Imperial Fountains

Last Blog from Tokyo

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January 29th 2009
Last Blog from Tokyo. Monday 26 January last day in Tokyo. Took taxi and had a trip to the Imperial Palace. Sadly Palace gardens not open on Mondays!! However walked around outside gardens which were filled with trees constantly being pruned - topiary on a huge scale! - beautiful. Walked up to Nijubashi Bridge - acres of space and very peaceful - incredible city. Took train back to Hamamats ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more