Owner: Kawaii Kiwi URL:http://kawaiikiwi.blogspot.com Join Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:41:58 -0500 Rating:1 Site Description: A blog about countries I have been to. Now includes: America, China, England, France, Italy, Japan and Switzerland. Site statistics:Click here
United Kingdom 3: Camden Town 2006-10-18 05:30:00 Location: London
Date: January 21, 2005
Camden
Town is the East Village of London. It is a shopping mall of gothic clothing. The stores are marked with oversized three-dimensional logos.
House of Leather
Stores in Camden Town
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United States 10: Frogger 2006-10-16 05:30:00 Location: New York, New York
Date: October 12, 2006
This year, Frogger is turning 25! It was even being interviewed at Digital Life.
Frogger at its Interview
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Switzerland 3: Hotel Helvetia's Key 2006-10-14 05:30:00 Location: Basel
Date: July 31, 2006
This is the key to my room at Hotel
Helvetia. Unlike other keys I have used, there are tiny dots engraved on it.
Hotel Helvetia's Key
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Japan 7: Cosmos and Sunrise 2006-10-11 21:32:00 Location: 岡山県北屋町 Kitaya, Okayama
Date: October 12, 2003
Cosmos
Farm
Cosmos is a genus of flowers originated from Mexico. It got its name when it was introduced to Madrid, Spain in late 18th century. Now they are even in Japan
. Cosmos's Japanese name is 秋桜 akisakura meaning autumn cherry blossom, because they bloom throughout fall.
On my first bus tour in Japan, I visited a cosmos farm!
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United States 9: Chrysler Building 2006-10-10 00:31:00 Where:
ChryslerBuilding
405 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10174
When:
October 8, 2006
Revolving Doors of Chrysler Building
This weekend was Open House New York. Many private buildings, such as the residential Chrysler Building, opened their doors to the public.
But the tours at Chrysler Building were canceled, so JQC and I could just go through its revolving doors and visit its lobby and Read more:United
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United States 8: Takashi Murakami 2006-10-06 05:30:00 Location: New York, New York
Date: September 9, 2003
As you probably have noticed, I have been looking through all the photos stored in my hard drive. These are from graphic designer æ‘上隆 Takashi Murakami's Reversed Double Helix show at Rockefeller Center.
The black balloons were visible even from the buses running along Fifth Avenue!
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United States 7: Wave UFO 2006-10-04 04:35:00 Location: New York, New York
Date: June 29, 2003
Unsynchronized VS. Synchronized
DH, JQC and I were walking around Midtown when we saw Mariko Mori's Wave UFO. It is an art work that is also a meditation center. Three people have to be in it in order for it to run. So we were perfect for it.
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United States 6: Mystic Aquarium 2006-10-02 03:05:00 Location: Mystic
, Connecticut
Date: September 7, 2002
Most of Mystic Aquarium
's exhibits are outdoor. It only takes couple of minutes to see African penguins, beluga whales and fur seals!
African Penguins
Beluga Whale
Fur Seals
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United States 5: Queen Anne's Lace 2006-10-01 05:30:00 Location: Greenport, New York
Date: August 19, 2006
Queen
Anne's lace is all over suburban New York State. It is also known as daucus carota or wild carrot. As the name suggests, root of the plant is edible.
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Japan 6: My First Ferrets 2006-08-26 05:59:00 Location: 岡山県倉敷市 Kurashiki, Okayama
Date: October 30, 2003
This is the first time I have seen real ferrets. They actually belong to a couple. The picture is taken when their male owner was reading flyers at 倉敷駅 Kurashiki Station. Later, I saw the couple walking the ferrets as if they were dogs!
My First
Ferrets
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Japan 5: My First Raccoon 2006-08-25 05:59:00 Location: 岡山県牛窓町 Ushimado, Okayama
Date: October 25, 2003
This is the first time I have seen a real raccoon! It lives up on a hill in 牛窓 Ushimado and was being fed by a local restaurant owner.
My FirstRaccoon
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United States 4: Tigers in The Bronx 2006-08-23 05:59:00 Location: Bronx
, New York
Date: August 21, 2006
Okay, they are actually tigers in Bronx Zoo.
Bathing near the Wild Asia Monorail
Stretching on Tiger Mountain
Exploring Tiger Mountain
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United Kingdom 2: Platform 9¾ 2006-08-22 05:59:00 Location: London
Date: January 21, 2005
Platform
9¾
Platform 9¾ in Harry Potter books is really there at King's Cross Station. The question is whether you can enter it or not.
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France 2: Galeries Lafayette 2006-08-19 06:00:00 Location: Paris
Date: January 13, 2005
Galeries Lafayette's glass dome is one of the department store's best features.
The Glass Dome of Galeries Lafayette
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China 2: Great Wall 2006-08-18 06:00:00 Location: Beijing
Date: August 7, 2004
Great
Wall
The crowd of tourists extended from where I took this picture to at least the next three hills. This makes me wonder how photos of the Great Wall
s in its isolated and majestic form are taken.
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United States 3: Guggenheim 2006-08-17 07:11:00 Location: New York, New York
Date: August 12, 2006
This weekend, Solom R. Guggenheim
Museum was displaying paintings from Zaha Hadid and Jackson Pollock in addition to its permanent exhibitions. Partly because I watched the biographical film, Pollock, I find Pollock's paint drippings more comprehensible than the Hadid's works.
The Ceiling
The Interior
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Japan 3: Cats of Taketomi 2006-08-15 06:00:00 Location: 沖縄県竹富島 Taketomi, Okinawa
Date: February 27, 2004
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Japan 2: A Buffalo Guided Tour 2006-08-15 00:18:00 Location: 沖縄県竹富島 Taketomi, Okinawa
Date: February 27, 2004
Our Buffalo
Carriage
竹富 Taketomi is a small island south west of 石垣 Ishigaki. While we were in Taketomi, a buffalo showed JQC and me around town. There were a lot of buffalo carriages like ours. But there is no need to worry, animal lovers. During the entire ride, the buffalo was not even whipped once nor was it pulled in any direction. Read more:Japan
United Kingdom 1: Casts and Fossils 2006-08-13 03:56:00 Location: Oxford
Date: January 9, 2005
I love Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Right outside of its doors, there are casts of a Megalosaurus's footprints. Inside there are fossils and more casts of different animals' skeletons. One can easily spend hours in there. Because some of the displays are casts, you can examine it closely.
A Megalosaurus's Footprints
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Switzerland 2: Motorcycle Stunts 2006-08-07 15:34:00 Location: Basel
Date: July 31, 2006
In addition to fireworks, the Trabers were doing motorcycle stunts on the eve of Switzerland
's birthday.
Starting Point
The Act
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United States 11: Celebrity Jeopardy 2006-10-22 05:30:00 Location: New York, NY
Date: October 8, 2006
CelebrityJeopardy
This was my first time being at Radio City Music Hall and I was lucky enough to catch two tapings of Celebrity Jeopardy back to back!
The guests on the first episodes were James Denton (Desperate Housewives), Bebe Neuwirth (Cheers; Fraiser) and Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser, M.D.; How I Met Your Mother). The guests on the Read more:United
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Japan 8: Paper Balloons 2006-10-23 22:53:00 Location: 京都 Kyoto
Date: December 28, 2003
Paper balloons 紙風船 are traditional Japan
ese crafts. They come in different sizes and shapes, but all have holes through which you inflate the balloons.
Paper Balloon
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Japan 9: Okayama City 2006-10-28 05:30:00 Location: 岡山県岡山市 Okayama, Okayama
Date: October 11, 2003
East of Okayama Station
This is on the east side of 岡山 Okayama station. Are you surprised? Not the entire Okayama prefecture is agricultural. Okayama is a great city!
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