That lawn furniture meme is popular in Brooklyn right now.
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“Christ has no body now but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks with compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks among His people to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses His creation.”
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I was surprised to learn that one of the largest series of earthquakes that occurred in the continental US was in the area of of what is now Missouri.
Wikipedia | 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes
Estimated intensity range of 7.2 to 8.6.
Wikipedia | 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes
Estimated intensity range of 7.2 to 8.6.
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I can only imagine.Typhoon wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:13 amGlad to learn that you survivedNapLajoieonSteroids wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 6:14 am Survived the Great Quake of 2024.
What, no, not the serious ones in the Pacific. The tiny little one which freaked out the media because it happened to them right in Manhattan.
Felt throughout the northeast; the aftershock we felt seemed to last longer than the initial earthquake.
For comparison, the Taiwan earthquake was about 316 times more powerful than the one that rattled the chattering classes in New York.
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The news of the non-event did produce a bit of trivia I wasn't aware of: NYC skyscrapers are built to withstand up to a 6.2 on the Richter Scale.
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How was the trip HP?Heracleum Persicum wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:33 am
For sure will .. 3 days Tokyo, 3 days Kyoto, 3 days Tokyo and back
Shabu Shabu, here we come.
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NapLajoieonSteroids wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:32 amHow was the trip HP ?Heracleum Persicum wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:33 am
For sure will .. 3 days Tokyo, 3 days Kyoto, 3 days Tokyo and back
Shabu Shabu, here we come.
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Very very interesting
Was 3 nights in Tokyo .. Tokyo is NYC style but 100 time nicer, very high end .. stayed in Ginza, beautiful streets .. Japanese extremely polite AND friendly, and helpful, very discreet
Tokyo is very clean .. smoking and eating on the street not allowed, fined Yen 1000 .. one sees real wealth .. Asakusa district nice, looked around many places.
But
The real action is Kyoto
Took bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto, 2 hrs , 280 km/hr speed
Stayed in Kyoto centre, 3 night, did not use taxi or bus, did walk all to mingle with .. people much more relaxed (In Tokyo life is fast) and fun
Kyoto is the real classic Japan .. real, still active, full of very beautiful still active Temples in Gion & Miyagawa region, you can see real Geisha
https://www.kiyomizudera.or.jp/en/visit/
https://www.discoverkyoto.com/places-go/kiyomizu-dera/
https://www.snowmonkeyresorts.com/activ ... ka-pagoda/
Many very beautiful, still active Temples AND Shrines .. Weekend pretty much all Japanese mostly (men and women) with Kimono in many "Shrines" .. bought a real antique silk Kimono from MAIKO ANTIQUES KYOTO .. Tea Ceremony must attend with Kimono
All Kyoto is full of very nice, mostly white, Cherry blossom trees .. Beginning April is the best time to go, not later
Food was excellent and not expensive in Kyoto .. had twice Shabu-Shabu in Kyoto, $ 40 per persone, including beer and all in (there no tip in Japan) .. Excellent Sushi .. only expensive is Kobe Beef, had once just to see what it is , Canadian beef as good or even better (for me). Beer is best beer, for some reason Whisky is cheaper than beer in restaurants, Japanese Whisky premium, Japanese drink whisky like you drink Coca Cola with food.
Kyoto hotels have also Thermal bath (spa) as Kyoto is next to volcano .. men and women separate, and must go NAKED.
ZIPAir flies non stop fron Los Angeles, San Fran and Vancouver .. non stop, 8 hrs
Narita is outside Tokyo, must take bus or train, $ 15 each
I had bought a "Data SIM" .. connection was fast and excellent everywhere even in Bullet train
Very few Japanese speak english, but they all very helpful
Funny thing is neither going nor coming back I had any "JetLag" , although Vancouver/Japan time difference is 16 hours .. I did not feel any discomfort .. Took off Narita airport 3:40 PM , Arrived vancouver same day 8:30 AM .. gained 1 whole day
More later
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Glad to read that you enjoyed your trip to Japan.
Your timing with regards to 花見 | hanami - cherry blossom viewing this year was spot on.
Your timing with regards to 花見 | hanami - cherry blossom viewing this year was spot on.
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I've been perfecting my homemade won ton soup.
Easy to make; hard to master.
The local Chinese restaurant-- I think they changed their name to a general Asian recently after a brief stop as a Chinese/Japanese restaurant-- has become too costly (starting before the pandemic) AND too varying on quality.
There was an old Chinese lady who owned it, and for a while I didn't mind the higher prices because however she ran it, the food always came out well.
In the last few years, her grandchildren have been running it and its just all over the place in terms of what you're getting.
Easy to make; hard to master.
The local Chinese restaurant-- I think they changed their name to a general Asian recently after a brief stop as a Chinese/Japanese restaurant-- has become too costly (starting before the pandemic) AND too varying on quality.
There was an old Chinese lady who owned it, and for a while I didn't mind the higher prices because however she ran it, the food always came out well.
In the last few years, her grandchildren have been running it and its just all over the place in terms of what you're getting.
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nice, if i got round to making pork and prawn dumplings Id just eat them instead of then making a soup for it
shumai dipped in chilli oil is good stuff.
the fancy meal ive slowly been perfecting is malay beef rendang - a slow cooked coconut and ginger curry type dish thats super rich and one of my all time faves - impossible to buy a decent one in my area.
shumai dipped in chilli oil is good stuff.
the fancy meal ive slowly been perfecting is malay beef rendang - a slow cooked coconut and ginger curry type dish thats super rich and one of my all time faves - impossible to buy a decent one in my area.
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