Easy enough to correct the URL though... http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/05/12/Fuji24
On 20 September 2012 13:57, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > "Not Found" > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 12:56 AM, Tim Bray <[email protected]> wrote: >> I’ve visited Japan most years since 1991 or so, and have complicated >> feelings about the place. Let’s start with a lucky GESO taken in '96 >> with a little Nikon pocket film cam: >> http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/05/12/Fuji24http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/05/12/Fuji24 >> >> So, in no particular order: >> 1. Tokyo is a street-shooter’s paradise. Lots of funky cool people and >> they’re too polite to object. >> 2. The single best tourist attraction in Tokyo is Asakusa; easy to get >> to, too. Take your camera! >> 3. Good places for a walk include Shibuya and almost any direction >> around Shinjuku. >> 4. Places that you read about but I don’t like include Roppongi >> (greasy and sleazy), Ginza (global brands, yawn). >> 5. Japanese department stores are pretty mind-boggling. >> 6. The single best out-of-town tourist attraction within easy reach is >> Kamakura. A whole lotta walking but worth it if your legs are good. >> 7. If you have a local colleague, they’ll want to take you somewhere >> fancy. You can get decent sushi anywhere in the world these days, but >> yakiniku and shabu-shabu are less-exported and worth sampling. But >> you know, you can do a lot worse than just hitting an izikaya (pub, >> more or less) at the nearest train station. The competition is fierce >> and the quality good. Have a drink or five, and stumble onto the >> subway home; it's the thing to do. >> 8. The big camera stores have mind-boggling selection but not terribly >> great prices. >> >> There are thousands of words and hundreds of pictures about Japan on my blog: >> http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/What/The%20World/Places/Tokyo/ >> http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/What/The%20World/Places/Japan/Shimane/ >> >> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I don't remember any PDMLers who live(d) in Japan, at least recently. >>> However, my brain is so overloaded now that I might be not be just >>> rememembering correctly. >>> So, just in case: is anybody on the list in Japan? >>> >>> I will be in Japan for a short business trip very soon for the first >>> time in my life, and I am looking for ideas on what could be good >>> places to see/visit in the areas of Tokyo, Nara/Kyoto, Sendai. >>> It is always interesting to see something that is "off the beaten path". >>> >>> It would also be cool to meet some locals there. >>> >>> I'd be happy to hear those recommendations on or off the list. >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> Igor >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
