I'm walking around Tokyo and find myself taking pictures of more monuments and marks than anything else. When I get time to upload all my pictures, I'll have a bunch to share.
Found myself doing the same while I was in Disneyland years ago. The ones w/ the bears were super cool.
Andy Nold, post: 412346, member: 7 wrote: I'm walking around Tokyo and find myself taking pictures of more monuments and marks than anything else. When I get time to upload all my pictures, I'll have a bunch to share.
Of courses they have a high aesthetic and metaphysical appreciation of stones.
https://surveyorconnect.com/community/threads/japanese-corner-marks.325399/
From my trip last January.
I suppose I missed that thread. I have virtually the same pictures, so I'll save them for my scrapbook. Once again, I am a day late and a 100 yen short.
Sorting through my videos and pictures. Here's some bullet train action on the way to Kyoto. It was a very pleasant trip and I am hopeful that we will see this train running between Dallas and Houston soon.
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Andy Nold, post: 414810, member: 7 wrote: I am hopeful that we will see this train running between Dallas and Houston soon.
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16 car train passes in less than 5 seconds.
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Look out here she comes she's comin' look out there she goes she's gone
Screamin' straight through Texas like a mad dog cyclone
Big and (white) and (blue) she don't lay no smoke
She's a fast rollin' (bullet train) come to show the folks
I said look out here she comes she's comin' look out there she goes she's gone
Screamin' straight through Texas like a mad dog cyclone
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I was there two weeks ago. I have already returned to Midland. The trip to Kyoto was just an excuse to ride the bullet train. I did no research and made no plans because I didn't think I would be there more than an hour. When I arrived, I just walked aimlessly through town, stumbling onto the railroad museum and streetcar ride in the park near the aquarium. When walking back towards the train station, I took a different path and noticed an interesting building that turned out to be the side of Ksh-ji Temple. There was nobody around in the mid-afternoon and I was very worried about being offensive so I didn't explore too much inside the compound. I saw a fountain and the drinking dippers, but I didn't touch. Had a great time just getting lost but it looks like I will have to take in more of the city next time I get back over there. As for the food, I was trying out different ekiben/bento boxes so I definitely missed out on the local cuisine.
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I must admit I listened to that song with virgin ears. Never heard that Johnny Cash song before today.
Holy Cow, post: 414878, member: 50 wrote: [USER=413]@RADAR[/USER]
I must admit I listened to that song with virgin ears. Never heard that Johnny Cash song before today.
Wow, just wow...
My old man was a huge Cash fan. Huge.
There was a point in time that I knew all the words to that song; just by association.
It was a cover, by the way. Some purists think Guy Clark did it better.
I beg to differ...
Yeah, that was a new Cash song for me too. I had to read the lyrics and it seems very topical.
gschrock, post: 414821, member: 556 wrote: Kyo-ryori (traditional historic local cuisine) is very subtle in taste but amazing to look at. pass on the fugu (blowfish) though 😉
As long as the chef has the proper manual, you're good to go (kinda like the PLSS)
"Poison, poison, poison, poison, tasty fish"
