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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 2, 2023 9:07:40 GMT
She went by bullet train from Nagoya.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 2, 2023 9:09:44 GMT
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Mar 2, 2023 9:13:51 GMT
Fabulous. Exquisite bonsai too  |
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 2, 2023 11:15:19 GMT
She sent quite a few videos but I don’t seem to be able to post them.
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Post by fumobici on Mar 2, 2023 15:56:11 GMT
She sent quite a few videos but I don’t seem to be able to post them. You'll need to upload them to Youtube first, then it's easy. It'll take a bit if you've got a slow internet connection, obviously.
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 2, 2023 16:06:13 GMT
I was going to make the same recommendation. In any case, it's faster than growing cactus.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 2, 2023 16:17:18 GMT
Thanks. Mine is pedestrian so you may never get to see them...
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Post by fumobici on Mar 2, 2023 23:39:30 GMT
I used to upload videos on 56kb/s dial-up, I usually let the upload run while I slept as it could take a few hours.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 3, 2023 9:27:52 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 3, 2023 20:36:24 GMT
There should have been at least one meeting room photo or something or it looks like she never works.  |
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 4, 2023 17:12:02 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 4, 2023 18:51:34 GMT
What's this about global warming?
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 4, 2023 18:55:04 GMT
They can’t fly over Russia so go further North. Adds a couple of hours to the flight.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 4, 2023 18:59:59 GMT
Home for a week then off to Dubai.
Where do I find that? Asia?
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 4, 2023 19:18:57 GMT
They can’t fly over Russia so go further North. Adds a couple of hours to the flight. Before all of these situations, one time we stopped in Moscow going to Tokyo. On the way back we stopped in Anchorage. In those days, it was still too far to fly non stop.
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Post by fumobici on Mar 5, 2023 2:15:15 GMT
The shots from the plane window are stunning, I wish I could still be content in a window seat because I adore looking out the window flying when it's light out. At least I no longer get all the dirty looks from people wanting to sleep.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 21, 2023 9:37:55 GMT
Back in Tokyo this week  |
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 21, 2023 10:58:27 GMT
I actually went up the Tokyo Tower on one of my trips. It is actually just a bit taller than the tower that inspired them somewhere else in the world.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 21, 2023 12:06:17 GMT
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Post by htmb on Oct 21, 2023 14:21:24 GMT
I think I’d get lost a lot unless I could find some directions written in English.
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Post by whatagain on Oct 21, 2023 18:33:26 GMT
It is written in English. You get the indications in Japanese then it switches to English.
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Post by lugg on Oct 21, 2023 18:45:05 GMT
That first image is stunning
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 21, 2023 19:21:17 GMT
The first time I went to Tokyo, I took the subway a lot, and there were maybe about 10 route maps on the station platform but only one in the Latin alphabet. And the ticket machines were the same. They were all in Japanese, and you had to find the decoding list somewhere in tha station. So I carefully plotted my route and never dared to stray.
I hear that it has all changed now. They took pity on us.
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Post by bjd on Oct 21, 2023 19:41:02 GMT
My husband went to Japan in 1990. Whenever he had to take the subway on his own, he was told to count the number of stops to the one he needed since the names were only in Japanese.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 22, 2023 15:02:46 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 22, 2023 21:34:02 GMT
Fabulous pictures, Mick -- so interesting!
When I went to the beginning of the thread I realized that the first part is not new, and couldn't figure out how I missed it. Then I looked at the date. That was the very beginning of March, so I had just moved & was in the middle of unpacking, etc., plus had no wifi. Apologies for not responding back then, but I honestly just never saw it.
I take it Sensoji temple is a major site for tourists. Either that or the Japanese are extremely pious. That's quite a crowd. Any idea what the rope thing is in the picture right above that of koi?
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Post by bjd on Oct 23, 2023 5:58:37 GMT
Isn't that rope thing supposed to be Buddha's sandal or something?
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 23, 2023 8:39:54 GMT
It’s one if the sandals the monks wore apparently.
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Post by mich64 on Oct 23, 2023 22:38:13 GMT
Wonderful photos Mick, is this the daughter that works for the company that makes those lovely handbags?
I had to travel during my career but never lucky enough to leave Ontario let alone leave the country. I think I would have enjoyed doing that.
Speaking of not being able to read the signs in the metro, we had difficulty in of all places, Ireland last year! Irish Gaelic was tough! We took the line from Dublin out to the suburbs, Malahide and Skerries, we had some giggles trying to figure out where to get off.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 24, 2023 6:39:36 GMT
That’s the one mich.
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