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Wordless Wednesday #21: Clocks
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
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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Tagged architecture, arts, asia, crafts, culture, festival, food, gifu, hida, history, j-festa, japan, market, matsuri, museum, nikko, photography, pictures, postaweek2011, sightseeing, summer, takayama, temple, travel, travel photo thursday, yakiniku
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Banpo: A 6,000-Year-Old Chinese Neolithic Village
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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Tagged archaeology, architecture, asia, china, culture, history, neolithic, photography, pictures, postaweek2011, sightseeing, travel, xi'an
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Inside the Forbidden City
I haven’t written much about my trip to China since I posted about Beijing’s 798 Art District back in May, but I’m determined to share some of my pictures and experiences with you before I forget them all! I’m hoping … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, asia, beijing, china, culture, forbidden city, history, photography, pictures, postaweek2011, sightseeing, travel
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Street Scenes from the Philippines
The week before the 3/11 Japanese earthquake/tsunami/nuclear disaster turned everything upside down, I made a short trip to the Philippines to visit family in Iloilo City on the island of Panay. I didn’t have time to do any real sightseeing, … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, cities, philippines, photography, pictures, postaweek2011, religion, streets, transportation, travel
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The Temple of Heaven
My attempt to sort and process my endless supply of China photographs continues, and today’s installment is the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. We spent a few rewarding hours wandering around here on a very grey day at the end … Continue reading
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The Edo-Tokyo Museum: A Taste of the Old Town
First of all, a quick note: Thanks to all of those to stopped by to read my post on the John Lennon Museum last week. Much to my delight, it was featured on “Freshly Pressed” on the WordPress home page, … Continue reading
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