Annyong haseyo!
On Wednesday, I arrived in Seoul late in the afternoon. I came here with just a backpack and a note with a list of guest houses with contact numbers. I didn’t make any reservation for my accommodation prior to the trip. So first thing I did after coming out of the Incheon Airport was exchange some cash in yen to won so I can have the local money to use the phone (booth). I called up the first two guest houses of choice. One is full, and the other one is not answering. I called up the third in the list, the Seoul Guest House, and was answered by a soft-spoken lady (of course in English). I booked a single room with a very cheap price. Anna, the one who answered on the phone, then instructed me how to get to the guest house.
I took the airport limousine bus to Anguk station. I was seated right behind the driver, and took this photo.
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Tagged: Asia, Korea, seoul
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- Apr 29, 2010
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Last Sunday, April 18th, Soleil Provence, together with 260 volunteers, celebrated Earth Day with it’s 2nd Beach Clean-up in Kugenuma Beach, Fujisawa. The clean-up started at 11:00am and ended at 1:30pm.
The volunteers were formed into groups and were scattered along Kugenuma beach. In this photo, Enoshima is seen in the background.
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Tagged: beach, clean-up, environment, fujisawa, green, kaigan, kanagawa, kugenuma
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- Apr 22, 2010
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Last week, I spent an hour shooting around Shinagawa station after getting my engineer visa renewed for another year in Japan. The station was not too crowded (well, it wasn’t in the rush hours), but still, you can see a lot of people mostly in suits, rushing towards to, and away from the station.
This is the the thing I love doing – street photography. That afternoon, I did shoot mostly from the hips. This style gives a new and interesting perspective to every shot.
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Tagged: black-and-white, Japan, shinagawa, street, tokyo
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- Apr 15, 2010
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Hanami is a Japanese tradition of enjoying the view of flowers especially the sakura or cherry blossoms during spring season. The word ‘hanami’ is almost synonymous to outdoor picnicking or partying.
(Hanami was first used as a term analogous to cherry blossom viewing in the Heian era novel Tale of Genji. Whilst a wisteria viewing party was also described, from this point on the terms “hanami” and “flower party” were only used to describe cherry blossom viewing. — Wikipedia)
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Tagged: flower, hanami, Japan, sakura, season, spring, tokyo
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- Apr 13, 2010
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“The parade of the white balloon people!”
Last weekend at the Roppongi Art Night, I’ve witnessed an amazing dream-like street performance by Compagnie des Quidams. The whole act is called “Rêve d’Herbert“, which means “Herbert’s Dream“.
“The slim, human-like shadow-beings, wander around the streets seeking out light. In the quiet of night, these figures gesture to each other, coming close and moving apart in a dance-like dialog.”
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Tagged: art, Japan, reve d'herbert, roppongi, tokyo
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- Mar 30, 2010
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