Parkes's In Nippon

ironically, and quite strangely, my mother is currently touring around japan...originally she was going to come and see me in niigata but she was in tokyo yesterday and travels to kyoto soon...incredibly strange to think that she'll be visiting places i did just a few weeks ago...

...I leave the UK for oslo on saturday, with the usual nerves, excitement, trepidation and unknowing optimism...