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Tag Archives: travel
A Walk in Heirinji
It was a cloudy but warm Saturday afternoon in February. I was feeling the effects of not going out the previous weekend and then having a week filled with too many unpleasantries. I had made up my mind to go … Continue reading
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Tagged jizo bosatsu, kannon, stone marker, temples, travel
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A Walk in Koma
Hi blog. It was high time I did some serious blogging; I needed to get outside and away from the phone, the TV (and the family?); it was a holiday Monday; and the weather was right. I decided to take … Continue reading
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Tagged buddhist statues, stone marker, travel
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Where Does All the Concrete Come From?
Hi blog. This just arrived in my mail box – a post from fellow blogger, sometime hiking partner, former workmate and general nice-guy, I.G. “Goat” Fraser. It’s a good read, so I’ll re-blog it here. http://iangfraser.com/2016/11/29/where-does-all-the-concrete-come-from/ Do yourself a favour … Continue reading
Photos in Kyoto
Hi blog. Rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. Rumours of me being too lazy to put together a decent blog post are pretty well spot-on. Of course, I will try to rationalise it away – it’s cold out … Continue reading
Daddy’s takin’ us to the zoo
We’re goin’ to the zoo, zoo, zoo How about you, you, you? You can come too, too, too We’re goin’ to the zoo, zoo, zoo. “Going to the Zoo” Peter, Paul & Mary November 14th is Saitama Prefecture Citizens … Continue reading