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Places I’ve Been: Bastei (Rathen, Germany)
Highly recommended if you are around Dresden or east Germany. Bastei is a rock formation complex in Sächsische Schweiz (Saxon Switzerland). Tall, slender rocks stand in the middle of a lush forest towering above river Elbe. One can stroll among the tops of the naturally formed rocks and also cross the two-hundred year old Bastei…
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Today’s Shibuya
In the inside, a soda advertisement with popular manga characters. On the outside, a sea of lights.
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Todoroki Creek
If you ever find yourself in the middle of the city, freaking out with the ugly view of concrete buildings, I know something that may help you feel better: Todoroki. It’s a small creek in Meguro-ku, a few feet next to the Ooimachi line train station of the same name. A long, thin green line…
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Admiral Fitzroy’s “Storm Glass”
This tool is called Admiral Fitzroy’s Storm Glass. During the 19th century Charles Darwin, among others, was using it to predict weather conditions on board of a ship. Prediction is based on the formation of the crystals contained in the water. Clear water with crystals submerged to the bottom predicts clear weather, whereas crystals floating…
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Itsy Bitsy Spider
While walking around in Roppongi Hills, if you don’t pay enough attention, you may end up in the net of a gigantic spider. Beware! Details: maman (1999), sculpture by Louise Bourgeois The artist said: […] Like a spider, my mother was a weaver. […] Like spiders, my mother was very clever. […] Spiders are helpful…
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