tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200518982024-03-13T14:22:19.740+09:00Where in the World?My travels around the world. Currently teaching in South Korea.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-33704623969898157312011-01-01T17:25:00.004+09:002011-01-01T20:04:34.866+09:00New KitchenKitchen Cabinets completed. Leaving on vacation soon, so work will recommence when we return. </p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fbWA9SDZseicVtf57bw2VxLUUGvVsoelSBKtakUVXiu-VPh4qFYVAHZquWmq8YyyCvfz2huOW3WdVwVBQm6duP9aNlNPTY7x-PcZoB1dx-B0AA4lC0-yS1zcrOeDpYpbpTn2tw/s1600/P1010641.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fbWA9SDZseicVtf57bw2VxLUUGvVsoelSBKtakUVXiu-VPh4qFYVAHZquWmq8YyyCvfz2huOW3WdVwVBQm6duP9aNlNPTY7x-PcZoB1dx-B0AA4lC0-yS1zcrOeDpYpbpTn2tw/s320/P1010641.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557131565308416754" /></a><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-80269956452188492572010-12-31T14:44:00.004+09:002011-01-01T20:04:21.566+09:00Nearing CompletionThe boiler is fixed, electricity is back up, and the flooring is in.<br /><br />The bedroom:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMVIYuoJqO36WO4vtvc7DOQTVX_k31n3eW1XjTN-vL4EFTxU5BtoSxZBwtivrDukpNeVv9xhZZjHrC3vWAMcz8UbTwt5ZrKD5VA2fPBszTA_YYpXEUK_Im1EVif8tlyV1-8xUbQ/s1600/P1010634.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMVIYuoJqO36WO4vtvc7DOQTVX_k31n3eW1XjTN-vL4EFTxU5BtoSxZBwtivrDukpNeVv9xhZZjHrC3vWAMcz8UbTwt5ZrKD5VA2fPBszTA_YYpXEUK_Im1EVif8tlyV1-8xUbQ/s320/P1010634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556718577829764338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Living/Dining room<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzX6t5DhZws5vyg0jRbi3uWVWwElGJeVvf9Sic-73uuVTbz8rz1gLTqM4RGuorgHh12Va51Yb5UpbD1tB2_iy-0Yhyphenhyphen_5TVRtDmnrY99qn9eE6t0REfQGCglq_y6IGH3fCh4dd0Kg/s1600/P1010635.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzX6t5DhZws5vyg0jRbi3uWVWwElGJeVvf9Sic-73uuVTbz8rz1gLTqM4RGuorgHh12Va51Yb5UpbD1tB2_iy-0Yhyphenhyphen_5TVRtDmnrY99qn9eE6t0REfQGCglq_y6IGH3fCh4dd0Kg/s320/P1010635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556718586002577970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Kitchen - cabinets are getting installed tomorrow<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDok6jH0Md3A8Zlk9gfGUxEEaKjQzFnSAH472ySPhN4KSmt6DQpZ_cZbKI7BHRx_JgldLO7m6KxOobJOW-Wk_Ptx3asO5-jwzSIBMtYupFYwmCMK9smBOegHZFe1xPR408dxeNA/s1600/P1010636.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDok6jH0Md3A8Zlk9gfGUxEEaKjQzFnSAH472ySPhN4KSmt6DQpZ_cZbKI7BHRx_JgldLO7m6KxOobJOW-Wk_Ptx3asO5-jwzSIBMtYupFYwmCMK9smBOegHZFe1xPR408dxeNA/s320/P1010636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556718590222287554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The "big" room<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOCfo6rhVvhJqwpvmFbaHMk7xI_5oeWm-4obZHpyvDoL3yeeFpTYygdKHUiPuSJCt52QLBYzAl_pHdLr2czGqyB-6dmFOmXpIMYZTdgW7ezHHusdXfGtBA5-o-XQBFqJz-BdFHg/s1600/P1010633.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOCfo6rhVvhJqwpvmFbaHMk7xI_5oeWm-4obZHpyvDoL3yeeFpTYygdKHUiPuSJCt52QLBYzAl_pHdLr2czGqyB-6dmFOmXpIMYZTdgW7ezHHusdXfGtBA5-o-XQBFqJz-BdFHg/s320/P1010633.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556718570456615490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Another view of the "big" room<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbeq8QcscCIRqmDTWbyk5Mpebgz3rY_k4Axke_jk3nwjt1Vpo7bcMRYXKdEj850YtJWYGylGHKsDEsyiZaSoDmx8NXqqo15skLF_ALqfgksUs8ygOY5Jwnf46zI-vF-a3S5uDcQ/s1600/P1010637.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbeq8QcscCIRqmDTWbyk5Mpebgz3rY_k4Axke_jk3nwjt1Vpo7bcMRYXKdEj850YtJWYGylGHKsDEsyiZaSoDmx8NXqqo15skLF_ALqfgksUs8ygOY5Jwnf46zI-vF-a3S5uDcQ/s320/P1010637.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556718576816177746" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-22137471541360055912010-12-20T21:44:00.004+09:002011-01-01T20:04:07.946+09:00Hanji ProgessThe final hanji is on the walls. We will finish the ceiling this week with coffee stained hanji. After that the electrician will come, then the floor guy, and then the kitchen cabinet guy. Hopefully it will be more or less finished by the end of the year.<br /><br />The bedroom<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oEUX8wnPgeRcOoSJP6c2-9ZJgZuyeNG9K0cqvPNYrVOVWWbTpG-uSyoyyjKIBKQHO2yNWItPZ4XvsRntGbOJbUT_qxugajKuQ4ootUxnaLMVxss5nTEPgSfKGgOsP1n4LSlBCQ/s1600/P1010623.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oEUX8wnPgeRcOoSJP6c2-9ZJgZuyeNG9K0cqvPNYrVOVWWbTpG-uSyoyyjKIBKQHO2yNWItPZ4XvsRntGbOJbUT_qxugajKuQ4ootUxnaLMVxss5nTEPgSfKGgOsP1n4LSlBCQ/s320/P1010623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552746061366674882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The dining/living room<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BsLZ2T3tHAMl0Kfi8-Hb7JO0x7ky9M2cXRhuQBlBcbxEyiv3nL7624cHd3r9RyqRrlmxC4RXQoYSSU_ZB7KLkjjeOprUcYZSPlKu1Z0PwDRy8IvHpJG5DNU3HcCJx_4Xlpwyyw/s1600/P1010626.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BsLZ2T3tHAMl0Kfi8-Hb7JO0x7ky9M2cXRhuQBlBcbxEyiv3nL7624cHd3r9RyqRrlmxC4RXQoYSSU_ZB7KLkjjeOprUcYZSPlKu1Z0PwDRy8IvHpJG5DNU3HcCJx_4Xlpwyyw/s320/P1010626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552746063950392642" border="0" /></a><br />Looking into the kitchen<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfBEbTXY9lhc9c6-UBjXBo2mYvp6C-9UlY-NqJBRSwOLKjsNZMT4QF-wK83u5TuNOOcYZtDiY2nnI2-z5lb8z7ARPsr_TEbSp71c9TJgNCnKoKIMOFxdbOpQEBeaGgAiwKwanDA/s1600/P1010627.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfBEbTXY9lhc9c6-UBjXBo2mYvp6C-9UlY-NqJBRSwOLKjsNZMT4QF-wK83u5TuNOOcYZtDiY2nnI2-z5lb8z7ARPsr_TEbSp71c9TJgNCnKoKIMOFxdbOpQEBeaGgAiwKwanDA/s320/P1010627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552746071521230386" border="0" /></a><br />Base hanji on the ceiling<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg86sKSPj023Sw2kxx1dtduFlbgkAWS74d_wo4yZuY2fyRyeLF9ufdJD5nbMToFPz_rQQxsIYiOVAhEqwCHET-1GuY710Nr7FSI9Lbs9eW3C8-4D2O6A4hGedVkXFfCE8D0vWOcw/s1600/P1010629.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg86sKSPj023Sw2kxx1dtduFlbgkAWS74d_wo4yZuY2fyRyeLF9ufdJD5nbMToFPz_rQQxsIYiOVAhEqwCHET-1GuY710Nr7FSI9Lbs9eW3C8-4D2O6A4hGedVkXFfCE8D0vWOcw/s320/P1010629.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552746082844993986" border="0" /></a><br />Another ceiling with base hanji on it<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1vMOfAtZdZguOpIbRIaVN1YM5D56f7RCH0CiG43qACS9IjG43jpGxRx2FwTDMJppl9gJR0hQWGX-kgMxCk-XPMu2tL8fscTCst1QUIAh0xIswbAm5A3HK4_iOZZSEv7O2Gla7A/s1600/P1010628.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1vMOfAtZdZguOpIbRIaVN1YM5D56f7RCH0CiG43qACS9IjG43jpGxRx2FwTDMJppl9gJR0hQWGX-kgMxCk-XPMu2tL8fscTCst1QUIAh0xIswbAm5A3HK4_iOZZSEv7O2Gla7A/s320/P1010628.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552746078327278258" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-71390819559248620882010-12-01T17:51:00.007+09:002011-01-01T20:03:55.481+09:00ProgressAfter several weeks of peeling and scrubbing old wallpaper off of walls, patching holes, and other sundry tasks, we're finally starting to get things going again.<br /><br /><br />The bedroom with the walls painted. Hanji (traditional Korean paper) is going on top of the paint.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWxg5juwMKcOD7UtbiZAY7oHIdUrN_h7vH3OFjbLXlvN3VU-LRmTUAebS0yxwM_1aB5ka5hJnQuFtBfg9e_XK6tgiMLJHhyqbvMZdctRJPYfzBwGITvbfhW2BFIvQKMypOiGj7g/s1600/P1010614.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWxg5juwMKcOD7UtbiZAY7oHIdUrN_h7vH3OFjbLXlvN3VU-LRmTUAebS0yxwM_1aB5ka5hJnQuFtBfg9e_XK6tgiMLJHhyqbvMZdctRJPYfzBwGITvbfhW2BFIvQKMypOiGj7g/s320/P1010614.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545634899047656818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />With the wood stained.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVHtI0CqNnd-3xKWVugvnYNtPNWzkSllFVMVO09_KQI9zuQ8i8zkPMmuQqsESUKr-suxd5WBRI-5ZljWBOmLubb_lS31FsBLcsXOI8SKGfFYvyy9M_njSnr0uWOxuWU40kEOFKA/s1600/P1010622.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVHtI0CqNnd-3xKWVugvnYNtPNWzkSllFVMVO09_KQI9zuQ8i8zkPMmuQqsESUKr-suxd5WBRI-5ZljWBOmLubb_lS31FsBLcsXOI8SKGfFYvyy9M_njSnr0uWOxuWU40kEOFKA/s320/P1010622.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545636171288257906" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The kitchen stained and almost ready to paint.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRzNbU3sLOcpn_RcqbAGsswP9WqnwTkB7SrVN7AP1Ph-_xrRNZtrFmZXQZLUELGCQwrv7N43kmPLtzeiXo46kvPBZW7gpyufVE_y5jPMSPHocdpUA1gB-y4BFqa2Qc6biIje5kA/s1600/P1010620.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRzNbU3sLOcpn_RcqbAGsswP9WqnwTkB7SrVN7AP1Ph-_xrRNZtrFmZXQZLUELGCQwrv7N43kmPLtzeiXo46kvPBZW7gpyufVE_y5jPMSPHocdpUA1gB-y4BFqa2Qc6biIje5kA/s320/P1010620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545634921723251106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The patched ceiling<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqnolFBUKEafA19sIqbuECgvD0sitlypjZaz1tCKfVRr2JUoyExkaYvRGafXxcWC_i-D72v_fbjdzMYBb0xHK7VH_KnBupTZjm_Xqd-ClWiBlrYdWGSZowW5qYRe6xShYwAqY-Q/s1600/P1010615.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqnolFBUKEafA19sIqbuECgvD0sitlypjZaz1tCKfVRr2JUoyExkaYvRGafXxcWC_i-D72v_fbjdzMYBb0xHK7VH_KnBupTZjm_Xqd-ClWiBlrYdWGSZowW5qYRe6xShYwAqY-Q/s320/P1010615.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545634904962997570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ceiling stained with hanji starting to go up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9hdxdxY2U6lj4lPMLnDfQ8vaBLkISaA1SRmGG0mlZy0Il1EpyjZCr-5Y0SWlpJwIGWbRdQSjHKrCGgOybUjgcPqVSWtu04P_9uGf6zq2iazUlvB49IL7KgohYRZSipotDWu7jg/s1600/P1010619.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9hdxdxY2U6lj4lPMLnDfQ8vaBLkISaA1SRmGG0mlZy0Il1EpyjZCr-5Y0SWlpJwIGWbRdQSjHKrCGgOybUjgcPqVSWtu04P_9uGf6zq2iazUlvB49IL7KgohYRZSipotDWu7jg/s320/P1010619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545634918962358466" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The next step is to finish the hanji on the ceiling and walls. Then we'll get the electricity hooked back up, the flooring put in, and kitchen cabinets installed. Then it's just a matter of moving in.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-2628795464573860392010-09-27T19:08:00.006+09:002010-09-27T19:30:48.416+09:00Week 4Made some big changes over the week. We're getting close to the finishing stage. At least for the house.<br /><br />First big job was to knock out the wall between the kitchen and the middle room. We want a combined kitchen-dining room with enough room for people to hang out in.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYnAoJazD_0eawxkZ3Bsx_umqPC0AKPT_bKhtP9nyBpzQ8VEj490HV0mhyphenhyphenQox9dWFd0O7llFzMAEpVibw-1t9oGvo92A85PcjHLOd2dzxwItafV04vSpHNkcF3ZS2Qqu9XOOjrw/s1600/P9200580.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYnAoJazD_0eawxkZ3Bsx_umqPC0AKPT_bKhtP9nyBpzQ8VEj490HV0mhyphenhyphenQox9dWFd0O7llFzMAEpVibw-1t9oGvo92A85PcjHLOd2dzxwItafV04vSpHNkcF3ZS2Qqu9XOOjrw/s320/P9200580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521534824163955090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Knocking down more wall.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4YsB9dKF5y4iYaMBc4xhXaB4WWK4C4y0Q3DYBalTNlJ7oxh88sZVSkUQu6Uo5icyxafnya5vhQLAv94UUqSB8McyeKfVKuijnm8pv7DvBfE3IEmuJYw8IZtuiJs7Eb2GLO24cw/s1600/P9200581.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4YsB9dKF5y4iYaMBc4xhXaB4WWK4C4y0Q3DYBalTNlJ7oxh88sZVSkUQu6Uo5icyxafnya5vhQLAv94UUqSB8McyeKfVKuijnm8pv7DvBfE3IEmuJYw8IZtuiJs7Eb2GLO24cw/s320/P9200581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521534828850671698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Unfortunately, there was a large crack in the old beam. Fortunately I noticed it before knocking the rest of the wall down.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyI_SGDmRguzOUF1mWHM9AI55t1F5w3b9R1crMRQ6RQ1IO2ohPxXwx0jAL31yeWXHHPDqspIB_KMtwWJqgepe7rgcbmGqBfUhY9rYzJohzxLuq0rTgwVkxbxstcagX3-Pzuq-ng/s1600/P9200587.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyI_SGDmRguzOUF1mWHM9AI55t1F5w3b9R1crMRQ6RQ1IO2ohPxXwx0jAL31yeWXHHPDqspIB_KMtwWJqgepe7rgcbmGqBfUhY9rYzJohzxLuq0rTgwVkxbxstcagX3-Pzuq-ng/s320/P9200587.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521534839815884034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So we had a guy come in and install a post to hold it up. Not the most scientific of operations, but it seems to be working. Here's the post and the rest of the wall knocked out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHw2TSuOuXl9pNvKlz4JVZWaUim1LD6BiwFhwutUZXB1LF3gqyMAyOENeUFsgW9YVd2GAQCwnomMaXqPWlcoqOczi4RuVW8kNRqRZRX3gHjxPKs-ASx8Bqf4P8eHfYtcgYQJC3A/s1600/P9260600.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHw2TSuOuXl9pNvKlz4JVZWaUim1LD6BiwFhwutUZXB1LF3gqyMAyOENeUFsgW9YVd2GAQCwnomMaXqPWlcoqOczi4RuVW8kNRqRZRX3gHjxPKs-ASx8Bqf4P8eHfYtcgYQJC3A/s320/P9260600.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521534844193549650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The guy also finished off the trim between the wall and the ceiling.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0brFf2_WKuLFgPP4BV2gyjvOxfXswk-lCF2zPwWz21yFOOMVq6pNtijSsxFJJZ2Go-sDf6vullPWYq8KJo2MiWHxxrOXdEWRK5GDb6niiKUQ0rl76IW4pbCrV6l9sbAj9KuFqEg/s1600/P9260598.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0brFf2_WKuLFgPP4BV2gyjvOxfXswk-lCF2zPwWz21yFOOMVq6pNtijSsxFJJZ2Go-sDf6vullPWYq8KJo2MiWHxxrOXdEWRK5GDb6niiKUQ0rl76IW4pbCrV6l9sbAj9KuFqEg/s320/P9260598.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521537683858841186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some more trim.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNcUFn59_DQRO74BYpbZER1vfyre3m_1Gd-zH9MBFAxqF272Z70kcYTZQ29r5vOtqCp_39m5fdk5KbMYAk1FYA77rr-0dQoqToh0xw2kHnk-lJotAON7T7Xc0J5fTfBuxy43oGg/s1600/P9260597.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNcUFn59_DQRO74BYpbZER1vfyre3m_1Gd-zH9MBFAxqF272Z70kcYTZQ29r5vOtqCp_39m5fdk5KbMYAk1FYA77rr-0dQoqToh0xw2kHnk-lJotAON7T7Xc0J5fTfBuxy43oGg/s320/P9260597.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521537676865884434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And he also turned one of our old outhouse toilets into a storage room.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIQp79yqfwulh-rhvM9d2iN_B9nxyM4xIy1sCPvKyzzyjQUcp9syEn5Mr7_XtNkGARfTaidwPYBJZRZTZiV_tZNSLGfDxRZiDODPjs4b2QUZ21rpGPsSFZxONb4pL7v7NYifnHw/s1600/P9260604.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIQp79yqfwulh-rhvM9d2iN_B9nxyM4xIy1sCPvKyzzyjQUcp9syEn5Mr7_XtNkGARfTaidwPYBJZRZTZiV_tZNSLGfDxRZiDODPjs4b2QUZ21rpGPsSFZxONb4pL7v7NYifnHw/s320/P9260604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521537684779994386" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-86556400212049616982010-09-12T22:29:00.003+09:002010-09-12T22:44:04.962+09:00Week 3The new toilet! Haven't had a chance to give it a test spin yet as the caulk is still drying. Not only is there new floor tile, but they lowered the floor about 3 inches, so I can actually stand up straight in most of the bathroom.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2br11gbkoG7aQ7u0Ioxaopwce4b3E0KvExTrvk9zbLpTP3TkTKBtK1o7xljlnwPEJ_paiXXd_xTMqS2A_oRJCM0exRt9TljFjZ3m0svaCfhlzFvon2q4ir4U_G-mGbL0hw86DQ/s1600/P9120576.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2br11gbkoG7aQ7u0Ioxaopwce4b3E0KvExTrvk9zbLpTP3TkTKBtK1o7xljlnwPEJ_paiXXd_xTMqS2A_oRJCM0exRt9TljFjZ3m0svaCfhlzFvon2q4ir4U_G-mGbL0hw86DQ/s320/P9120576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516020370910387794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Wood beams after the first sanding<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-XQQkXxeLROFqW__vs35JR4szoiGDFjhqWrkNRbH3bjbtprQI-alsczR5k6EIIFhebVhTPuogEEarvP1k1ZhT8fXxpzjnxNoVyhRBXL4GttC3EbCS4RBWPDcj6RWhyphenhyphenbg4NT0zg/s1600/P9120574.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-XQQkXxeLROFqW__vs35JR4szoiGDFjhqWrkNRbH3bjbtprQI-alsczR5k6EIIFhebVhTPuogEEarvP1k1ZhT8fXxpzjnxNoVyhRBXL4GttC3EbCS4RBWPDcj6RWhyphenhyphenbg4NT0zg/s320/P9120574.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516020361525128178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Room #2 getting ready - to have a wall knocked out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iIVgy6TGOJYZl3vtVx7i2MxWF-h_KrF3fI7fjy8GzhCIJOK8Gw4Jr0Xgd6O3yBKozRGogCXeCsstgcKaIQCe9fLbsHt-KAitDAgOWBAk-F1nJ8ryEpHhYBdwKCbuupRbaVyFdA/s1600/P9120569.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iIVgy6TGOJYZl3vtVx7i2MxWF-h_KrF3fI7fjy8GzhCIJOK8Gw4Jr0Xgd6O3yBKozRGogCXeCsstgcKaIQCe9fLbsHt-KAitDAgOWBAk-F1nJ8ryEpHhYBdwKCbuupRbaVyFdA/s320/P9120569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516020334769272722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Kitchen deconstruct<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrXKfJQuuoM9kyQMkcsPvwZHtHTbJznANNGgjORdzuW-24Edx6_nYOFQ-PsigBlNJVoBeJSOATgxs1pz1iwlO86Mv_y2tyqlXzhceDNKZGypzJMQdm-M_1ca_JJlUmp-Rbo8XIg/s1600/P9120572.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrXKfJQuuoM9kyQMkcsPvwZHtHTbJznANNGgjORdzuW-24Edx6_nYOFQ-PsigBlNJVoBeJSOATgxs1pz1iwlO86Mv_y2tyqlXzhceDNKZGypzJMQdm-M_1ca_JJlUmp-Rbo8XIg/s320/P9120572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516020353210678322" border="0" /></a><br />The ceiling is covered in soot. It wasn't that long ago that they were cooking over an open fire.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8dOiA_DFPPKgVUfgh63BuN15mYwYK5uXUwEesz9lLvvkHbsNo4WnfCaAZRQAsrJCwKlf9VIweXiATe2J9VLXaorOGBVS9xHN63kBIoEamhI_jtNgNx8FXFNUFLCz16tRzlm6kA/s1600/P9120570.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8dOiA_DFPPKgVUfgh63BuN15mYwYK5uXUwEesz9lLvvkHbsNo4WnfCaAZRQAsrJCwKlf9VIweXiATe2J9VLXaorOGBVS9xHN63kBIoEamhI_jtNgNx8FXFNUFLCz16tRzlm6kA/s320/P9120570.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516020339820401170" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-68992950729176616612010-09-08T09:25:00.005+09:002010-09-08T09:42:01.469+09:00Week 2Outside the house with the concrete ripped out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVQ-fSQfw6vJqGg_Z8NAdnEKAcCAECU9rygvFoN2O-tDnMmUpKKVnF1YqChd78zZ-2xdgfvBdEUJmFzTIvvjSjYaVEMoyfffslnQEzwcP7IvcZKuLv5aFtxsNccwr2R6JIJOAHg/s1600/P9050564.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVQ-fSQfw6vJqGg_Z8NAdnEKAcCAECU9rygvFoN2O-tDnMmUpKKVnF1YqChd78zZ-2xdgfvBdEUJmFzTIvvjSjYaVEMoyfffslnQEzwcP7IvcZKuLv5aFtxsNccwr2R6JIJOAHg/s320/P9050564.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514335292120752018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The living room with ceiling ripped out<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqS0FQ-Hq5C44X-nrv_UjL58GSNdfZO_qyzujpbQOK0EHBZMwfDshIwmFhJ0-qySa4WmIP_2Ko7AZJHFIT6DluxMqR2cTME5PHX9Wt1OmXfGeCo2B9AC-Bxi1BkQzcM9VwXLkcoA/s1600/P9050560.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqS0FQ-Hq5C44X-nrv_UjL58GSNdfZO_qyzujpbQOK0EHBZMwfDshIwmFhJ0-qySa4WmIP_2Ko7AZJHFIT6DluxMqR2cTME5PHX9Wt1OmXfGeCo2B9AC-Bxi1BkQzcM9VwXLkcoA/s320/P9050560.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514334038710041826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Looking over the old han-ok<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbmgmwcXXDNSi9O8vbZLkUYZPFWVm_1V4br-MhoO8LA0783_XgEXaMuS3D5XjWgq9KeJnEHq9HgYAGZD-pvM45oDBvJSTqoVx3Fp4AAvBB0bi6h85aANaN_BRwrgUxtTCEE-F3Q/s1600/P9050555.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbmgmwcXXDNSi9O8vbZLkUYZPFWVm_1V4br-MhoO8LA0783_XgEXaMuS3D5XjWgq9KeJnEHq9HgYAGZD-pvM45oDBvJSTqoVx3Fp4AAvBB0bi6h85aANaN_BRwrgUxtTCEE-F3Q/s320/P9050555.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514334048168346738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Room #3 getting cleaned up<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznMxxdKQ8UWTydOSV84rfPBIrmzB5_nILWxsEAp8ZgIpVgnVmxs9Nc0WBskdtuz6NfIXz6s2vGxDY5wHyccilILKtNsdvua1q1u8FHt_C6CJCrxxsMZL7azqiy4hm-Bw4oe1RxQ/s1600/P9050558.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznMxxdKQ8UWTydOSV84rfPBIrmzB5_nILWxsEAp8ZgIpVgnVmxs9Nc0WBskdtuz6NfIXz6s2vGxDY5wHyccilILKtNsdvua1q1u8FHt_C6CJCrxxsMZL7azqiy4hm-Bw4oe1RxQ/s320/P9050558.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514334057795385410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Trying to peel off wallpaper from cement - not fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWR553aEYKA1WHfpUiCcr6FECS1ApbR2QheiQGnVSSUqQvarZxKMttLQTwST4fWtHtCLtTBBM-Wizt8L0B13Znwyz3T7sEDr4E4oW27D8nMOliiQSn18_RWY36aYCrbf5PibxHw/s1600/P9050559.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWR553aEYKA1WHfpUiCcr6FECS1ApbR2QheiQGnVSSUqQvarZxKMttLQTwST4fWtHtCLtTBBM-Wizt8L0B13Znwyz3T7sEDr4E4oW27D8nMOliiQSn18_RWY36aYCrbf5PibxHw/s320/P9050559.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514334063898847890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Room #2 with ceiling ripped out<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQmZoFRSPj2w4TUJOPOP8W6i5pSS-GCgmaIXaU74T6swUbSjCaZjjwNHFQpps1vEyHDJi6Kel-QpY6tr5SSF_9CTnOY8mzBfKrRP16GCEJRklPXt6VdS-QGA8l5c_9tpNhEwnrw/s1600/P9050561.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQmZoFRSPj2w4TUJOPOP8W6i5pSS-GCgmaIXaU74T6swUbSjCaZjjwNHFQpps1vEyHDJi6Kel-QpY6tr5SSF_9CTnOY8mzBfKrRP16GCEJRklPXt6VdS-QGA8l5c_9tpNhEwnrw/s320/P9050561.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514334070965092946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My job is to remove all the paper from this ceiling.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpVxvADOIKH-2GQJwHetM2hJo-RQXgnRVyS9cJTsxjCLwX3PQsV936r_JlwsGS2WIWFmJIkMqlad2bCmR__jNeFBPun2bRutuoNZ0YN_VXxW0m4dQy-MKedTm2WKPG_X5gJ-Vew/s1600/P9050567.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpVxvADOIKH-2GQJwHetM2hJo-RQXgnRVyS9cJTsxjCLwX3PQsV936r_JlwsGS2WIWFmJIkMqlad2bCmR__jNeFBPun2bRutuoNZ0YN_VXxW0m4dQy-MKedTm2WKPG_X5gJ-Vew/s320/P9050567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514335283140857218" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-87773659757754324202010-08-29T20:06:00.006+09:002010-09-08T18:39:08.241+09:00Rehab: Day #2Pulled the wardrobes out. Toilet is getting installed this week.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINli9_d-etYDPf1s3ILHS1IFvSBHV-dxVhTbFpUSako3DGVn5exJo5ZKBdY6Ua1nBFZLvEmQwpovJ4_L1LmYdSKn5rVrymIZXcLFvKH4cPFhg4TkzEXdEZZn0AsVZqgW8fRB2kg/s1600/P8290550.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINli9_d-etYDPf1s3ILHS1IFvSBHV-dxVhTbFpUSako3DGVn5exJo5ZKBdY6Ua1nBFZLvEmQwpovJ4_L1LmYdSKn5rVrymIZXcLFvKH4cPFhg4TkzEXdEZZn0AsVZqgW8fRB2kg/s320/P8290550.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510787081861061570" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-53102367468733147952010-08-29T19:49:00.007+09:002010-09-08T18:42:33.620+09:00Rehab: Day #1Pulling out the ceiling and drywall in the living room<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6WsYRKIcWJnvdtBr7zwd70MpMS-pbUErf-WwrY3etJxRi_78UfDozPtfeVf4L3CAellLkliboLp6i9hnV7JaOAHPo2mltiDpQI-fgqX4I3RvgI8OtM7qihe9U2k-UrBDsr4lmg/s1600/P1010542.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6WsYRKIcWJnvdtBr7zwd70MpMS-pbUErf-WwrY3etJxRi_78UfDozPtfeVf4L3CAellLkliboLp6i9hnV7JaOAHPo2mltiDpQI-fgqX4I3RvgI8OtM7qihe9U2k-UrBDsr4lmg/s320/P1010542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510783580608981954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ceiling in the bedtoom<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhCiJ2m27tYTiVpMsoMqS4IHzdnuFjUgu4e6RFohSfW6DpZmesRWzCp93ss9K9_5-x2qwHgF-JtQ2ldaJstMhKh5_QKY69yBktPGVuBKhyIezv1LY2KnZeO2NpBgFfyOY3D7s9A/s1600/P1010546.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhCiJ2m27tYTiVpMsoMqS4IHzdnuFjUgu4e6RFohSfW6DpZmesRWzCp93ss9K9_5-x2qwHgF-JtQ2ldaJstMhKh5_QKY69yBktPGVuBKhyIezv1LY2KnZeO2NpBgFfyOY3D7s9A/s320/P1010546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510783608046165794" border="0" /></a><br />The bedroom wardrobes<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQ3NPOkWCJWtJrxoavAJuDrf7esF8k2O1FDSIky6TU8YH0zA9RPh8sNNprO4FtxTdXHR3Rq0sOGX-jkvsbcsd4GTVPEuGUQS5gaWa1rTEwLUrUeulT63FpoPymctjeZYPb2NZyg/s1600/P1010545.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQ3NPOkWCJWtJrxoavAJuDrf7esF8k2O1FDSIky6TU8YH0zA9RPh8sNNprO4FtxTdXHR3Rq0sOGX-jkvsbcsd4GTVPEuGUQS5gaWa1rTEwLUrUeulT63FpoPymctjeZYPb2NZyg/s320/P1010545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510783600508698722" border="0" /></a><br />Ceiling in the bedroom<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytCtzkDmbAdXSUiaEY9BwTrqluFnRweUWOwMv_2rPF296NH6z5WVnCJxJ0aGpmPIGuk0v7-sla_7llmkES7zyjilhwpjIb1odEV8DILsLIgFeZKWyumSVCF2P3NCb-rn80sNktg/s1600/P1010544.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytCtzkDmbAdXSUiaEY9BwTrqluFnRweUWOwMv_2rPF296NH6z5WVnCJxJ0aGpmPIGuk0v7-sla_7llmkES7zyjilhwpjIb1odEV8DILsLIgFeZKWyumSVCF2P3NCb-rn80sNktg/s320/P1010544.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510783590821827586" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-63954592503006330102010-08-27T19:11:00.007+09:002010-09-08T18:37:51.945+09:00The New HouseJust bought a new house. I'm going to document our rehab job here.<br /><br />Before pics:<br /><br /><br />Outside<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcoLujEY_XKjHgefByHe_Cwi8y0tANxFuYU3Uss7TY4AZCYvd7DQ1Zk0G1pWPKMkTYBafOlvO0v_T3I-PLlEZzEHp153C_nWnRwveu1Rp_lv5ArcSv_-vmqXTKaHm5CHpcTYOVg/s1600/P1010515.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcoLujEY_XKjHgefByHe_Cwi8y0tANxFuYU3Uss7TY4AZCYvd7DQ1Zk0G1pWPKMkTYBafOlvO0v_T3I-PLlEZzEHp153C_nWnRwveu1Rp_lv5ArcSv_-vmqXTKaHm5CHpcTYOVg/s320/P1010515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510778859040944194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Living room<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVgfCWecBCGpPGsLxqaYGvA1Rod2d2OFAAESDl3YXDSE-3qbmoK3sSB4yfVwNg4gVVhpGeBWxGKL0MwS_C6-XomXk0GICXlmzn6l31kXeuWUP_JrZDW-zTfq4RH-Ki1HkXSM-WA/s1600/P1010522.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVgfCWecBCGpPGsLxqaYGvA1Rod2d2OFAAESDl3YXDSE-3qbmoK3sSB4yfVwNg4gVVhpGeBWxGKL0MwS_C6-XomXk0GICXlmzn6l31kXeuWUP_JrZDW-zTfq4RH-Ki1HkXSM-WA/s320/P1010522.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510778892216035250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bedroom<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS34gyAd7cJswBqve-yPcfTIlkU5BaINXx9z899kbglg04lkxRRUvBT3dRJr3kKQkCcsXUlhT0YtDSd-1btPmyY8_8dnYud3JdQ28XDFXmvKyn_f1a0UCGO5a_5vz4rAvbRXhSxQ/s1600/P1010518.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS34gyAd7cJswBqve-yPcfTIlkU5BaINXx9z899kbglg04lkxRRUvBT3dRJr3kKQkCcsXUlhT0YtDSd-1btPmyY8_8dnYud3JdQ28XDFXmvKyn_f1a0UCGO5a_5vz4rAvbRXhSxQ/s320/P1010518.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510778866565045298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Room #2 - will eventually become part of the kitchen (maybe)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68TbBSTOY6OvkQZzkdedLDtKbsr7NtfQl4TNfIaUkH0oZg5U7T0tQgAMDp2yVTg57nDljJtmGrz0jc9zbc4X0VWeHJDBN7-aF49MeABse014j0CFhiJAsKbwlouARGMrGeU2c5A/s1600/P1010519.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68TbBSTOY6OvkQZzkdedLDtKbsr7NtfQl4TNfIaUkH0oZg5U7T0tQgAMDp2yVTg57nDljJtmGrz0jc9zbc4X0VWeHJDBN7-aF49MeABse014j0CFhiJAsKbwlouARGMrGeU2c5A/s320/P1010519.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510779928645430162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The kitchen<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZKIPD7F9dVHF7Zv215n36NfhZ48TA3aBLcBgVLMbGDMMCU8uusO4DN5hURDFNYp3oP6cVJOTDSD1HpdkMWQmiOzLP6-m8Zb-vKAnQHJxKX_CJ1J6GM_BzCchKI1eX24LwuB6ag/s1600/P1010520.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZKIPD7F9dVHF7Zv215n36NfhZ48TA3aBLcBgVLMbGDMMCU8uusO4DN5hURDFNYp3oP6cVJOTDSD1HpdkMWQmiOzLP6-m8Zb-vKAnQHJxKX_CJ1J6GM_BzCchKI1eX24LwuB6ag/s320/P1010520.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510778873509580818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bathroom<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTYXcaiRA8qAVI3lYDHI-XRAQ5S7-ikN7VUrKaqs5kHcYU9xeeAOM7VvfryaDj8iGWlDUY-dte3pNZfgeQ1UsV2wPerT50T1JU6iuGv9o7hy8PX4l0rSAunYyAXVy-ePF8BeS0g/s1600/P1010521.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTYXcaiRA8qAVI3lYDHI-XRAQ5S7-ikN7VUrKaqs5kHcYU9xeeAOM7VvfryaDj8iGWlDUY-dte3pNZfgeQ1UsV2wPerT50T1JU6iuGv9o7hy8PX4l0rSAunYyAXVy-ePF8BeS0g/s320/P1010521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510778884647671426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Building #2 - barn and living room<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSbV5A3DninJTl-eZOB9N9vnA1VtBvC6rgdpwDKPzvGPlak38r8Z5BgrYLLgfBdt2WKoT2ecSX540Ev-SBSasjuNxqfqBFldAUipt_0VAczKWgvied_082pmUeDgu_D5r5HA9nQ/s1600/P1010535.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSbV5A3DninJTl-eZOB9N9vnA1VtBvC6rgdpwDKPzvGPlak38r8Z5BgrYLLgfBdt2WKoT2ecSX540Ev-SBSasjuNxqfqBFldAUipt_0VAczKWgvied_082pmUeDgu_D5r5HA9nQ/s320/P1010535.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510781455306661634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Living room in building #2<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLVBWJ-aIiBrEZIId-chORwmczCL91KbvE5KuoJXJuE_qDID1drz8ryjIXQBc4958doHIhnQavN6K4dpFQVdyGA4gwH_QnzWh3gpKKXbX4T3tsfH5cFw4owqH9xfIWlvw69XNyA/s1600/P1010523.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLVBWJ-aIiBrEZIId-chORwmczCL91KbvE5KuoJXJuE_qDID1drz8ryjIXQBc4958doHIhnQavN6K4dpFQVdyGA4gwH_QnzWh3gpKKXbX4T3tsfH5cFw4owqH9xfIWlvw69XNyA/s320/P1010523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510779919192166194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The garden in back<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpqGGRRMnT5HGs4Gytm1MIZLwJXYaZv_2-DxlVmH-NmXg8_BzOtba6jgvWzpAYzeNK5YU2l0Gtdvojpljbbo-l3hsamTKUGU81PsWocntgR9Vz6YtP15XRukFasVFjYcln1nMSQ/s1600/P1010527.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpqGGRRMnT5HGs4Gytm1MIZLwJXYaZv_2-DxlVmH-NmXg8_BzOtba6jgvWzpAYzeNK5YU2l0Gtdvojpljbbo-l3hsamTKUGU81PsWocntgR9Vz6YtP15XRukFasVFjYcln1nMSQ/s320/P1010527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510779935545285986" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-89683159602589863512010-02-21T23:07:00.009+09:002010-04-21T20:22:28.452+09:00Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur is one of those tweener cities. It is developed in parts, with fancy malls and tall buildings, while other parts maintain a more traditional style. And although it is not as safe as say Tokyo or Singapore, it is much more secure than other southeast Asian cities like Manila or Bangkok. If you are looking for a starter city in SE Asia it would be a good place to visit. For the more travel savvy it does not, at least to me, offer anything particularly unique.<br /><br />The one worthwhile aspect of KL is its ethnic diversity. While officially Muslim, and with a heavy Islamic influence, there are also strong presences of Chinese and Indians. So between the three main ethnic groups you can get a pretty wide array of food.<br /><br /><br />The Petronas Towers - which at one point<br />passed the Sears Tower in height, until<br />they changed the rules of measuring buildings.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJj4jyLjg99sL6G1cqsqCXHfDdm2VOfPIG3VxwgGyIJu7491OZnvbqUa6ud6liFk4X6j4cCh1hetESubowGVUiXPAs3ov8acy_II8alz2HVQ07I1iDbBBkEZmdgC0_ZEx9gQr0_w/s1600/P1010195.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJj4jyLjg99sL6G1cqsqCXHfDdm2VOfPIG3VxwgGyIJu7491OZnvbqUa6ud6liFk4X6j4cCh1hetESubowGVUiXPAs3ov8acy_II8alz2HVQ07I1iDbBBkEZmdgC0_ZEx9gQr0_w/s320/P1010195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462534953696705922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />A view of the National Mosque<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlPxlTFaY_73ivtTRgHgyvhXg7q46Hk6XAWxuNnzUeP0aNzJo7WPj-YqeFq4Al2hUo0iPHOx2wdPXeHm22V_O1NFzRlSrs1UxA4kG9LkvMf6bdtIO04n6wTrMf1ekV1w9dCNlqA/s1600/P2190363.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlPxlTFaY_73ivtTRgHgyvhXg7q46Hk6XAWxuNnzUeP0aNzJo7WPj-YqeFq4Al2hUo0iPHOx2wdPXeHm22V_O1NFzRlSrs1UxA4kG9LkvMf6bdtIO04n6wTrMf1ekV1w9dCNlqA/s320/P2190363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462534943660321074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Another mosque during Friday worship. While the call<br />to prayer is interesting, I can see how it would quickly<br />become annoying.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFs8gNR1h9pPnIZ57XSbhYVWlmPmwhXc_XYC7sopH4_LOkymgXzm2c6AuhHdmI8Xiq9vYnC7AqUrgIMfpBWNO8dbd4RU-cckkzkIZxzReI4E12qcZsBU9ZRa_tKlIam9LheOEUzA/s1600/P2190361.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFs8gNR1h9pPnIZ57XSbhYVWlmPmwhXc_XYC7sopH4_LOkymgXzm2c6AuhHdmI8Xiq9vYnC7AqUrgIMfpBWNO8dbd4RU-cckkzkIZxzReI4E12qcZsBU9ZRa_tKlIam9LheOEUzA/s320/P2190361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462534961615176642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Something you rarely get to see -<br /> the blind literally leading the blind.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7C1Q0vwllP9-ocAQO7I0YMgsC6PXgvsvmXXPWZWbC_vKwA-SiyDToozvkIwzajJU4_3k2yUO3i0uds4BfcfUSv99e7Sh62qMIlaL-GZP0vxzFrsnJWKiA8Uh-MFG_DH9OiICtSw/s1600/P2190358.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7C1Q0vwllP9-ocAQO7I0YMgsC6PXgvsvmXXPWZWbC_vKwA-SiyDToozvkIwzajJU4_3k2yUO3i0uds4BfcfUSv99e7Sh62qMIlaL-GZP0vxzFrsnJWKiA8Uh-MFG_DH9OiICtSw/s320/P2190358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462534968533343970" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-82303006584934872822010-02-21T01:45:00.008+09:002010-04-21T19:13:23.896+09:00AnimalsSome of the more unusual animals encountered on my journey:<br /><br />A monkey at Batu Caves. Monkeys are all<br />over the place, and they will steal your food.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuc8nrqaRa0106QuywjV248U8Uv97tudjAOXh8i4TyLFGJdt-uYbIPbV2rqLyUciIQ_oIyMuYVOTkmK0PKw1cyu3MJXGr6nb1PW8elkixRg7nqrHBDp6KIdqYYrachy_pU3rW9Q/s1600/P2100185.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuc8nrqaRa0106QuywjV248U8Uv97tudjAOXh8i4TyLFGJdt-uYbIPbV2rqLyUciIQ_oIyMuYVOTkmK0PKw1cyu3MJXGr6nb1PW8elkixRg7nqrHBDp6KIdqYYrachy_pU3rW9Q/s320/P2100185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462530038195793874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bats at the Sydney Botanical Gardens. Fortunately<br />they're not aggressive.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6S8DM-G-BX9ghqL7ObDMcwoG8J9gHDPuhtxdhexmtoB3eHBbd1AltWJ3IhsYFlxK0jSrpFpvHELLdEbrvBLg7fFa397UPd-HgucYT4EdWI4yL4ck6bYqTYWxCvuN8PSHt2nONg/s1600/Australia+072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6S8DM-G-BX9ghqL7ObDMcwoG8J9gHDPuhtxdhexmtoB3eHBbd1AltWJ3IhsYFlxK0jSrpFpvHELLdEbrvBLg7fFa397UPd-HgucYT4EdWI4yL4ck6bYqTYWxCvuN8PSHt2nONg/s320/Australia+072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462530030573997186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Goats. So they're not that unusual, but I milked them<br />for 2 weeks. Lots of other animals at the farm including<br />ducks, geese, chickens, horses, dogs, cats, and some geckos.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0V6uygrQNkKkttS2BDZV0s5jOWfi7jorZkX1vjUH9ajWYsv6gc-DVFRU8OtxRpOrR0SMd3lkZmMRNXLVyMkTvwLXl2AbET6GIxYRad9hSuEB47vmuy9IY-qn8xWUwI5hgpFzaA/s1600/Australia+122.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0V6uygrQNkKkttS2BDZV0s5jOWfi7jorZkX1vjUH9ajWYsv6gc-DVFRU8OtxRpOrR0SMd3lkZmMRNXLVyMkTvwLXl2AbET6GIxYRad9hSuEB47vmuy9IY-qn8xWUwI5hgpFzaA/s320/Australia+122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462530021395128882" border="0" /></a><br />A real live wild koala.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2rJ4G31_IZqNMc5kSGqQ-WEkMZjgBM_23L3_muNvhJkdcTzU0fYgEgMq9v51uVh161CDzes18FS55eugcG3Tg30fYT5FPAqhsszw_So2OiElj1pkaYaDUUXlT8sYheZJhVkd3g/s1600/Australia+099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2rJ4G31_IZqNMc5kSGqQ-WEkMZjgBM_23L3_muNvhJkdcTzU0fYgEgMq9v51uVh161CDzes18FS55eugcG3Tg30fYT5FPAqhsszw_So2OiElj1pkaYaDUUXlT8sYheZJhVkd3g/s320/Australia+099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462530013026152738" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-76648237445029648812010-02-21T01:45:00.004+09:002010-02-26T01:52:13.475+09:00Toilets IIMore toilets...<br /><br />Typical Australian toilets<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRExizXpUPYcdbyl522mTyCCdF88fm6oyiMKSFsi8NxNUqsZKrP3g8ogSV6Pe-KWiSUxGekEvb4bsnyHXt64JvFqqwwg5gyNvT73hBaHgLDpXq1cdJnKcftm7XNIqzkybPIdtSw/s1600-h/Australia+248.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRExizXpUPYcdbyl522mTyCCdF88fm6oyiMKSFsi8NxNUqsZKrP3g8ogSV6Pe-KWiSUxGekEvb4bsnyHXt64JvFqqwwg5gyNvT73hBaHgLDpXq1cdJnKcftm7XNIqzkybPIdtSw/s320/Australia+248.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442223980698812434" /></a><br /><br />The square toilet - not a good idea!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLoii-kLv5Hm6x0rQB3xvM_KVWTAQXL7v_habmA6Q74QBrloVpN6pw_j-HNssYUBEOo6R99yaEvanRLiE3YmSvWe0ksoGknKIzniH8ZcB5UMRAjwAsgO-2hoD7Lis1szg-ZpR-Q/s1600-h/P2200372.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLoii-kLv5Hm6x0rQB3xvM_KVWTAQXL7v_habmA6Q74QBrloVpN6pw_j-HNssYUBEOo6R99yaEvanRLiE3YmSvWe0ksoGknKIzniH8ZcB5UMRAjwAsgO-2hoD7Lis1szg-ZpR-Q/s320/P2200372.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442223989859649858" /></a><br /><br />A squat toilet, on a train, raised two feet off the floor. A very bad idea!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu16qMKH2-ubxqvMeQK7J5ANNGfN7-SQSmv4uckSO-Uiq1GZse2Csxtx5znpEXPdhaopjC0xpfJk9geN0Aq2uA8BsKyiJmzbaNd0vj7Dm6C3mhrDzfMe3ykcNY0-Y6CBkOcLT2Lg/s1600-h/P2070154.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu16qMKH2-ubxqvMeQK7J5ANNGfN7-SQSmv4uckSO-Uiq1GZse2Csxtx5znpEXPdhaopjC0xpfJk9geN0Aq2uA8BsKyiJmzbaNd0vj7Dm6C3mhrDzfMe3ykcNY0-Y6CBkOcLT2Lg/s320/P2070154.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442223996783221170" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-15967889380423776812010-02-17T20:22:00.004+09:002010-04-21T21:13:59.090+09:00Genting HighlandsHigh up on a mountain, Genting Highlands is a cool weather retreat for many Malaysians. It is a combination of a shopping mall, Las Vegas, and Disneyland on crack. They pretty much have every possible entertainment option you'd ever want. There's a casino, amusement park rides, a climbing wall, a snow room, bowling, video games, a Ripley's Believe it or Not, shops galore, and numerous restaurants, many of them American franchises. And people. Lots and lots of people. At least on holidays.<br /><br />The weather is quite a bit cooler at the top. So if you want to step out and enjoy the scenery you might want to bring a jacket or at least something a little heacier than what you'd wear around KL.<br /><br />Tips for taking the <a href="http://www.journeymalaysia.com/ptagenting.htm">bus</a>: We were there during a busy season - right after the Chinese New Year. I imagine other holidays and weekends are equally busy, but I have no idea what normal weekdays are like. Expect a long line, with lots of pushing and shoving. Check the time on your ticket, but it is sometimes possible to sneak onto an earlier bus. <br /><br />There is a gondola to the top. Not sure where it<br />leaves from, or how to get there though.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FWDLuc7Ibfd4AEpuZ3ZGjtAoCtONUJDgHNGkwLtRxykCKvrkb1ApxzCv95id5Sj2vL4x8K4ORnCQpARhGIZkpgdg0D_Fq_j6VpR5XYXp8BozTbA_PFSjodvT2JF0NT7kPWaL_g/s1600/P2170351.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FWDLuc7Ibfd4AEpuZ3ZGjtAoCtONUJDgHNGkwLtRxykCKvrkb1ApxzCv95id5Sj2vL4x8K4ORnCQpARhGIZkpgdg0D_Fq_j6VpR5XYXp8BozTbA_PFSjodvT2JF0NT7kPWaL_g/s320/P2170351.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462552423217541826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The outside of the complex appears to be rather nondescript.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Cj5BA7TrSn6ulcEoGo0lhpzyO0utfVO3vkF5wM0QcAaGaI_5-U_FuWg8j-M8ARqzWKirEUyDrsJ96fYzKv3jxBq7nGA1KgtWtAqXGKNJJHsXSygAD_gDE_J1QqmutHecJ-GZUA/s1600/P2170349.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Cj5BA7TrSn6ulcEoGo0lhpzyO0utfVO3vkF5wM0QcAaGaI_5-U_FuWg8j-M8ARqzWKirEUyDrsJ96fYzKv3jxBq7nGA1KgtWtAqXGKNJJHsXSygAD_gDE_J1QqmutHecJ-GZUA/s320/P2170349.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462552432232859346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Insides it is a maze of restaurants, attractions, and shops. <br />There are about four or five different roller coaster type<br />rides that criss-cross here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKSMyNILaUgHJlVZkBJaAAoYUm89GIQNXHQqfgjAaT6VohLMjAii-O2Uf8TOXzsp_AsyWtoiUelutqnfivZU9coiS3lgNKoSzWkR12gTtMv2xOmRMbwx2uir0sIZwdJsg7VdrDg/s1600/P2170345.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKSMyNILaUgHJlVZkBJaAAoYUm89GIQNXHQqfgjAaT6VohLMjAii-O2Uf8TOXzsp_AsyWtoiUelutqnfivZU9coiS3lgNKoSzWkR12gTtMv2xOmRMbwx2uir0sIZwdJsg7VdrDg/s320/P2170345.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462552437938600242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Crowds galore. The upper levels are a little less crowded.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5pSZ76AqdaLblh_UfCHuKDx5ofWA5jPJlF0fye4gzPx6yUz9VuParWs9AesO__IXS3cAbH4Rm5e98NtZ_Gxm8audcZhMBm8I6MskOPLu-DJJdaQ5dlv-2b3COa8L71kj9rrbEw/s1600/P2170331.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5pSZ76AqdaLblh_UfCHuKDx5ofWA5jPJlF0fye4gzPx6yUz9VuParWs9AesO__IXS3cAbH4Rm5e98NtZ_Gxm8audcZhMBm8I6MskOPLu-DJJdaQ5dlv-2b3COa8L71kj9rrbEw/s320/P2170331.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462552442413049314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The snow room. The only time most of these kids will ever see snow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAQgoBSwqYzN6U-YNkQIkVEhQzcKRjaKUBC60fH5DeRNp-EFzmvSSDOsKGpWSr2huKKOyj0g-L3ycBZElrRlmiyJ4n1ZMTZZrpjCKDR2OLwFGcvpSNhmeGOd2fbyaP567fhxWYg/s1600/P2170337.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAQgoBSwqYzN6U-YNkQIkVEhQzcKRjaKUBC60fH5DeRNp-EFzmvSSDOsKGpWSr2huKKOyj0g-L3ycBZElrRlmiyJ4n1ZMTZZrpjCKDR2OLwFGcvpSNhmeGOd2fbyaP567fhxWYg/s320/P2170337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462552417877395874" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-63341391674904042972009-08-03T07:28:00.003+09:002009-12-13T23:36:59.091+09:00TeotihuacanTeotihuacan is one of the greatest archeological sites in North America. The main Pyramid of the Sun is the third largest pyramid in the world. And it's all just a few hours flight from the United States. Oddly enough, you don't see that many Americans there. <br /><br />Entering the site<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2glGFRLdCG78mAmMEvFbeJrW8YRwJnrCPlBOWPq12rtZTC8Owc2OxqBlWWvGp1bvkjvEUVfp7xIudg0TH6W83FLkWToEtAizrhFMzhb3IvNoeFH7jiUOCk7hFMqpuzk8_0j3Zg/s1600-h/P8030338.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2glGFRLdCG78mAmMEvFbeJrW8YRwJnrCPlBOWPq12rtZTC8Owc2OxqBlWWvGp1bvkjvEUVfp7xIudg0TH6W83FLkWToEtAizrhFMzhb3IvNoeFH7jiUOCk7hFMqpuzk8_0j3Zg/s320/P8030338.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414714551001183090" /></a><br /><br />The Pyramid of the Sun<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdsQ7p_mZnAsjwHb8iznyIOphmm1cnUSTUYGX-q3GFI5qtqJTZ5wr8VKU6XIpnuQGDhJsEOgcGCPM-eGvMQvDeYF_JO6jJWzCvr5XL1VtAUJgneYLetUoyKaPvOPMBoAOjUbOlA/s1600-h/P8030378.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdsQ7p_mZnAsjwHb8iznyIOphmm1cnUSTUYGX-q3GFI5qtqJTZ5wr8VKU6XIpnuQGDhJsEOgcGCPM-eGvMQvDeYF_JO6jJWzCvr5XL1VtAUJgneYLetUoyKaPvOPMBoAOjUbOlA/s320/P8030378.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414714529306565282" /></a><br /><br />The Pyramid of the Moon<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhv6lTTT93QgULQ2dbx2b6fGv3KifhhLhf3K0VpqklHCL1G3_OfwOrc7YaYNEmAl4NqyQmusrzO3MxaxJyPRuULezTtsWNOFxeDDK5ZxvGXbfs2gXsmpR2RJWkF8egM19sQrJVqw/s1600-h/P8030369.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhv6lTTT93QgULQ2dbx2b6fGv3KifhhLhf3K0VpqklHCL1G3_OfwOrc7YaYNEmAl4NqyQmusrzO3MxaxJyPRuULezTtsWNOFxeDDK5ZxvGXbfs2gXsmpR2RJWkF8egM19sQrJVqw/s320/P8030369.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414714544388172530" /></a><br /><br />Looking down the Avenue of the Dead from the Pyramid of the Moon<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAETe_WbxOK_i7Z9epm4cbpjqLH5QHaOU55T55Al5PipYZqNc_SgzhO8M0xWXCrrbmw6TuSQyloazDrz0BILOl6MrMN0pHYKH7PAGJBAI2Pv7hWf774bwlP3mUW1XmNbZm7ELYhw/s1600-h/P8030377.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAETe_WbxOK_i7Z9epm4cbpjqLH5QHaOU55T55Al5PipYZqNc_SgzhO8M0xWXCrrbmw6TuSQyloazDrz0BILOl6MrMN0pHYKH7PAGJBAI2Pv7hWf774bwlP3mUW1XmNbZm7ELYhw/s320/P8030377.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414714533860116098" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-84832116231168475572009-07-30T00:11:00.007+09:002009-12-12T22:46:03.798+09:00GuanajatoThis was my second time to Guanajuato, and it remains one of my favorite places to visit. The town was built on the backs of the silver mines. Two main streets run down the bottom of the valley, with sidewalks stretching up the sides of the hills. The main streets are a little narrow and frequently choked with vehicles, but once you get away and head up the sidewalks there are endless opportunities to explore. <br /><br />A couple of views of houses built up the side of the valley.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93ATRIw2h-W3GOK51LGkB91dYLrV1w0mTHuro8i-Brhc_yMTlftRJL1yIY-eKMal_jzxLX7IwTO5G03X1hyphenhyphenEHPWUHBA3mBQDegux68-1uOpn38XpupMgVCHqeSLeGu-NrgeRpuA/s1600-h/P7300253.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93ATRIw2h-W3GOK51LGkB91dYLrV1w0mTHuro8i-Brhc_yMTlftRJL1yIY-eKMal_jzxLX7IwTO5G03X1hyphenhyphenEHPWUHBA3mBQDegux68-1uOpn38XpupMgVCHqeSLeGu-NrgeRpuA/s320/P7300253.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414338463771375554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZecwgnWNleafz5Yzwg7-0kotpg95oBrGC5CZ8ISvA5VabdSTfmOqBBtFhleReZBxZ9exMoEu0FPyD6s0JLEQj-DXF6ZfyPIhU0fS95R7CA4v38iNRlD69TLqJShASUzK9vmtIuA/s1600-h/P7300249.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZecwgnWNleafz5Yzwg7-0kotpg95oBrGC5CZ8ISvA5VabdSTfmOqBBtFhleReZBxZ9exMoEu0FPyD6s0JLEQj-DXF6ZfyPIhU0fS95R7CA4v38iNRlD69TLqJShASUzK9vmtIuA/s320/P7300249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414338454330118786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A view of <a href="http://www.donquijote.org/guanajuato/info.legends3.asp">El Callejón del Beso</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jTB3cvm_pEc-ZpshB2LoKOZpjgfmPYsqEGc7hUs1JDZPnPec5xBGKfPrx_CC4N0IklwZQL0O377SwTBDIikRJQYPrQosHXUGzdwuRKYDcgO8XBoatZLW5t0TUIMvK6e4RqxmQg/s1600-h/P7300256.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jTB3cvm_pEc-ZpshB2LoKOZpjgfmPYsqEGc7hUs1JDZPnPec5xBGKfPrx_CC4N0IklwZQL0O377SwTBDIikRJQYPrQosHXUGzdwuRKYDcgO8XBoatZLW5t0TUIMvK6e4RqxmQg/s320/P7300256.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414338473462711346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />From the top of the same alley<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcw1snhXKuiZ2cjq3S-vNM-ntw0h8y0-OvfziUZ1v8IjgyjGG-10YEynNSR3v3kiKjRytUQO01d4utlTuNXDGcipb-Zzf6VECs_IBI15ql4zcZdnBfj7po25jOzJal0wrPao7kg/s1600-h/P7300257.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcw1snhXKuiZ2cjq3S-vNM-ntw0h8y0-OvfziUZ1v8IjgyjGG-10YEynNSR3v3kiKjRytUQO01d4utlTuNXDGcipb-Zzf6VECs_IBI15ql4zcZdnBfj7po25jOzJal0wrPao7kg/s320/P7300257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414338482352758066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Another alley in Guanjuato<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyBz8wglmT8LEFHzBrJoUUQu9HcpBYlEM1hfPXPqu8PO25ZK5M908ZeESL7vuuLZldvIJBLxLMkf1KfxkxpQl9EXxMHE3fAiq16wPIRf2ZGCOURMKSbjE0SFVt4yN_H6cUT41xQ/s1600-h/P7310291.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyBz8wglmT8LEFHzBrJoUUQu9HcpBYlEM1hfPXPqu8PO25ZK5M908ZeESL7vuuLZldvIJBLxLMkf1KfxkxpQl9EXxMHE3fAiq16wPIRf2ZGCOURMKSbjE0SFVt4yN_H6cUT41xQ/s320/P7310291.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414338486006321858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A must see is a <a href="http://www.guanajuato.travel/Callejoneadas/Default.aspx">Callejoneada</a>. Basically a late night party on the go, you follow a small troupe of musicians around the alleys and streets. To find one, just head out around 8 or 9 and listen for the music. Join the crowd and enjoy the music. They sometimes pass out small shots of tequila or other liquor, but you'd be better off BYOB. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamrIhqliuoYC0g0KpYiwGIeRJejX8a-MnCOscF7dBFnxpizk8gzT8WbZ7pz4_RM23eVZWglXHGlDIJDK2buL7JbSx4Am2hr6d1uE_eZ0GVcgZsaGzPUNLtWPfvRwQQufM6CPn3A/s1600-h/P7300261.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamrIhqliuoYC0g0KpYiwGIeRJejX8a-MnCOscF7dBFnxpizk8gzT8WbZ7pz4_RM23eVZWglXHGlDIJDK2buL7JbSx4Am2hr6d1uE_eZ0GVcgZsaGzPUNLtWPfvRwQQufM6CPn3A/s320/P7300261.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414344630316469650" /></a><br /><br />The one thing to avoid is the mummy museum. It's basically a lot of this. Not worth the pesos or the crowds.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mKXgpRp-rrezPLhJJZKiHdg0pJJuA5co0d6C1fuJRZTQ07Ujxd4A5cvGhJcpj2YmiTewbbETW9CzsjWCSiKOeZIf7_o48V55VWLKbv-Q7iX8JBNwIEPJqfQ4Fh1fxKIDzgemwQ/s1600-h/P7310267.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mKXgpRp-rrezPLhJJZKiHdg0pJJuA5co0d6C1fuJRZTQ07Ujxd4A5cvGhJcpj2YmiTewbbETW9CzsjWCSiKOeZIf7_o48V55VWLKbv-Q7iX8JBNwIEPJqfQ4Fh1fxKIDzgemwQ/s320/P7310267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414339791692628242" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-14588064047086206302009-07-28T07:29:00.003+09:002009-12-13T22:54:51.826+09:00La QuemadaNear Zacatecas is la Quemeda, the ruins of a Mesoamerican village. It's not as impressive as Teotihuacan, but it's still a nice place to visit. The ruins are built into a hill. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIEmghX-oEZ5PMsc3XEGKbaI6Rh6nWCtqTHaKF8RhqiyC1SEZWI1YMRHZliVfMWtC0fCY8LEKvZefcpbMpu3hDOW1GaPFxFY8XN5hVkXf2fBMdOZvaUofwgeyNUmI5f8NU6KWFw/s1600-h/P7280182.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIEmghX-oEZ5PMsc3XEGKbaI6Rh6nWCtqTHaKF8RhqiyC1SEZWI1YMRHZliVfMWtC0fCY8LEKvZefcpbMpu3hDOW1GaPFxFY8XN5hVkXf2fBMdOZvaUofwgeyNUmI5f8NU6KWFw/s320/P7280182.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414335413423623890" /></a><br /><br />A closer look<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7QZTz9mWNA-SAVMETaKSCCCqOtzE2OHWjVzHrLrXGzuqgizhndCe54j3N8XoCWLd4m8oEr3mBHU9ILJBJoeUsz4xieLQUvuf0TjXNUvM8hj2Bn0yE5W8dykKIM1zsorkaoCHtA/s1600-h/P7280184.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7QZTz9mWNA-SAVMETaKSCCCqOtzE2OHWjVzHrLrXGzuqgizhndCe54j3N8XoCWLd4m8oEr3mBHU9ILJBJoeUsz4xieLQUvuf0TjXNUvM8hj2Bn0yE5W8dykKIM1zsorkaoCHtA/s320/P7280184.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414718334009388210" /></a><br /><br />A small pyramid. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUHNk1chdqIklqz0kmPPL8tD-HDllD-vH-25H3kjXSXP1YSAJXDhekLZM8XUw1yQKBp7Yz15wnBCrsOUzhJYoi3FBizV1trGECDFER6Se74i45nvIei7AqNntRTlgq4Edllq11w/s1600-h/P7280188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUHNk1chdqIklqz0kmPPL8tD-HDllD-vH-25H3kjXSXP1YSAJXDhekLZM8XUw1yQKBp7Yz15wnBCrsOUzhJYoi3FBizV1trGECDFER6Se74i45nvIei7AqNntRTlgq4Edllq11w/s320/P7280188.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414335419427856866" /></a><br /><br />On the way back we got hit by a torrential down pore that caused a little flash flood. It was a little scary since we were surrounded by fields with no high ground to evacuate to. What appeared to be giant cakes of salt were floating by our van. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMV_ieHYDqTJ1xMUt-XZZ3gT9j0wNklXdfqVrN8iUuOdbs2nQfSyepUPkUp4dnGUIdocQyhb9QGWFIiI4sLUyYS5gAZoF-Jayf7NTdhx2IZEby74TVpNTfzQUdFRnxE13W6ZOzKA/s1600-h/P7280212.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMV_ieHYDqTJ1xMUt-XZZ3gT9j0wNklXdfqVrN8iUuOdbs2nQfSyepUPkUp4dnGUIdocQyhb9QGWFIiI4sLUyYS5gAZoF-Jayf7NTdhx2IZEby74TVpNTfzQUdFRnxE13W6ZOzKA/s320/P7280212.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414335429319891874" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-12978759065903096522009-07-27T00:10:00.007+09:002009-12-12T22:01:37.228+09:00ZacatecasZacatecas was one of our favorite places. Like Gunajuato, it is an old colonial town that made a fortune from silver. Hotel prices are a bit higher than elsewhere, but it's well worth a couple nights stay. There are several good museums in town, and plenty of places to stroll around and check out the views. <br /><br />The Cerro de La Bufa, which serves as a major landmark in town. There's a road leading to the top, but the hike up is worthwhile. Just don't forget to bring water.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCjK-HAu8lv97x-MkmWoKo_KxKDtVhXIHPwuwjkCLKExnpLKcUgIEiq2sJLbufvCdNfP2Nd5FgDpvrrYZQmzA9PLgXNXI1_16Xq9LZDKikgQZ2TTlLnsh5FCnoj6lEmQd9anVJxg/s1600-h/P7260154.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCjK-HAu8lv97x-MkmWoKo_KxKDtVhXIHPwuwjkCLKExnpLKcUgIEiq2sJLbufvCdNfP2Nd5FgDpvrrYZQmzA9PLgXNXI1_16Xq9LZDKikgQZ2TTlLnsh5FCnoj6lEmQd9anVJxg/s320/P7260154.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414330290904213058" /></a><br /><br />One of the hills in Zecatacas<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLC7s8SLSPnYBogLyuU2q73oHY7eszMvA_AHfy4G_lJBswXfwS_Q585e_j5WKWO8fPt46h6XGeiXi4A901bx_f04jQR4FOFIvpVezWXRLm2RBwsstLaX0jN4TtiD6eu37i3RJAg/s1600-h/P7260149.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLC7s8SLSPnYBogLyuU2q73oHY7eszMvA_AHfy4G_lJBswXfwS_Q585e_j5WKWO8fPt46h6XGeiXi4A901bx_f04jQR4FOFIvpVezWXRLm2RBwsstLaX0jN4TtiD6eu37i3RJAg/s320/P7260149.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414327218251489394" /></a><br /><br />Looking down on the city center<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtC0dp2rN4ZYq-ojheX6Q8csFmlz7CBkUKKBATH8ss4WoN9_-_njLuw-1aH1-ernRhbwN-JC1yaBFq3bBjjc9a5Z4Mfjz1ImWGZ4rtWzVXh5-m4vVFp4VpkF-NNBwXR8L2rgLaPQ/s1600-h/P7260151.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtC0dp2rN4ZYq-ojheX6Q8csFmlz7CBkUKKBATH8ss4WoN9_-_njLuw-1aH1-ernRhbwN-JC1yaBFq3bBjjc9a5Z4Mfjz1ImWGZ4rtWzVXh5-m4vVFp4VpkF-NNBwXR8L2rgLaPQ/s320/P7260151.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374423023212188690" /></a><br /><br />A view of the cathedral and the cerro de la bufa<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyXOQISSsZDpTOhj_m91pz3zFSRZX0OBI1nOIsFKrzw6n6j-_1hXy01KPkggrTVoA4odpEYVY_Zey_t86J9bdBxUTtjnTZn2ULQkuKtVEIa3ZRLUmL6PUFvcs0mXntIb95kX7MA/s1600-h/CIMG1491.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyXOQISSsZDpTOhj_m91pz3zFSRZX0OBI1nOIsFKrzw6n6j-_1hXy01KPkggrTVoA4odpEYVY_Zey_t86J9bdBxUTtjnTZn2ULQkuKtVEIa3ZRLUmL6PUFvcs0mXntIb95kX7MA/s320/CIMG1491.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414327207491391682" /></a><br /><br />There's a old silver mine that you can tour. The price is kind of high. I think it was around 150 pesos a person. But it was an interesting tour. There's also a nightclub in the mine, but we didn't go, so I don't know what the prices are like. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8l5YCWlgCGA2hGSGJ6VioqHgEVgR6bWqb-HkwnCNFYqGKX1TH_jlpDr8LZBX5qU2vnvQO65FGMGl1rYPAzaas3lAswp2w6DWpYJu4olM0iHr9zJayYfQHWrOXVFPxgEWgWuejw/s1600-h/P7260113.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8l5YCWlgCGA2hGSGJ6VioqHgEVgR6bWqb-HkwnCNFYqGKX1TH_jlpDr8LZBX5qU2vnvQO65FGMGl1rYPAzaas3lAswp2w6DWpYJu4olM0iHr9zJayYfQHWrOXVFPxgEWgWuejw/s320/P7260113.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374423011502651618" /></a><br /><br />We caught the International Folk Dance Festival. The streets were a little crowded, but it really livened up the town. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LNOEA_L9MmcgoGrp3f-j6qIHgrZVq9tuKEYYJG1M5Tm0DrqeESCG-NX3MGgzXzlYhAesVR2fTQZlPNl7bvwH75cdHqgokvK_lhaG5cktPTByLVJY5uvHFR4inH3uOBacMslWVA/s1600-h/CIMG1515.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LNOEA_L9MmcgoGrp3f-j6qIHgrZVq9tuKEYYJG1M5Tm0DrqeESCG-NX3MGgzXzlYhAesVR2fTQZlPNl7bvwH75cdHqgokvK_lhaG5cktPTByLVJY5uvHFR4inH3uOBacMslWVA/s320/CIMG1515.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414327224499986130" /></a><br /><br />Some of the folk dancers performing. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxABXIA_EjYaoFGh1TRLqdf-2EepCqQAjxgG2xh40PY9D1J43HGTK4mYTK9AHjO3mR3nodUm-pMx0ipih94hRlACvVzndH9joZqgG-UtQyFIBxwjTKNI-B8THuDo8yDyV6xs9nA/s1600-h/P7270171.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxABXIA_EjYaoFGh1TRLqdf-2EepCqQAjxgG2xh40PY9D1J43HGTK4mYTK9AHjO3mR3nodUm-pMx0ipih94hRlACvVzndH9joZqgG-UtQyFIBxwjTKNI-B8THuDo8yDyV6xs9nA/s320/P7270171.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374423037096851570" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-82729422424064292009-07-24T00:10:00.002+09:002009-12-12T21:31:05.493+09:00GuadalajaraA couple pictures of the cathedral in Guadalajara. It seems like a nice place to live, but not much to see as a tourist. There is a good amount of pedestrian space in the center of town, but there are only a few restaurants and bars. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_b7NsqOAWl1rKUJjzw0l0YIoDvOSnJIOvruoYtM4F8Ai2y25oQwqjQgAp_FnDNVhn-IzTKnz8vKQHxJ_-KxgijED_O6iqd3jhGOkrstAY7KwmFoDfrT252EhyhAGK7gLTX1s_Aw/s1600-h/P7210071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_b7NsqOAWl1rKUJjzw0l0YIoDvOSnJIOvruoYtM4F8Ai2y25oQwqjQgAp_FnDNVhn-IzTKnz8vKQHxJ_-KxgijED_O6iqd3jhGOkrstAY7KwmFoDfrT252EhyhAGK7gLTX1s_Aw/s320/P7210071.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414325294882750786" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNWDP8-T7It7wk2SqxG5N0MDjyf9WeoDV72Y-_OjRYdvFq3RB50WnWD-JVi3OcaiaQpyFd6tB0JwkCNTM17tz5AOzRfTg_672TttK29riPSDFfKP7H_ecpTo0amXV2vxkyKCSfA/s1600-h/P7210067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNWDP8-T7It7wk2SqxG5N0MDjyf9WeoDV72Y-_OjRYdvFq3RB50WnWD-JVi3OcaiaQpyFd6tB0JwkCNTM17tz5AOzRfTg_672TttK29riPSDFfKP7H_ecpTo0amXV2vxkyKCSfA/s320/P7210067.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414325286763363154" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-21012754126228095642009-07-23T07:28:00.004+09:002009-12-12T21:24:21.396+09:00TequilaFrom Guadalajara we took a day trip out to Tequila, the home of tequila. Tours run about 100 Pesos (8 or so dollars), and they all seem to be about the same. See the distillation plant, see the aging kegs, and have a few shots. You might also get to see the blue aguave fields used to make the liquor. In my opinion, the tours aren't really worth it. It's a nice little town, which is well worth visiting, but don't bother with a tour. Just head to a local cantina had have a few shots. And pick up a bottle at one of the many liquor stores in town. <br /><br />The tour buses lined up <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6XcHQhE_Rnt7kvkklt0bm2oScHjOkPgcSLLF1Y1YiPdcmm2wDKB0vvbzLwsdSYAfDT7Yi2yA_KDXSUwmW9muV2LX0I2kkJagjsCR80kLghyphenhyphen8HrabjqHbkJ1s-ZeuXuTD0kNoXw/s1600-h/P7230088.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6XcHQhE_Rnt7kvkklt0bm2oScHjOkPgcSLLF1Y1YiPdcmm2wDKB0vvbzLwsdSYAfDT7Yi2yA_KDXSUwmW9muV2LX0I2kkJagjsCR80kLghyphenhyphen8HrabjqHbkJ1s-ZeuXuTD0kNoXw/s320/P7230088.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374416929742285810" /></a><br /><br />Blue aguave and the steamer they cook them in<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOc-ufT-35inQJaZeX6Kh99go2EAF0kdt8Zp7dERDncahzYpZI54kUum8tzPMaxlDUQ8UW605LC-QdmEvs73LHrxVbJYjG1bIBzKTj05CESkGUgsWaufh5PfiF_szxLSJ_qlVWg/s1600-h/P7230082.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOc-ufT-35inQJaZeX6Kh99go2EAF0kdt8Zp7dERDncahzYpZI54kUum8tzPMaxlDUQ8UW605LC-QdmEvs73LHrxVbJYjG1bIBzKTj05CESkGUgsWaufh5PfiF_szxLSJ_qlVWg/s320/P7230082.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374416900804535234" /></a><br /><br />The wort which is fermenting<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VBebff7OHYfNkpwSYPGZweXBNe9xk6__Zpr9JghqR_lsHxBCxyaH2f__05WqRhNO1mQf9Y9JkpFz9_VyWCZB9D3rxepaE9V_ZBygydS4tHOC46VGMH0nHxFQtTJVM0-ASUrsxQ/s1600-h/P7230084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VBebff7OHYfNkpwSYPGZweXBNe9xk6__Zpr9JghqR_lsHxBCxyaH2f__05WqRhNO1mQf9Y9JkpFz9_VyWCZB9D3rxepaE9V_ZBygydS4tHOC46VGMH0nHxFQtTJVM0-ASUrsxQ/s320/P7230084.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374416915461101442" /></a><br /><br />Storage vats<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtth_6IYeZ41ys5HX5c8E7xUABKLjXT3C-mqw8awqF7e46pfQk03YhW3V0G5Ki_3zxVgkujhSbIWIXTysVEJlv7eRcVIkljfXwd6EgWc6zQGIrnVxMIjW6wYZ4E0EBJKMNHmoBiQ/s1600-h/P7230087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtth_6IYeZ41ys5HX5c8E7xUABKLjXT3C-mqw8awqF7e46pfQk03YhW3V0G5Ki_3zxVgkujhSbIWIXTysVEJlv7eRcVIkljfXwd6EgWc6zQGIrnVxMIjW6wYZ4E0EBJKMNHmoBiQ/s320/P7230087.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374416923683584098" /></a><br /><br />One of the many tequila liquor stores in town<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhafnxJPWPeJSR0jSJV5-1j4sRNhYoE_6gLgdDtbe_Grwur60kNw8sxJZ3lmRUhAWTsr6wkdemTp-gYxz5k11LfHRb2g28ghnAR2mQFxvelE0j6xBa0MAHOVmxHAmBu0Yxawt76_Q/s1600-h/P7230080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhafnxJPWPeJSR0jSJV5-1j4sRNhYoE_6gLgdDtbe_Grwur60kNw8sxJZ3lmRUhAWTsr6wkdemTp-gYxz5k11LfHRb2g28ghnAR2mQFxvelE0j6xBa0MAHOVmxHAmBu0Yxawt76_Q/s320/P7230080.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374417649214527538" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-11211901103134645442009-07-16T07:20:00.005+09:002009-12-12T21:06:51.341+09:00New York CityA quick stop in New York City on the way to Mexico. On the afternoon of our arrival, we visited the Guggenheim, took a stroll through Central Park and saw Times Square. The next morning we took the <a href="http://www.statuecruises.com/ferry-service/welcome.aspx">Statue of Liberty Crown Tour</a> and strolled around downtown Manhattan before heading to the airport. The Crown Tour is highly, highly recommended. Not just because it's cool to go up into the crown, but because you get to bypass the humongous lines that go into the base. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZp0GUZdNbZXrIw8CbfRFW8vJEwr4QKK0ikQIQHVrPNzbBiqnOEf1PrAO9LWRhqJkDoH7pqFIpBUYEezXLfR34RtzMe04k7OgKwKnQ5c0IZ5Jl8YL97oMtFai-QtAiJ-eRTasdQ/s1600-h/P7150006.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZp0GUZdNbZXrIw8CbfRFW8vJEwr4QKK0ikQIQHVrPNzbBiqnOEf1PrAO9LWRhqJkDoH7pqFIpBUYEezXLfR34RtzMe04k7OgKwKnQ5c0IZ5Jl8YL97oMtFai-QtAiJ-eRTasdQ/s320/P7150006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374412956119718962" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzmUe0P2GVdtJMsDDDZfvN_nPafHLhuV71PCK6VTJk4oKOmRiz5Y0JPcq6ZHZKb0dKgDIp5xG1QS21s3Y8LEaOarCrbo08SLaHRNg2ODRJZfRUVB8p6wLVU3ckIBOzh_sboHPqA/s1600-h/P7150008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzmUe0P2GVdtJMsDDDZfvN_nPafHLhuV71PCK6VTJk4oKOmRiz5Y0JPcq6ZHZKb0dKgDIp5xG1QS21s3Y8LEaOarCrbo08SLaHRNg2ODRJZfRUVB8p6wLVU3ckIBOzh_sboHPqA/s320/P7150008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374413794891529410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5Kndt1yksHpvWq2uEUvaiDoV_axvI1W07RITuc3g1iidkC8lHivfitnwFO4L9Px7T3iEUdjx_7WOBmYGoaiO3T2AaPHeN5JoPQ67tsZ7635ySIXacBBr9o3xolBpWs77sM55_Q/s1600-h/P7160027.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5Kndt1yksHpvWq2uEUvaiDoV_axvI1W07RITuc3g1iidkC8lHivfitnwFO4L9Px7T3iEUdjx_7WOBmYGoaiO3T2AaPHeN5JoPQ67tsZ7635ySIXacBBr9o3xolBpWs77sM55_Q/s320/P7160027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374412975643048290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHegcmNhi9LqWjCxE1YXSl27GRoAbzjn4OQR-VCwuwiUpMnMG5Py8yR69iEudWUvzPKrbBCdn8MxQ5szIs9hKpMzvx9oaqdih9qkStZmcA-pmOsctVFE1MUiZbJ48A1CrrbdtJA/s1600-h/P7160023.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHegcmNhi9LqWjCxE1YXSl27GRoAbzjn4OQR-VCwuwiUpMnMG5Py8yR69iEudWUvzPKrbBCdn8MxQ5szIs9hKpMzvx9oaqdih9qkStZmcA-pmOsctVFE1MUiZbJ48A1CrrbdtJA/s320/P7160023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374412962235739890" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-54542801859221280772009-05-10T23:06:00.005+09:002009-05-10T23:49:53.945+09:00The neighborhood IIIt was a nice today, so I decided to get some exercise and do some hiking in the mountains around my house. I'm mapping the trails so that I don't get too lost. Here is the route I took. My house is #17 on the map. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2LbnuGdDhriomQBlOm-ksT2FsvFq_NsB2LHkkfw_f8EIqqo4heP19o6eUiuRkN-BwyL-uj38casuKk4L1zjGq7EEg4g-FAFfmLcj1c6uJ5YkQTqiup2LCnEn7iwoAmyzczueIQ/s1600-h/geumdan+hike1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2LbnuGdDhriomQBlOm-ksT2FsvFq_NsB2LHkkfw_f8EIqqo4heP19o6eUiuRkN-BwyL-uj38casuKk4L1zjGq7EEg4g-FAFfmLcj1c6uJ5YkQTqiup2LCnEn7iwoAmyzczueIQ/s320/geumdan+hike1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334197493260070722" /></a><br /><br />Since my GPS records elevation, I thought I'd include that as well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvhhWx37t5jaNOxg3RQ3k58LsXZTS_I73Pu49YG8SfR6o87lE5T7mns5mKnRPJJngppsnGnyToFiTNHAkY4FW5CsNVCT9YeHZG94SXpiTAQT2IB5p7zpTYvDy2n7Q7dH8Zr-IjA/s1600-h/geumdan+hike1+elev.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvhhWx37t5jaNOxg3RQ3k58LsXZTS_I73Pu49YG8SfR6o87lE5T7mns5mKnRPJJngppsnGnyToFiTNHAkY4FW5CsNVCT9YeHZG94SXpiTAQT2IB5p7zpTYvDy2n7Q7dH8Zr-IjA/s320/geumdan+hike1+elev.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334197498014077634" /></a><br /><br />At #26 I discovered what appears to be a helicopter pad. Or maybe it's just a slab of concrete on top of a mountain. From the growth around it, it seems to have been abandoned some time ago. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulsmxOyRJujfZbSNF4pzaBYjHOfJWQY5opxkbxgUhyphenhyphenN9T7PzzHI_yIwUf9ybsNKC-RTagHdpy4TImvZbwPbjSiSRzSka4NQCHWuDAgpTYzDAgbb-6utkepDBNRIBvI7fzaHhQrg/s1600-h/P5100557.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulsmxOyRJujfZbSNF4pzaBYjHOfJWQY5opxkbxgUhyphenhyphenN9T7PzzHI_yIwUf9ybsNKC-RTagHdpy4TImvZbwPbjSiSRzSka4NQCHWuDAgpTYzDAgbb-6utkepDBNRIBvI7fzaHhQrg/s320/P5100557.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334197498946290866" /></a><br /><br />Not far from the slab of concrete is a grave site. There are graves scattered all over the place around here, but most are much lower lying. Over Chuseok (the Korean Thanksgiving) families will usually visit the graves of their ancestors and have a small ceremony. I'm not sure if people still visit this one, but it is a reasonably vigorous hike up there. I even saw another grave site on the next mountain over. It would be at least a 2 or 3 hour hike from any village in the area. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_vIA1hpfz6d6KDDp4-46SSdGGk1qdw6F35MkU3tOfhgBTTtWLJmhJwx3n0eHHI2F4b16_OSt9f1hmasO-AK-1Znl4SYg14ZUJMYUA0Eytn9DLkj78X1w3KaLzj4C6qCgG4TJdg/s1600-h/P5100558.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_vIA1hpfz6d6KDDp4-46SSdGGk1qdw6F35MkU3tOfhgBTTtWLJmhJwx3n0eHHI2F4b16_OSt9f1hmasO-AK-1Znl4SYg14ZUJMYUA0Eytn9DLkj78X1w3KaLzj4C6qCgG4TJdg/s320/P5100558.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334197511325565282" /></a><br /><br />My next finding was one of the electrical towers that carry power lines over the mountains. #27 on the map, for those keeping score at home. There's actually a dirt road that led up to this tower. The second structure on your left holds a cable that I presume was used to transport supplies to the next tower over, which isn't connected to the road. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6Dum9IEccu-_U1LE0RIU4tFYQ8tkdVYA1rtZVTi3nPDaDmuaCoVOFIu8P7NfHvWlIBjrlQv62vCVGv9a-Q9Md9aAR3Rek9rEeFghI65h5UgbkZlwtY_9y_pJ7eaSj7apLbTzEg/s1600-h/P5100561.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6Dum9IEccu-_U1LE0RIU4tFYQ8tkdVYA1rtZVTi3nPDaDmuaCoVOFIu8P7NfHvWlIBjrlQv62vCVGv9a-Q9Md9aAR3Rek9rEeFghI65h5UgbkZlwtY_9y_pJ7eaSj7apLbTzEg/s320/P5100561.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334197512116125170" /></a><br /><br />Taking the dirt road, I heard some noise. I uncovered a group of workers assembling another tower. They were rather surprised to so me. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWqLzLqUUvKpVXq6KLsFShwyexoiGVaWlYcstpoTCdZbg1sktG52j8im0bJdrj-8Q2jW-QqEhEQ3J-Oufrcw9JouQuikgtRKD8njNGRL2FoIAv073oqL-56pjBZQsh5r_zFiv5A/s1600-h/P5100565.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWqLzLqUUvKpVXq6KLsFShwyexoiGVaWlYcstpoTCdZbg1sktG52j8im0bJdrj-8Q2jW-QqEhEQ3J-Oufrcw9JouQuikgtRKD8njNGRL2FoIAv073oqL-56pjBZQsh5r_zFiv5A/s320/P5100565.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334201791499056690" /></a><br /><br />Working on the high steel. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yG20WaKoYSwwsvwHk7dfuKYmxbWHigbVWPy7k9kuSrYygreQYkKjrrKuL8LYGxmhAqUV_Q018_JHMs7XZ-G7QRypZdcoPqOGOebIMsiqAkBtEC7qpCWRkwmZNCZdeNLutckAIA/s1600-h/P5100566.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yG20WaKoYSwwsvwHk7dfuKYmxbWHigbVWPy7k9kuSrYygreQYkKjrrKuL8LYGxmhAqUV_Q018_JHMs7XZ-G7QRypZdcoPqOGOebIMsiqAkBtEC7qpCWRkwmZNCZdeNLutckAIA/s320/P5100566.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334201787305451634" /></a><br /><br />The view from the tower. Most of the time the trees block the view, so it was good to get a glimpse of everything from up high. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4Lzp85qwYzwTdGvmVgt6mk_rqiBcLrAR3J9n3xV2X6r6QixSi8LX-c2BIHmi73lEyO9uuDUR2DKOlPNLB7rTAPOtk37xBy24GE6-CAJC86A65j52JnTJEG71xAgqns963emK6w/s1600-h/P5100567.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4Lzp85qwYzwTdGvmVgt6mk_rqiBcLrAR3J9n3xV2X6r6QixSi8LX-c2BIHmi73lEyO9uuDUR2DKOlPNLB7rTAPOtk37xBy24GE6-CAJC86A65j52JnTJEG71xAgqns963emK6w/s320/P5100567.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334201784102725986" /></a><br /><br />The tower from further away. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPTSzscAQjmqGP-17MfRFEtBxBxFPwkIaRRxiWsmics8cg4I7xO2qNhXNLzDwL0iXZe0NtC4ynB3IbmyvCinUmrz9dJjuMpkmbpURvNglbqq8CB2wkqQq1zv7QZYW65V3wW0TvA/s1600-h/P5100571.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPTSzscAQjmqGP-17MfRFEtBxBxFPwkIaRRxiWsmics8cg4I7xO2qNhXNLzDwL0iXZe0NtC4ynB3IbmyvCinUmrz9dJjuMpkmbpURvNglbqq8CB2wkqQq1zv7QZYW65V3wW0TvA/s320/P5100571.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334201775216721426" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-38125658714807994762009-05-03T09:56:00.006+09:002009-05-03T22:15:47.599+09:00Buddha's Birthday in GyeongjuBuddha's birthday rolled around again, and as tradition dictates, I visited three temples. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bunhwangsa</span><br /><br />First was Bunhwangsa. It dates from the 7th century, although it has been reconstructed a couple of times. The pagoda is a reconstruction of one of the first pagodas built in Korea. Overall, it's a rather small temple, but it's near several other famous sites. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8pl5UOtxDju962Hup5p5S0iMmgvojmMLY1vUUUV3_DXgAFYCaHs2MDf-4pZ8pll95UKqNs9FmPcA5jtS1sryoSUJfZxudmKZwPAfxNfxvSz-yimsNlg4PKEq40lcaDBXS0XajQ/s1600-h/P5020472.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8pl5UOtxDju962Hup5p5S0iMmgvojmMLY1vUUUV3_DXgAFYCaHs2MDf-4pZ8pll95UKqNs9FmPcA5jtS1sryoSUJfZxudmKZwPAfxNfxvSz-yimsNlg4PKEq40lcaDBXS0XajQ/s320/P5020472.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331404384219800210" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgUAn_mTQiLydSJhrdy4W7KrXwCT3qoQf89dlhmBW6ZK3Y4fJ-JFxhJ5zKi1uTxgIvdu_47IJu0_f4L8aYgZ2WaVHqYiOthvsZQZRx3nLph4_GMzuhkXRvTobYiNlfFuZ7Y54NA/s1600-h/P5020476.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgUAn_mTQiLydSJhrdy4W7KrXwCT3qoQf89dlhmBW6ZK3Y4fJ-JFxhJ5zKi1uTxgIvdu_47IJu0_f4L8aYgZ2WaVHqYiOthvsZQZRx3nLph4_GMzuhkXRvTobYiNlfFuZ7Y54NA/s320/P5020476.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331397810113119570" /></a><br /><br />From Bunhwangsa we attempted to take the bus to Bulguksa. After waiting for about 15 minutes, the other people waiting at the bus stop told us they had been waiting for an hour. So we started walking toward the bus terminal in town. About half way there we saw buses headed to Bulguksa. So we grabbed a bus from there. <br /><br />Traffic on the road leading to Seokguram/Bulguksa. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUEa7wW2Vb-fOwo6G8bC0OuL4SHDHMfTPfQmq3LG2j2jV5MfuKuzg7V1A4kCRSUy0k3ALZeBP3Sq14mqmIBk8WOpVJOMNZZHyv-m_Y2yWYJr5OmP2iR0GhwHRbNtDSJI3-xmUcw/s1600-h/P5020480.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUEa7wW2Vb-fOwo6G8bC0OuL4SHDHMfTPfQmq3LG2j2jV5MfuKuzg7V1A4kCRSUy0k3ALZeBP3Sq14mqmIBk8WOpVJOMNZZHyv-m_Y2yWYJr5OmP2iR0GhwHRbNtDSJI3-xmUcw/s320/P5020480.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331397812893550722" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Seokguram</span><br /><br />Seokguram Grotto is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Grotto itself is a temple that's been buried under a mound, much similar to the burial mounds throughout town. Inside are sculptures of Buddha and various other apparitions. Buddha's Birthday is the one time of the year (although maybe on Lunar New Year's Day as well) that you can go inside and walk around the Buddha. On the list of World Heritage Sites that I've visited, I wouldn't rank this one very high. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUwJ-fNUUx3Q-sq_zsxhyphenhyphenthU8XgbBN2VciUWF98XhPIGAsfPhzH83txegxkXbpDhmR7c-7H1D6zCtsBYVelX1Oe0P39JkPV6RgtpyxkpPUPWTIIUEWtpjkQhFb2rIFN7PkfENiw/s1600-h/P5020489.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUwJ-fNUUx3Q-sq_zsxhyphenhyphenthU8XgbBN2VciUWF98XhPIGAsfPhzH83txegxkXbpDhmR7c-7H1D6zCtsBYVelX1Oe0P39JkPV6RgtpyxkpPUPWTIIUEWtpjkQhFb2rIFN7PkfENiw/s320/P5020489.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331404390355313682" /></a><br /><br />The outside of the Grotto. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUrkOn66g5HSyW6q8fLfEmP1j4Q_lkx-EkqisTAeWlBdHrQSpvVGO55xUjuFBHqT5bPedvpIyzsaeIdFzKdCju703G43wzDcE1ovDKRZYJLSqSqMxbX6wJJ34uj4OKFOMWErqwg/s1600-h/P5020493.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUrkOn66g5HSyW6q8fLfEmP1j4Q_lkx-EkqisTAeWlBdHrQSpvVGO55xUjuFBHqT5bPedvpIyzsaeIdFzKdCju703G43wzDcE1ovDKRZYJLSqSqMxbX6wJJ34uj4OKFOMWErqwg/s320/P5020493.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331404389757815266" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bulguksa</span><br /><br />The final stop was Bulguksa, which is probably the most famous temple in Gyeongju. It's not a particularly impressive temple, but on the night of Buddha's Birthday it does have a bit of charm. Unfortunately, it started to rain so the crowd thinned out and the lantern parade around the pagoda was reduced to a few hardy souls. I still managed to get a few decent photos of the temple and lanterns, so I was happy. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZSlajia_oOwYUsbuxCKHSCvnZn1r4K05ce8XmvJLRqQh2Mc9yQPsjLGp2q0XoJwFuYU6Bi7fIXksAMjsKB-QfVhBLskNRWSGPs5L93rravvPq1CeKFFVoEyYky9yli4NQIBwig/s1600-h/P5020510.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZSlajia_oOwYUsbuxCKHSCvnZn1r4K05ce8XmvJLRqQh2Mc9yQPsjLGp2q0XoJwFuYU6Bi7fIXksAMjsKB-QfVhBLskNRWSGPs5L93rravvPq1CeKFFVoEyYky9yli4NQIBwig/s320/P5020510.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331397828084826450" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYI_QSToGm3xb3sp97_PdWx2nlnbUWblBbQ1miF15hHGJRMEUYeeYs6TEhRK2eBz47PxK3Y4Qa-JRF3YOl2545Ml9YxHZtxPxjC2FmXzPttkS7w3BemNRZo2uqQymN264V73sdPg/s1600-h/P5020532.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYI_QSToGm3xb3sp97_PdWx2nlnbUWblBbQ1miF15hHGJRMEUYeeYs6TEhRK2eBz47PxK3Y4Qa-JRF3YOl2545Ml9YxHZtxPxjC2FmXzPttkS7w3BemNRZo2uqQymN264V73sdPg/s320/P5020532.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331397831297826338" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWv1L5H8MxWYpbClvOOWgl0QwAvlD3m9ksf5eqk3jeakScBIUR_mdcwq-O3YgM_8WHZ5nioNiov8e9WbLrZO2vltquCpR-98li4Ljy8gg-5p0ggbLE4NpY4Vid39UU46MMqHPPg/s1600-h/P5020537.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWv1L5H8MxWYpbClvOOWgl0QwAvlD3m9ksf5eqk3jeakScBIUR_mdcwq-O3YgM_8WHZ5nioNiov8e9WbLrZO2vltquCpR-98li4Ljy8gg-5p0ggbLE4NpY4Vid39UU46MMqHPPg/s320/P5020537.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331399832590976546" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-50069879841468041242009-04-05T23:54:00.005+09:002009-04-09T08:58:28.727+09:00BlossomsSome six months ago they announced that the cherry blossom festival would be the weekend of April 4-5. And right on schedule, the blossoms came. Along with the pear blossoms, peach blossoms, and a host of other blossoms. Gyeongju seems to be a popular cherry blossom site, so the streets were packed with the cars of blossom viewers. Not wanting to be trapped in the mess, I pretty much avoided town all weekend. I did catch a little of the hub bub on Saturday night. Here, you can see the cherry trees all lit up. And the cars, in this four second exposure, not moving at all. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DLrOneZ7_iKuQNfhMB6DvnhUF_9kui5lZSM3OvAI3XDqVPdspCd9H7GkYksbrDGHLw4wmN0iwfA_mk_iH60UMLkdQzD9eZFKy9Uhmx_YOZGxc6TKnA5gdAn-wCA57oDG9BCXGA/s1600-h/cherry+blossoms.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DLrOneZ7_iKuQNfhMB6DvnhUF_9kui5lZSM3OvAI3XDqVPdspCd9H7GkYksbrDGHLw4wmN0iwfA_mk_iH60UMLkdQzD9eZFKy9Uhmx_YOZGxc6TKnA5gdAn-wCA57oDG9BCXGA/s320/cherry+blossoms.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322337079978710738" /></a><br /> <br />Near my house there is a nice little stretch of cherry trees. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HdduebzsM_YdeNotOiL1s9Q33TWQfYu-TNfST6l8Nqd37pZUr-AY_LsCXeq4zUKwilrvHbeOKkHtKBmXT50OMmJNmvxXAy2Cm8tWfmk9zgpGIq6nRIG4sO8x13nHtOX0Ox1Qpg/s1600-h/P4050446.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HdduebzsM_YdeNotOiL1s9Q33TWQfYu-TNfST6l8Nqd37pZUr-AY_LsCXeq4zUKwilrvHbeOKkHtKBmXT50OMmJNmvxXAy2Cm8tWfmk9zgpGIq6nRIG4sO8x13nHtOX0Ox1Qpg/s320/P4050446.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322339121670851970" /></a><br /><br />And several pear orchards. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTh0CWr683l96fe-0V3ygZwgKlmG88p26JrC1R_q8IXYOffkbiU6vIl_7aJrQ9vZv1AGpUBf7-_cbeZ2r7FdN60UqqrpsItO5OBMfx3n8FkLTcoQGV4YUxHIOk1n6I2LQTKk68A/s1600-h/P4050433.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTh0CWr683l96fe-0V3ygZwgKlmG88p26JrC1R_q8IXYOffkbiU6vIl_7aJrQ9vZv1AGpUBf7-_cbeZ2r7FdN60UqqrpsItO5OBMfx3n8FkLTcoQGV4YUxHIOk1n6I2LQTKk68A/s320/P4050433.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322337100550262738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukmk-rVsh-Ah-X0dBHG_e9bZzMFL9DZ5DAgm04Z1zpTGFeEDSfQBu1deWclsu7Y979XXRPjIxtBJw5qUPqiy7O2vqIzlGJ_uynbRFjDPu3Bl4AARWST3dYpfBo1PWFM2epymF_g/s1600-h/P4050432.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukmk-rVsh-Ah-X0dBHG_e9bZzMFL9DZ5DAgm04Z1zpTGFeEDSfQBu1deWclsu7Y979XXRPjIxtBJw5qUPqiy7O2vqIzlGJ_uynbRFjDPu3Bl4AARWST3dYpfBo1PWFM2epymF_g/s320/P4050432.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322337088858755314" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20051898.post-83830526377805343122009-03-20T00:16:00.005+09:002009-05-03T21:34:21.595+09:00The neighborhoodSome of the sights around my village<br /><br />The neighbor's bee hives. Plenty of bees to keep my fruit trees pollinated. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJb_mOuyETbzt_zjyhuKbNjoaNpd2Vzd6ZMqTpw2qfS3aubk2JIvgI78HyiDNcZq-6HuDl3ujDCCJrbJMdy0ofZLt0Eqf3c_djw_WkBykq1JxRgAbHRwUt0H0VXMdv6BGCKP8EA/s1600-h/P5030551.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJb_mOuyETbzt_zjyhuKbNjoaNpd2Vzd6ZMqTpw2qfS3aubk2JIvgI78HyiDNcZq-6HuDl3ujDCCJrbJMdy0ofZLt0Eqf3c_djw_WkBykq1JxRgAbHRwUt0H0VXMdv6BGCKP8EA/s320/P5030551.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331569472551271042" /></a><br /><br />Mr. Lee and his black goats.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrA-H_exDMueXU6UvhMnlvJsTKK6U_jKeHauM-d70wkp2rhsqWRn8aigi7tb6YOKE5xxRvQ5jN_8m6aGMml-qUA_i7rsPYX_DyrLWb6v33SgnyZtI5OXpf9xi-pOjYs5iPwMDAUQ/s1600-h/P4050430.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrA-H_exDMueXU6UvhMnlvJsTKK6U_jKeHauM-d70wkp2rhsqWRn8aigi7tb6YOKE5xxRvQ5jN_8m6aGMml-qUA_i7rsPYX_DyrLWb6v33SgnyZtI5OXpf9xi-pOjYs5iPwMDAUQ/s320/P4050430.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331569462552612482" /></a><br /><br />The dairy farm where I buy my milk for cheese.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHIIaabEFciVXzrBUxeAurUueKXt4AZk1ZrT1Y5lj3YJawXkV61VEl-ntBVNUUlZGOr0We0p3i9lmUxYk6Wek4kxuXfyDhXnWH00Tehk-P33gyzRDDougTWPDat7By9qHfe4G5g/s1600-h/P1010379.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHIIaabEFciVXzrBUxeAurUueKXt4AZk1ZrT1Y5lj3YJawXkV61VEl-ntBVNUUlZGOr0We0p3i9lmUxYk6Wek4kxuXfyDhXnWH00Tehk-P33gyzRDDougTWPDat7By9qHfe4G5g/s320/P1010379.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331569459523625330" /></a><br /><br />Our local tropical greenhouse. They're growing various cacti and want to open an environmental education center sometime. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0JxHow6YFv7EJLBjFXj5_5aIy5qAoCmyDxsb2Cd25psleE1-QVpTGiUAKKi5d-zghxBC6M2Xf5-YUntMevMXgaKPlssYoLfGw75w7o0mA4bCQscIF1TbVYgWd178ZGrWcCtnYw/s1600-h/P1010380.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0JxHow6YFv7EJLBjFXj5_5aIy5qAoCmyDxsb2Cd25psleE1-QVpTGiUAKKi5d-zghxBC6M2Xf5-YUntMevMXgaKPlssYoLfGw75w7o0mA4bCQscIF1TbVYgWd178ZGrWcCtnYw/s320/P1010380.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331572800713275138" /></a><br /><br />An abandoned temple up in the hills. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Xxhqo-bfE8DkWhOYnqAJfiJ1L_5AP2EqZtSz69It7aZuFMtsCtaZqo74syM_zzKKIg6N2-X4tfo3pSI77KTjOuAj96eCBAh7cHZxBkKxX5SpQ0VQG23wC-SXzCX120qwR0rJgg/s1600-h/P5030539.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Xxhqo-bfE8DkWhOYnqAJfiJ1L_5AP2EqZtSz69It7aZuFMtsCtaZqo74syM_zzKKIg6N2-X4tfo3pSI77KTjOuAj96eCBAh7cHZxBkKxX5SpQ0VQG23wC-SXzCX120qwR0rJgg/s320/P5030539.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331570220299138882" /></a><br /><br />Inside the main temple. It's pretty clean, but still appears to have been abandoned rather haphazardly. Several people left money and food for Buddha's birthday. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRECheocH84zfKIZCg8vZVDE1duA5fX5KxI38m3-Kufrv2f6mnJ0gctOrDOs1lEGqXBI4Wxvhxwop-Pr9lRjB9sM3vhKmt-woS4Os8RA-qN0OfOqF5aMET8JgRIKub5mgt4Wkpw/s1600-h/P5030540.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRECheocH84zfKIZCg8vZVDE1duA5fX5KxI38m3-Kufrv2f6mnJ0gctOrDOs1lEGqXBI4Wxvhxwop-Pr9lRjB9sM3vhKmt-woS4Os8RA-qN0OfOqF5aMET8JgRIKub5mgt4Wkpw/s320/P5030540.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331570228468879026" /></a><br /><br />The plastic painted Buddha. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaELgY0xLx32_HQIvCAmDrtH_m8dfVVq1zF4GiALTUmqK4_j7OLa1mWE_7z_uG1pNDz93yzqEX6KHzoE6lOAxdxcV6IcpHEIRIdL7qOo0KzH3VmF3RcZDbEzfN2e7hqfuM7Sewfw/s1600-h/P5030538.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaELgY0xLx32_HQIvCAmDrtH_m8dfVVq1zF4GiALTUmqK4_j7OLa1mWE_7z_uG1pNDz93yzqEX6KHzoE6lOAxdxcV6IcpHEIRIdL7qOo0KzH3VmF3RcZDbEzfN2e7hqfuM7Sewfw/s320/P5030538.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331570228799166738" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0