January Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku, Tokyo


The Mongolian-Born Yokozuna - Asashouryuu


Doya Doya Naked Festival at Shitennoji Temple, Osaka


Early Evening at Shirakawago Village


Kimono Event at Asakusa


Homeless Reading Newspaper at Asakusa


Puppeteer


Cherry Blossom Viewing at Ueno Park


Mother & Child Taking a Closer Look at Sakura


Two Maids & One Vegita in an Otaku Hanami Group


Tokyo Tower


Temple at Kamakura


Shinto Priest in Office


Traditional Wedding Attire


Beetle Specialty Hobby Shop


Status of Liberty at Odaiba, Tokyo


Mikey's Birthday Party at Tamachi, Tokyo


War Veteran Parading with Japanese Flag at Yasukuni Shrine


Akihabara Idol


Another Akihabara Idol


Koi-Nobori (carp-like streamers) swimming at a park in Ibaraki


Lazy Cat


Harajuku Teen Blowing Bubbles


Harajuku Girls


Birdman at Lake Biwa - Success


Birdman at Lake Biwa - Failure (note the falling person)


James & Elinar's Much Delayed Wedding


Mikey's Energetic Tennis at Nasu


Senkou Hanabi Fireworks


Bicyling in Karuizawa


Zen Garden


Konpon Daito (Pagoda) at Koya-san


Group of Hosts at Shibuya, Tokyo


Host Advertisements at Kabuki-cho, Tokyo


OISP Reunion at Imperial Palace, Tokyo


3-day old Sakura-chan


Real Geisha at Kyoto


Fake Geisha at Arashiyama


Kingaku-ji, Kyoto


Red Parasol


Girl Dressed up for 753 at Heian Shrine, Kyoto


Tokyo Women's Marathon


Shinkai Section Chief Performs Enka


Corning Year-End Party at Kakegawa



ECUADOR

Mother & Child at Otavalo Market


Guayasamin Painting at Fundacion Guayasamin, Quito


Lake Quilotoa


Children Shepherds in Latacunga Countryside


Roof-top Train Ride to El Nariz del Diablo (Devil's Nose)



GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

Small Giant Turtles


Closeup of Giant Turtle


Flamingo Lagoon


Equator Weather Penguins!



TAIWAN

Horse-Riding


Ladies Reading Buddhist Scriptures


Dogs Hanging Out at Subway Station Entrance


Yi-san's Parrot



SINGAPORE

Noodles at Chinatown


Flowers Bloom Year-Round in this Tropical Weather


Passionate People in Little India???


Merlion Statues



BALI

Terraced Rice Fields of Jatilwih


Farmer Leading the Cows


Yukako Teaching Japanese to kids at Elementary School


Purification at Tirta Empul, the Temple of the Holy Water


Mask Dance


Bali People Praying in Unison to Hindu Gods


Mask Dance


Female Ceremonial Dance at Temple


Moments Before the Start of a Chicken Fight


Dayu & Her Relatives


Hanging Out with Yukako's Host Family


Dance


Barang, the Dragon-like Creature


Crazy Suicidal Dance


Jokester in a Play


Fire-Breathing King


Enthusiastic Children


Local Fishing Tournament



HONG KONG

Butcher at Work


Raymond, Karen & the Bride's Maid


The Groom's Mom's High Spirits are reflected


The Bride Groom looks through wedding photo album



ROME & VATICAN CITY

Victory in the Coloseum


Intimate Couple in Front of Fountain di Trevi


Nun at Altar, Vatican City



PORTUGAL

Lisbon Arch


Igreja da Graca, Lisbon


Family Photo at Belem Tower


Aqueduto Das Aguas Livres, Lisbon


Palace


Grand Bus Terminal, Lisbon


Palacio Pena, Sintra


Old Man Sharpening a Knife


Inside Mosteiro Dos Jeronimos, Belem


Skeleton Walls of Capela Dos Ossos, Evora


Christmas Time at Evora



ANDULUCIAN SPAIN

Christopher Columbus Tomb at Sevilla Cathedral


World at the Hands of the Spanish Conquistidor


Plaza de Espana Left Side


Plaza de Espana Right Side


Renacting the Background Mural


Floating Flowers at the Jewish Museum, Sevilla


Alcatraz, Cordoba


Old Mill, Cordoba


Lamp


Eunice & Tom as Bull & Matador at Plaza de Toros (Take 3), Ronda


Bridge at the Cliff-high Countryside Town of Ronda


Grandmother & Grandchildren, Ronda


Alhambra, Granada


Youths and Dogs of Granada


Bull Sillouette


Tom in Gilbraltar at Night (with flashlight aimed at face)


2008's First Dawn


Warren in Gilbraltar at Day


Drunk Party-goers after a New Year's Eve in Algericas



MOROCCO

Donkey Delivery Service in Souk, Fes


Mosque Entrance


Tanneries for Dyeing Leather, Fes


Roman Ruins of Volubis


Strolling through the Town of Moulay Idriss


Moroccan Food


Lady Walking by Hassan II Mosque


Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca


Hassan II Mosque


Colorful Herbs & Spices


Walking in Ali ben Youssef Medersa, Marrakesh


Sunset Approaches for the Marketplace at Ali ben Youssef Medersa


Marketplace at Ali ben Youssef Medersa


Performers of Djemaa el-Fna, Marrakesh


Stained Glass at Palais de la Bahia


Marrakesh Souk


Jewish Cemetary


Soccer Kids in the Countryside


Well-Defined Sand Lines of Merzouga


Tour Guide Leading the Camels at Merzouga


Camel Silhoutte at Merzouga


Merzouga Sandhills


Tom, Betty & Warren, the Camel Riders


Merzouga Desert


Goat Shelter


Ice-Capped Mountains of Torda Gorge


Residents of the Mountain Hills


Torda Gorge Valley


Dinner with a Family at Tinehir


Ai Benhaddou


Egyptian Film Set at Atlas Film Studio, Ouarzazatte



TUNISIA

El Jem Coloseum


Official Propaganda Poster of the Leader of Tunisia


Spice Market


SUV Tour through the Desert of Dir Soltane


Ksar Hadada, where graneries are converted to Star Wars Phantom Menace film set


Ksar Ouled Soltane


Hotel Sid Driss, Location of Star Wars Desert Planet Pub


Hollywood-Style Matmata Sign


Vegetable Market at Kairouan


Bi'r Baruta, a well with a blindfolded camel, in Kairouan


Carpet Shop at Kairouan


Female Drummer in Parade at Kairouan


Large Arabic Tablet


Children Playing Outside


Traditional & Modern Enjoying Afternoon Coffee


Clock Tower at Tunis


Greek (or Roman) Relics at Bardo Museum, Tunis


Big Foot at Bardo Museum, Tunis


Inside the Tunis Tram


Happy Parking Lot Attendant jumping into the photo


Ports Puniques, Carthage


Musee Paleochretien, Carthage


L'Acropolium (ex Saint Louis Cathedral), Carthage


Roman Antonine Baths, Carthage


Roman Antonine Baths, Carthage


New Carthage Mosque


Palm Tree Sunset at Sidi Bou Said


Sunset at Sidi Bou Said


Shipdock at Sidi Bou Said


Clock Tower at Night, Tunis


Hammam (Turkish Bath), Tunis



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