Monthly Archives: July 2011

Wordless Wednesday #21: Clocks

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

  From top to bottom: Minato Mirai Ferris Wheel (Yokohama, Japan); Asakusa (Tokyo, Japan); “Chariot of the Harvest,” Corcoran Gallery of the Art (Washington, DC); Hirata Folk Art Museum (Takayama, Japan); Citizen Clock (Okinawa, Japan); “Clock of the Vestals Carrying … Continue reading →

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Places in Japan: One Fantastic Day in Historic Takayama

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

Reesan from loneleeplanet has started up a new blogging festival called J-Festa to showcase the best of Japan, and this month’s theme is “Places in Japan.” I thought I would use the opportunity to feature a place that I visited … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday #20: Buddha is Watching You!

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

This photo was taken near the public computer at the Zenkoji Temple Inn in Takayama, Japan. This place is a Buddhist temple that also serves as a hostel—and evidently, it has a good sense of humor. :) Happy Wednesday! Related … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday #19: Isetta, Berkeley

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

A short break from the China flashbacks for a more recent Berkeley flashback: While I was sitting in the original Peet’s Coffee in Berkeley last month, this cute little “bubble car” pulled up, drawing an almost immediate crowd of people … Continue reading →

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Banpo: A 6,000-Year-Old Chinese Neolithic Village

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

While en route to see the Terracotta Army outside of Xi’an, my guided tour stopped at a sight I’d never even heard of: the Banpo Neolithic Village. Discovered in 1953, the location contains the remains of several well-organized settlements dating … Continue reading →

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