2006-07-01-happy-139th-birthday.md (746B)
1 +++ 2 title = "Happy 139th Birthday!" 3 date = "2006-07-01T00:00:00Z" 4 slug = "happy-139th-birthday" 5 tags = ["Canada", "Japan"] 6 +++ 7 8 Canadians in Tokyo got a head start on the Canada Day celebrations, kicking 9 things off at 8:30 am with a pancake breakfast at the [Maple Leaf Bar & 10 Grill][mapleleaf], followed by a Canada Day barbeque at Yoyogi Park including 11 hot dogs, yakitori, a massive Canadian Flag cake, and imported Canadian beer. 12 By 6pm things, as started to wind down at the park, people started the long 13 trek back to Shibuya and into the Maple Leaf, where it was standing room 14 only. 15 16 Some [pictures of the event][pictures]. 17 18 [mapleleaf]: http://www.maplesportsbar.jp/ 19 [pictures]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cbracken/sets/72157594183420453/