FLIGHT CROSSING / Day 7 / NATURE TO ENJOY

Text and pictures by Ulysses Aoki and Benedetta Ristori

U.Aoki The last full day of the trip. A friend took me to Ostia beach. This is where Japan and Italy really have similarities: geographically, we are surrounded by the see and beaches.

U.Aoki, Ostia. The horizon, Rome
B.Ristori, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden ,Tokyo.

B.Ristori Sunday in Tokyo; I decided to explore a more chilled and relaxed local version of the city.

B.Ristori, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden ,Tokyo.
B.Ristori, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden ,Tokyo.
Ulysses Aoki, On the beach, Rome.
U.Aoki, Ostia,Rome.
B. Ristori, Tokyo.

U.Aoki Even Ostia is Rome, but is such a departure from our traditional understanding of what Rome is. To be able to see this more colorful and open section of Rome was a welcome opportunity.

B. Ristori The Shinjuku Gyoen National Park is one of the main city’s parks and Japanese garden, a touristic attraction, but on Sunday it became a nice escape for locals. I enjoyed this lazy side of a city that seems always moving.

B.Ristori, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden ,Tokyo
B.Ristori, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden ,Tokyo
U.Aoki, Ostia. The horizon, Rome

U.Aoki The day started with a photograph of a horizon, and I ended it with a photograph of a horizon. Perhaps somebody on the other end of the horizon was also taking a photograph of the horizon that they saw.