This is the day when I would part ways with my aunt and uncle on this trip as they would be heading home while I continued my journey.
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Christmas Road Trip Day 2
Day 2 was another early start as the emotional nightmares caused by the scammers continued to terrorize me, resulting in another sleepless night. My Fitbit told me I only had 4-and-a-half hours of sleep the night before and again that night. That would mean I only had about 9 hours of sleep in two days.
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Merry Christmas from Grand Canyon
Christmas Road Trip Day 1
As this post goes live, it will be the start of Day 3 of my 6-day solo road trip and so far, it is not at all what I’m expected.
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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #276: Looking Up, Looking Down
Happy Sunday! This week, James from Jazzibee is guest-hosting Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #276 and he’s picked a great theme – Looking Up, Looking Down.
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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #273: Symmetry
Happy Sunday! Sofia over at Photographias is hosting this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge and boy oh boy, what a topic – Symmetry. I hope I don’t disappoint.
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#SundayStills: Monthly Color Challenge: #Black and #Metallic
This week, in the spirit of October being the month of Halloween, Terri has chosen the monthly color and they are… black and/or metallic.
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#SundayStills: #Textures in Toshodaiji Temple, Nara, Japan
As I sort and edit the nearly 1,000 photos I took on my trip to Japan, I feel like I’m experiencing Japan all over again as I find the story behind each photo. My favorite photos have so far been the nature photos.
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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #270: On Display
Happy Sunday! This week, Ann-Christine is the host for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #270 and the theme is On Display.
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#SundayStills: Animals and #Fences
As I sit here in my cold bedroom writing this post, I realized, I haven’t explored anywhere new in Utah this year. Usually, I would usually go to at least one place I either never been or haven’t been in a while each year.
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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #269: On the Edge
Happy Sunday! This week, Patti is the host for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #269 and she has chosen a topic that’s quite challenging (at least to me) and that is on the edge.
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#WeekendCoffeeShare – Back to Life
Greetings from my garden, at last! Thank you for joining me this Saturday, come on in and either enjoy something hot or something cool.
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CMMC: September Alphabet – Words with a Q
I took this picture at the Osaka Museum of Housing and Living. Ever since visiting the People’s Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, I’ve been wanting to visit museums that dedicates to the lives of common people in a city. I was so glad there was such museum in Osaka, Japan.
It’s so fascinating to learn about people’s lives, much better than just looking at some old rock from hundreds of thousands of years ago. I saw this when I exited the main gallery. I didn’t know what they were but upon looking at the sign on the wall, I discovered these are quilts.
CWWC: Signs in Japan
I don’t think I’ve ever had any difficulty following signs. I’ve always loved signs. They are the most tool to point me to where I need to go. During the first few days of my recent trip to Japan, I found the signs very confusing. It often either led me to a longer route or in circles.
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Japan Reflection
Here I am, writing this post on a Shinkansen speeding across Japan bound for Shinagawa before transferring to another line for Haneda Airport. We left Osaka at 8:30 this morning and will be home in approximately 27 hours.
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Japan Day 13
#SundayStills: #Bridges
I love to look at any city from a high vantage point because it always amazes me to see how dense the city really. This is a look at Osaka, Japan from the Umeda Sky Building – a 140-m building in the heart of Osaka. Looking at the bridges, I was frankly surprised by how different they are.
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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #268: Tell Us Why
Happy Sunday! This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #268, Tina from Travels and Trifles has posed quite a challenging topic – Pick up to 10 of my favorite photos and write about why I chose them.
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#WeekendCoffeeShare – Birthday in Osaka
Greetings once again from Japan! Thank you for meeting me again for this #WeekendCoffeeShare, I am currently in Osaka, near Shinsaibashi, where shopping and culinary adventures awaits.
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Japan Day 9
Despite stumbling out of bed this morning with a numbing pain in my right lower leg and a stabbing pain in my back, I found today to be one of the more interesting and pleasant days of the trip.
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Japan Day 8
I have opted to take the night off. I really hope my decision is honored as a majority of my decisions haven’t been honored on this trip.
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This is Another Story 