Author Archives: arleebug54

Greeting Riga

Posted on September 28, 2016 by arleebug54

Last December I made my first trip to the Baltic nations, spending a week in Vilnius, Lithuania, a charming and quirky city that only whetted my appetite to know more about this complicated part of the world. This fall I’m … Continue reading →

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Zippin’ through the Zurich Airport

Posted on September 26, 2016 by arleebug54

If you can see the header above (I’m told some can and some cannot), you would be correct in your assumption that Japan is over and done for the year and we’re off to somewhere else. In this case, I’m … Continue reading →

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A visit to the White House

Posted on September 12, 2016 by arleebug54

David, a dear friend of very long standing, wrote me a while back to say he would be in Washington DC during September in order to spend time with his infant grandchild. Should I happen to be in the area, … Continue reading →

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Museum Mania

Posted on August 20, 2016 by arleebug54

As a last posting on Japan and Tokyo for the season, I thought I’d give you some highlights from the museums I visited during my recent visit. I’ve already covered the National Museum complex in an entry below, so this … Continue reading →

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A stroll through Asakusa

Posted on August 18, 2016 by arleebug54

Quite by accident, after the end of IUJ and before I headed back to Maine, I booked my Tokyo hotel in an area known as Taito. Once there, I realized I had landed on the edge of one of the … Continue reading →

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A Garden for John

Posted on August 14, 2016 by arleebug54

Let it never be said that I am not responsive to my readers. It thrills me no end that you join my on my journeys, and when one faithful follower asked for a garden expose, I set out to see … Continue reading →

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History on the hoof

Posted on August 12, 2016 by arleebug54

By now, you know that I like to anchor myself in a new city by touching base with key historic and cultural antecedents. This usually means a museum or two, and I have found this is a great way to … Continue reading →

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A Taste of Tokyo

Posted on August 10, 2016 by arleebug54

If you’ve been paying attention, you will have noticed that although I had the best intentions of trying to squeeze some fresh juice from last year’s IUJ lime wedge, I was spectacularly unsuccessful. That is not to say that I … Continue reading →

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En route to IUJ

Posted on July 8, 2016 by arleebug54

Getting to my summer school, the International University of Japan, requires a lot of moving parts. First, I head to the airport in Portland, Maine. From there I hub through Chicago before climbing on the long flight to Narita Airport, … Continue reading →

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An Ode to O’Hare

Posted on July 7, 2016 by arleebug54

As (perhaps, hopefully –  I have heard there are problems) you can see from the picture above, I have swapped the scenery of urban metropolis for that of rural tranquility, the role of student for that of professor. As I … Continue reading →

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