had to head back to Tokyo before the day gets darker. We had a time limit for the rental cars too.
..and of course, traffic jam.
Just because we were stuck in a traffic jam, doesn’t mean we can’t party in the car. So, we ended up lighting up the car like a christmas tree; because bokeh balls are awesome.
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By the end of this trip, I took 2750 shots, and that is definitely going to take a while to process. I am still slowly updating this post as I go through the photos and write in more details when I have the time.
But for sure, this trip is definitely going as one of the greatest trip I have in my living memory. Looking forward to the next weekend trip, next year maybe. Many thanks for Hai & Jess for making this happen, and also driving us around. Hopefully we’ll have more drivers in the next trip.