Did I take the subway to get to this subway station and then back? Of course I did. This is the ‘Westfriedhof’ subway station in Munich – one of many cool artisty stations, in fact! Whoever the artist, I love the play of blue and red in this one, well done! Phill
New Photo: Another Temple, Another 1000 Stairs
This is one of the many temples in Miyajima, an Island just next to Hiroshima. I did not actually climb up these stairs as I was on my way down from another section of the mountains, but come on … if these stairs don’t lead to a temple, then I don’t know where they could …
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New Photo: Reward for 1000 Stairs
This is the very top of the roughly 1000 stairs leading to Yamadera temple in Japan. I would love to pretend that getting there was no problem at all, but lets just say I had to sit down for a minute or 10. -Phill
New Photo: The Monks Door
This door is the entrance for monks of the world-famous Yamadera temple in Japan. It is rather interesting – I thought the temples were pure tourist attractions nowadays – which really just shows how little I know about Japan – but turns out that once the temple closes, the monks take over again and go …
New Photo: The Ruin in a City
New Photo: The Ruin in a City When you see this place, where do you think it is? I give you a second here…. You probably thought along the lines of a nature reserve or simply out in the countryside somewhere, right? Wrong. In the middle of Sorrento, Italy, there is a bridge. And when …