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                    <title>Last Day in Tokyo</title>
                    <description>I spent the day experiencing more Japanese culture. I visited the Bank of Japan Currency Museum. That is not exactly cultural but I thought it would be interesting to see  and it is near my hotel. There is a nice brief display of the history of the use of currency in Japan. It sounds very similar in broad strokes to my understanding of the history of currency in Europe over those same centu</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Ginza/blog-753281.html</link>
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                    <title>Tokyo Day 3</title>
                    <description>This morning I explored some very different neighborhoods in Tokyo. I started in Akibahara the electronics capital of the city. This is where computer geeks and video game aficionados hang out apparently. Indeed there were a lot of stores selling electronic gear and there was a line of young adults mostly male in front of the Sega store clearly waiting for something that was about to go on sa</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Ginza/blog-753104.html</link>
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                    <title>Tokyo Day 2</title>
                    <description>Today was supposed to be rainy in the afternoon so I planned accordingly. I wanted to take the river bus from Tokyo Harbor up the Sumida River to see the Senso shrine and then spend the afternoon in the museums of the nearby Ueno district. It turned out that the river buses weren39t running because of a holy day. I don39t know what holiday it is but I think it involved visiting shrines be</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Ginza/blog-752931.html</link>
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                    <title>Tokyo Day 1</title>
                    <description>This was my first full day in Tokyo and I got around and saw several of the sights. Tokyo does not appear to have any huge mustsee sights. There are many things to see and do but unlike other cities I have been to recently there is no Acropolis no Topkapi Palace no Western Wall. This morning I visited the gardens of the Imperial Palace. See picture The Royal family still lives on the site s</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Ginza/blog-752765.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel Day France  Japan</title>
                    <description>The entire day today has been a travel day. Yesterday evening I boarded a plane from Marseille at around 7PM and flew to Paris. I had a bit over two hours of layover there but I spent most of it in the Sky Priority lounge so I was comfortable. In fact that is where I was when I published yesterday39s blog. I settled into my business class seat on the big plane bound for Japan and as soon as</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Ginza/blog-752587.html</link>
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                    <title>Last day in Provence</title>
                    <description>Currently I am sitting in the departure lounge at Marseille airport waiting for my flight. There is no WiFi access here so I will have to send this later but I can still tell you about my day today. It was cold and very windy all day. I bundled up and braved the elements but didn39t spend as much time out of doors as I had planned. That was partly because of the weather and partly because th</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d-Azur/Arles/blog-752404.html</link>
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                    <title>Provence Day 3</title>
                    <description>There was no rain today but it was chilly because of the Mistral. That is what the French call the strong wind that blows through this part of the country. This morning I went to the weekly market and as expected there were a lot of fish. See picture I bought some picnic items and then wandered around the old part of Arles. In the main square of Arles is the Yellow House that was painted </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d-Azur/Arles/blog-752232.html</link>
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                    <title>Provence</title>
                    <description>It drizzled pretty much all day today but that did not keep me from doing what I planned to do. After breakfast I drove about an hour outside of Arles to see the Roman aqueduct at Pont du Gard. I took several photographs but without people it is hard to appreciate how big it is. On summer weekends Pont du Gard can be quite crowded apparently but on a rainy October morning there were not many </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d-Azur/Arles/blog-752088.html</link>
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                    <title>Provence Day 1</title>
                    <description>So some of you maybe wondering Why Martigues The answer is that my father was stationed here in the US Army during World War II. Among his memorabilia from that time are two pictures of Martigues. I was interested in seeing the town but also I thought I would try to find the places that the pictures were taken. This morning after breakfast I wandered around the little town and to my surpr</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d-Azur/Arles/blog-751959.html</link>
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                    <title>Last day  in Athens First day in France.</title>
                    <description>Yesterday evening I walked up to the Acropolis Museum which is located about two blocks from my hotel. I purposely waited to go after dark because I wanted to look through the windows to see the Parthenon lit up. Another advantage to going at 6PM is that there are no school groups and few tour groups at that time. The museum I open until 8PM. It was another of those Wow moments when I got up </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d-Azur/Martigues/blog-751831.html</link>
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                    <title>Athens Day 3</title>
                    <description>This morning I had only a rough plan for what I would do today so I have been going from one thing to the next as the spirit has moved me. I walked through the National Garden which is sort of like Athens39 Central Park. From there I took a taxi to the top of Lycabettus Hill the tallest in the city. It is east of the Acropolis and in the morning there is an especially nice view. Then I took t</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-751629.html</link>
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                    <title>Athens Day 2</title>
                    <description>This morning I was up early and walked up to the Acropolis. It opened its gates at 800 and I was one of the first to enter. I had heard about the huge crowds that occur as multiple tour groups converge there especially on Monday but it was not bad at that hour and I was able to move around freely. There are a number of ancient buildings still standing  more or less  but of course the most imp</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-751448.html</link>
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                    <title>Athens Day 1</title>
                    <description>Today was my first full day in Athens. I started out by walking to the Arch of Hadrian in the Temple of Olympian Zeus. These are two Roman sites that I had not heard of before but I guess they are required viewing for tourists. Next I followed Rick Steves tour through Anafiotika. This is a quiet old section of winding little pedestrian lanes on the side of Acropolis hill. It is quite picturesque</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-751217.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel Day to Athens</title>
                    <description>This morning I checked out of my nice apartment in Istanbul and took the arranged taxi to the airport. Ever the tourist I snapped photos along the way including the Byzantineera aqueduct that slows traffic as it passes through and a shot of a few of the freighters and tankers awaiting their turn to pass through the Bosphorus. I flew to Athens and changed my Turkish Lira for Euros. I found my wa</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-751067.html</link>
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                    <title>Last Day in Istanbul</title>
                    <description>This is my last full day in Istanbul and I spent it seeing odds and ends. There were several minor places on my list that I wanted to see if I had time. First thing this morning I took the passenger ferry across to the Asian side so I could watch the sunrise light up the Old City. Okay so it was more like 9 AM but the effect of the morning sun was the same I took another ferry to a differen</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Istanbul/blog-750884.html</link>
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                    <title>On the Bosphorus </title>
                    <description>This morning I boarded the Istanbul passenger ferry that goes up the Bosphorus to the Black Sea. It is about a two hour ride and has stops along the way. It is a common thing to do for tourists and locals alike and there was quite a crowd on board today. Rick Steves has an audio tour for the trip so I listened to that as I went along. There are great views of the city from the water and we passed</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Istanbul/blog-750765.html</link>
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                    <title>A visit to Ephesus</title>
                    <description>Yesterday evening I calculated how many more sights I want to see here and how much time I have left. I figured I had enough time to do the day trip to Ephesus that I was hoping for. Ancient Ephesus is located in Turkey near the Aegean Sea an hour south by air from Istanbul. It is famous for its Greek Roman and Byzantine ruins. In the first century AD it was the largest city in the Roman empi</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Istanbul/blog-750561.html</link>
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                    <title>Istanbul Day 4</title>
                    <description>I had another full day in Istanbul. This morning I journeyed to the Chora Church. It is from Byzantine times and is famous for its ceiling mosaics depicting Jesus and the Virgin Mary in various Bible scenes.  See picture The church is just a couple of blocks away from the old Constantinople land walls. These impressive walls are something I have wanted to see for a long time so I was particular</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Istanbul/blog-750314.html</link>
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                    <title>Istanbul Day 3</title>
                    <description>This morning I explored more of Istanbul39s Old Town. I started by walking through the Grand Bazaar. It is a covered warren of over 4000 little shops selling a wide variety of merchandise. It reminded me of the Arab souk in Jerusalem but vastly larger. I was pleased to see men selling tea from trays that they hold by gimbals in their hand. See picture I had heard about this and am glad to kn</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Istanbul/blog-750023.html</link>
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                    <title>Istanbul Day 2</title>
                    <description>Today I did more Rick Steves39 walks. Early this morning I started out on the waterfront and it was interesting to see the commercial fishermen with their catch displayed for sale. One knew it was fresh because some of the fish were still swimming around in large buckets I walked across the Galata Bridge taking in the sights sounds and smells including the many casual fishermen who were dan</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Istanbul/blog-749761.html</link>
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