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  • Sengan-en 仙巌園, Kagoshima 鹿児島

    Sengan-en 仙巌園, Kagoshima 鹿児島

    After visiting Lake Fudoika, we came down the Kirishima mountains by taxi and came to this garden in the afternoon. Sengan-en 仙巌園, is a Japanese garden attached to a former Shimazu 島津氏 clan residence in Kagoshima 鹿児島. Together with the adjacent Shōko Shūseikan, it forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site that focus on Meiji’s industrial

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  • Lake Fudoike不動池, Kirishima Geopark 霧島ジオパークについて

    Lake Fudoike不動池, Kirishima Geopark 霧島ジオパークについて

    After so many posts about Venice and art, we will now turn to Japan where we spent our two-week winter vacation in February 2016. First, we are very sorry for the people of Kyushu, especially in the area around Mount Aso and Kumamoto who endured the earthquakes in April 2016 that caused deaths and a lot of

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  • 86th International Motor Show, Geneva, 2016

    86th International Motor Show, Geneva, 2016

    The 86th International Motor Show was held in Geneva from March 9 to 19 this year. Since we recently changed our car, the dealer sent us a set of tickets to the show and invited us to the brand’s pavilion for a snack and drinks and check out the latest models. It was impossible to

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  • Random photos #196 – 205

    These are the photos I (Chris) took and posted on Facebook. The series was started in March of 2013. There is no theme – just something random and visually interesting. We gave each a title and noted where it was taken (to the extent we could remember the city). random photo #196 – dinner –

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Jungfrau, a must-see in Switzerland

Art and Architecture on Naoshima 直島, Japan

Morocco Adventure: Sand, Sea and Souks

Venice, its canals and carriers

Notable Bookstores of the World – Series 1

Familiar food we (as travelers) ate while in Tokyo

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