The Beerground

Day 135: Fairy Floss so good it's smokin!

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August 10th 2008
I was horrified, fascinated and completely thrilled. the old man was hunched over his fairy floss making machine mumbling to himself, twirling his spare arm around in the air and puffing away furiously on an amber lit, tightly rolled cigarette. Phoebe came up behind me and requested I take a photo of her, I flapped her away impatiently "Shhh, not now... I'm watching" I stayed rooted to ... read more

Asia » Japan » Saitama

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more