Treasure Beach and South Coast 2013. Musings from 2010 soloish driving trip. Around Jamaica Again, March 2009. Some older entries may have missing photos because I changed photo hosts awhile back. As I have time, I am getting to them to fix. About me and this blog. Around Jamaica Again, March 2009.

Spaziergang durch das alte Yoshiwara 旧新吉原歴史散歩. Das ab dem Jahr 1657 seinen Sitz etwa 1,5 km nördlich vom Tempel Sensôji. Es ist praktisch nichts mehr übrig vom alten lizenzierten Prostitutionsviertel der Edo-Zeit. Im eigentlichen Viertel, das damals bevölkert war von zahllosen Kurtisanen befindet sich heute eine eher skurrile Einkaufsstraße.

School Uniforms for Japanese children. Japan introduced school uniforms in the late 19th century. Today, school uniforms are almost standard in the Japanese public and private school systems. The Japanese word for this type of uniform is seifuku. Very Cool Ships in Tokyo Bay.

Get to now newsworthy Krakow sights. Auschwitz Birkenau extermination camp on UNESCO World Heritage List. At present, Auschwitz museum and memorial is the alone German death camp introduced to the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is set in the little town Oświęcim not far away from the City of Krakow. In Poland, Krakow Balice and Katowice Pyrzowice might be treated as 2 of the most significant places for the national economy.

Well, the time has finally come. Next in line is Central America. Tuesday, January 6, 2009.