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Cataract Falls Indiana

Cataract Falls covered bridge and waterfalls.
I was the only one there so it seemed like I was in the middle of nowhere...
Nice to get away from the human race for a while.


























Meiji Shrine day one!

We went to Meiji shrine the first full day in Japan. 
Masaru met up with us!
 Yakisoba and takoyaki.
"Matsuri" food stands followed the visit.

Group photo!

Group photo!

Three amazing bonsai trees.



Everyone getting their omikuji.

We were luck enough to see a traditional wedding too!

Beautiful wooden gate doors.




Pastries and randoms

Too cute to eat?

Owls

Panda

Frog

Turtle


Chillin' in Shibuya

One house of what is left of the homeless town in a park Nike and quickly removed the residents.

Oh, well Gee.  Don't mind if I do.
Shoes off or on?

Homeless cat = Tourist attraction

AKB48? Art museum Akihabara

I love elephants





This artist has a toy exchange program set up and the leftovers he makes into art.....the theme for this show was dinosaurs.




Cafe Anh

DSC_0210I have been going to this cute cafe for the last 7 years but not regularly. Last week with my friend's son, I went back to Anh Cafe and enjoyed the experience and very much.

Cafe Anh, 70 Nguyen DuRight opposite Thien Quang Lake, this is a great place for people-watching. The big trees in front provide shade for the customers and a nice breeze from the lake blows across, which is a blessing in the heat of the Hanoi summer. The coffee isn't the best in town but it passes the test on a morning when I am a bit slow to get going. I take my coffee with a slightly bigger pour of condensed milk and ice. Of course, in summer, hot coffee is out of the question - though sometimes my street food tour customers still prefer that.

Cafe Anh, 70 Nguyen DuPerhaps the best featyre of this cafe is the owner, a skinny old man who wanders up and own the line of customers sweeping up the discarded sunflower seed husks and collecting the money. His cafe is really a part of old Hanoi, I guess and that's reason enough to come back again and again.
Cafe Anh
70 Nguyen Du - Hanoi

Back from Japanananana


No mental anguish please.

Moyou Vs. Killer Squid

She knows I am leaving.......
She let the giant squid win this time.
I'll miss you!