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Continue reading →: Darwin Glacier in the Chilean Fjords (11-21-24)We are anchored in the Chilean fjords. This morning we did a zodiac cruise to the Darwin Glacier.
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Continue reading →: Hiroshima, Japan (April 17-18, 2024)I thought about skipping the excursion to the site of the atom bomb, but in the end I felt I had to bear witness to the devastation that took place on August 6, 1945. Touring the Hiroshima Peace Museum was sad and painful, and honestly I got to the point…
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Continue reading →: Beppu, Japan: Buddhas & Monkeys (April 16, 2024)Beppu is a city on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Our excursion took us to Usuki about an hour from Beppu on the east coast of the island to see ancient stone buddhas and wild monkeys. Usuki Stone Buddhas Four groups of 61 stone buddhas were carved into a cliff…
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Continue reading →: Taipei, Taiwan (April 12, 2024)On April 3rd, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan killing 18 and injuring 1,100. Even though the earthquake epicenter was 100 miles south of Taipei, strong shaking and aftershocks were felt in Taipei. We, however, didn’t see any evidence of earthquake damage. National Palace Museum The permanent collection in the…
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Continue reading →: Hong Kong (April 7-10, 2024)My first impression of Hong Kong was stark and bleak due to the countless grey skyscrapers, but that changed once we toured the city and walked the streets. Our first stop on our guided tour the next day was the GOLDEN BAUHINIA SQUARE named after the giant golden Bauhinia blakeana,…
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Continue reading →: Tokyo on our own (April 24, 2024)This was the last day of our 21-day trip to Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan. Unfortunately, it was the only rainy day of the whole trip, and the only full day we had on our own to see as much as possible. So instead of taking the subway—which was one…
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Continue reading →: Tokyo tour with local guide (April 23, 2024)THE MEIJI SHINTO SHRINE: The Meiji Shrine (1920) was dedicated to Emperor Meiji, the 122nd emperor and Empress Shoken. It is surrounded by a man-made forest, planted with 170,000 trees, donated from all over the country. HAPPO EN HOTEL AND EDO GARDEN: This luxury hotel is a popular wedding venue,…
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Continue reading →: Kunōzan Tōshō-gū (久能山東照宮) Shintō shrine in Shizuoka city (April 21, 2024)We visited several Shinto shrines on this trip, but this was by far the most elaborate and impressive. It was built in 1617 to enshrine the most famous samurai Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu who was the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate (1603–1868), which is the third and last of the shogun governments…
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