Trip: The Gnome goes West to the East
There are [21] stories from my trip: The Gnome goes West to the East
TURKEY | Monday, 6 Apr 2015 | Views [501]
The food of Istanbul is as varied as the sites: friendly pastry chefs with piles of sweets on a tray, spices in colorful display, coffee strongly brewed over charcoal on the street, dried fruits by the 100grams, Easter egg displays in the candy shop ... Read more >
Tags: assyrian, coffee, hittite, museum
TURKEY | Monday, 6 Apr 2015 | Photo Gallery
Markets and people
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TURKEY | Monday, 6 Apr 2015 | Photo Gallery
Ayasofya, bazaar, Topkapi palace and harem, Chora/Kariye church, carpet cooperative
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USA | Wednesday, 1 Apr 2015 | Views [297]
The Great City Miklagard to Vikings, but whether called Miklagard, Byzantium, Constantinople, Stamboul, or Istanbul, the city of 17 million is a mind-numbing kaleidoscope of colors, history, architecture, religion, flowers, products, salesmen, buses, ... Read more >
Tags: bazaar, blue mosque, carpets, chora, colors, hagia sophia, mosaics
USA | Saturday, 28 Mar 2015 | Photo Gallery
Castles and temples
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USA | Saturday, 28 Mar 2015 | Photo Gallery
Cherry trees begin to bloom on a glorious day
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USA | Saturday, 28 Mar 2015 | Views [535]
All the world seems to be arriving to celebrate hana mimas, or blossoms we watch, hanami, speaking every language. the plums have been out most of the week and an occasional early blooming cherry, but today they started to pop, along with sunshine and ... Read more >
Tags: cherry blossoms, hanami, kyoto
JAPAN | Friday, 27 Mar 2015 | Views [528]
Culture shift from Hawaii beyond the mere time zone, we got up at 6 to Kyoto dawn to see the peaks of temples and pagodas out the window. At 7 nothing is open . At 8 the 7-11 ATM and coffee machine is open, and corn dogs and donuts for the starving to ... Read more >
Tags: buddhism, okonomiyaki, shinto, temple, water
JAPAN | Friday, 27 Mar 2015 | Photo Gallery
Garden, palace
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Tags: garden, imperial, palace
JAPAN | Friday, 27 Mar 2015 | Photo Gallery
The first two days
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Tags: coffee, temple
USA | Friday, 20 Mar 2015 | Photo Gallery
Vog rolls in with tranquil seas
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USA | Friday, 20 Mar 2015 | Views [740]
Alas, gnomes are wild creatures that do not tolerate poor air quality, and for that reason are seldom seen in cities. Hawaii may lose its last gnome because of vog. When trade winds faded and south wind blew in from Hawaii Island, in came the vog a day ... Read more >
Tags: blue seas, gnome, paradise, sunrise
USA | Wednesday, 18 Mar 2015 | Views [483]
In Texas we put the Alamo on shopping bags at HEB grocery store. Here, where they make musubi, a marvelous Spam sushi roll, the picture and instructions go on the grocery bag. My wife is not so fond of musubi, but I admit to,liking the Spam version. ... Read more >
Tags: musubi, pali lookout, temple
USA | Wednesday, 18 Mar 2015 | Photo Gallery
Canoes, a temple, and morning dew
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USA | Monday, 16 Mar 2015 | Views [478]
After the wind kicked up, it seemed apropos to head to the North Shore- exceeds expectations with turquoise waves as high as houses. No surfing lessons for this old gnome, but the coastal drive was marvelous. The shriveled waterfall and botanical garden ... Read more >
Tags: north shore, poi, polynesian culture center, waves
USA | Monday, 16 Mar 2015 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Monday, 16 Mar 2015 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Monday, 16 Mar 2015 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Monday, 16 Mar 2015 | Photo Gallery
A windy but beautiful day on the North Shore
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USA | Thursday, 12 Mar 2015 | Views [241]
With a daytime high of 75, a curve of inviting silvery blue bay backed by steep green mountains, and "no worries" residents, Kailua is really close to a vision of Paradise. At least until a trip to buy groceries, where a Seattleite would blush at many ... Read more >
Tags: helpful service, mountains, perfect beaches
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