Bridging The Gap

The casual observer at Torii Gate might surmise that the children and I have all the fun while our salaryman toils long hours at his job an hour's train ride away.  That is probably true most days, but perhaps not entirely true on these days:

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is the world's longest suspension bridge and was a focal point of Chris's recent US-Japan Bridge Engineering Workshop. The bridge was not yet complete at the time of the 1995 Kobe earthquake and had to be extended to accommodate the new distance between the supports. Pretty impressive structure!

Chris enjoys a rare view from the top of the tower of the bridge.
(98 floors...yikes!)

Why I can't feel too sorry for my salaryman. :-)