Sainte-Chapelle
After our precision assault on the Louvre we headed over to Sainte-Chapelle to see the famous stained glass windows. Installed in 1248 and beautiful! There isn’t a single picture I…
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Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe is such an imposing piece of architecture. It squats over the Charles de Gaulle Etoile like a lego block and demands attention to all who pass.…
La Tour Eiffel
Such a Paris icon that it’s impossible to separate Paris from the Eiffel Tower or vice versa. Wwhen you’ve never seen it before it is a breathtaking site, and to…
Mt. Fuji Again!
It just doesn’t get any more Japanese than being on a bullet train while you zoom past Mt. Fuji. We got to do that today, and got an amazing closeup!…
Nijo Castle
Our last attraction of the trip, Nijo Castle dates from the 1600s and was in use until 1939. Nijo Castle is another UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is famous for…
Bamboo Forest
Kyoto is pretty spread out and the sights are all around the city so we chose to group things together so we could hit more than one without a lot…
Kitchen Street
This was high on my list for a while because I’ve always had this strange interest in plastic food. And in the world of plastic food, Kitchen Street stands tall.…
