Photos

• Small world

  A lively troupe of dolls fills the “It’s a small world stage” with bright costumes, playful music, and warm bursts of orange and gold.

• Patio Hotel door hanger

  Patio Hotel door hanger.

• The Puerto Princesa tandikan statue

  The peacock/tandikan statue located at the Puerto Princesa City Baywalk Park in Palawan, Philippines.

• The Corregidor Island Lighthouse

  The Corregidor Island Lighthouse, commonly called the Old Spanish Lighthouse of Corregidor. It stands in the island’s Topside area. The original Spanish lighthouse was completed in 1853, but it was destroyed during World War II. The present structure was rebuilt during the 1950s, partly using stones recovered from the original ruins.

• Paella Valenciana @ Craft 1945

  Craft 1945’s menu describes the Paella Valenciana as a “Hearty Spanish meal with homemade chorizo, fresh seafood, pork and chicken seasoned with paprika, cooked over a slow fire.”

• Outriggers in the shallows by Starfish Island

  Under brooding skies, outrigger boats gather in the shallows by Starfish Island as crews prepare for another journey across Port Barton Bay.

• Maria Kannon a.k.a. The Madonna of Japan

  The “Madonna of Japan” is a Philippine–Japanese peace monument in Tacloban, formally known as Maria Kannon or Madonna Maria Kannon. It stands in the Philippine–Japan Commemorative Peace Park near Kanhuraw Hill and Tacloban City Hall, overlooking the Magsaysay Boulevard area.

• Early evening, Akihabara Station

  Just another busy 6:45 PM in Akihabara, with commuters, shoppers, and wanderers all crossing paths.

• Across the street and onward

  Waiting for my turn to cross the street at the Shinjuku Central Park South intersection.

• Hilton Yokohama

  The Hilton Yokohama, as seen from the grounds of K-Arena and Music Terrace.