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Late Breakfast
Had to skip breakfast at home this morning due to yearly (and mandatory health check). All that radioactive yogurt made me hungry.
Cable Cars
The San Francisco cable car system is apparently the world’s last manually operated cable car system [wiki]. Of the 23 lines established between 1873 and 1890, only 3 remain: two routes from downtown near Union Square to Fisherman’s Wharf, and a third route along California Street. While the cable cars are used to a certain…
Moss Garden
The Moss Garden of Resonating Microcosms at teamLab planet in Tokyo. Looks better at night it seems: “With sunrise, the ovoids begin to reflect the world around them. When pushed down by a person or blown by the wind, the ovoid falls back and then rises, releasing a resonating tone. The ovoids around it also…
Takayama Jinya
Beautifully restored Japanese house in Takayama: the Takayama Jinya.
Unidon
Another delicacy you must try in Hokkaido: Uni-don (sea urchin on rice). Pro-tip, if the uni is mushy and looks like orange jam, it’s not as fresh as it should be.
Feeding the Bears
Feeding the bears at Noboribetsu Bear Park. When you get that close, it’s easier to realize that they are wild beasts not be messed with (nor kept in a cage).