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NW Flight 69's 747-400 in Detroit Viewed: 136 times.
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Flying over the Canadian Rockies, I think. *Viewed: 113 times.
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Parked safely at the gate in Osaka. Viewed: 108 times.
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The Japan Rail ticket purchasing machines. Viewed: 105 times.
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Typical Japanese refuse management: burnables, PET bottles (recyclable plastics), and other. Viewed: 98 times.
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Karaoke Bars are big in Japan, and unlike the US, individual party rooms are available, so you only have to sing infront of your friends. Viewed: 93 times.
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Our hostel in Osaka. Viewed: 107 times.
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Unpacking for the evening. Viewed: 98 times.
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Day 2: The view from the hostel on the 10th floor of Osaka's Koko plaza. Viewed: 103 times.
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Another 10th floor view of Osaka. Viewed: 104 times.
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A public park in Kyoto. Viewed: 103 times.
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Nick has a bit of a flair for the dramatic. Viewed: 115 times.
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A gateway to a private residence in Kyoto. Viewed: 116 times.
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A close up of the finely carved wooden dragon head from the last picture. Viewed: 96 times.
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Tiny squid at a local fish market. Nick and I were given one each as a present from the owners. Eating whole squid is a unique experience. Viewed: 120 times.
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Oooh, a red snapper! *Viewed: 115 times.
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Domo Arigato fish market owners! Viewed: 139 times.
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How's it going down there? Viewed: 102 times.
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Typical gateway to a sacred site. Viewed: 95 times.
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The road goes ever on and on... *Viewed: 88 times.
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Su-pida (Spider) Nick Viewed: 93 times.
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And another pose. Viewed: 92 times.
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One of the buddhist shrines in Kyoto. Viewed: 87 times.
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The first pagoda we saw. This one was five stories tall. Viewed: 88 times.
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More pagoda. Viewed: 93 times.
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And more pagoda. Viewed: 94 times.
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The "most beatiful Zen rock garden in Japan". Viewed: 82 times.
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What was the gardener trying to express? Perhaps shoes? Viewed: 103 times.
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One of the common interpretations is that the gravel represents a sea and the rocks are islands rising out of the water. Viewed: 92 times.
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Nick's not quite as flexible as he used to be. Viewed: 108 times.
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The carp in the garden ponds were quite huge. Viewed: 103 times.
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A pedestal for yudofu, a form of tofu. Viewed: 101 times.
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Yudofu is tofu boiled in water right at your table while you eat. Though not very tasty, it's a vegetarian meal, which suits the buddhist monks well. Viewed: 111 times.
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A view of the restaurant, which looks out on the garden. Viewed: 105 times.
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A highly color-corrected picture of Nick at the yudofu restaurant. Viewed: 109 times.
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And another... Viewed: 110 times.
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