Thieving gypsy

Doh! A dear! A female dear! As the Simpsons put it. Or was it that Nazi family in that film that's always on at Christmas? Maybe they weren't Nazi's but that Mary Poppins one sang like a Nazi.

Japan's first Capital, the giant Buddha of Nara

September 16th 2005
We didn't realise quite how close we were to Nara while in Osaka. Most of our journeys between places have taken around 3-4 hours and involved at least one change of train, how lucky we were this time that the local train station next to out hotel, in the middle of dodgesville, had a direct service to Nara that took 42 minutes, cash back. So we arrived here around 10am and as per usual we hi ... read more

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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

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