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Kyoto's Nijo Station
2008-02-11 14:52:00 Japan Railway (JR)'s Nijo Station is two stops from Kyoto Station on the Saiin Line, which heads west out of the city towards rural Kyoto Prefecture. It is a short walk from here to Nijo Castle.The Station was rebuilt in 1996 when the tracks were elevated. It now is best known for its distinctive hat-like roof.The former station building is still intact and can be seen just down line at the the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum, which was opened in 1972 to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of railway operation in Japan. The former station house was built in 1904 and is a Meiji Period wooden structure that is warm and cozy--everything in other words the new building is not.What the new building may lack in coziness, however, it makes up in scale. The sloping roof moreover evokes an ancient straw Japanese hat.Both the JR line and the Tozai subway line stop here. The JR line is convenient for Kyoto Station and points west, including Arashiyama. The subway runs under the northern e...
Hrva?ka nima s Slovenijo, na ravni zunanjih ministrov nobenih stikov ?e pet
2008-01-29 22:37:00 To nam sporo?a bloger Dimitrij Rupel, v prostem ?asu tudi zunanji minister Slovenije! (vir) Glede na to, da imamo pravico do obve??enosti, da je Hrva?ka na?a soseda, da imamo kar nekaj uvoza iz Hrva?ke in veliko manj izvoza vanjo, bi bilo mogo?e v redu, ?e bi bila doma?a javnost o tak?nih stvareh obve??ena! Ali pa je to ...
Phonebook Fishing in Illinois - Clowzell, Nijole, Orange, Rotunda
2007-10-02 00:00:00 I'm visiting a friend in Illinois this weekend, and I had a chance just now to peruse her phone book. Here are some of the names I found: Cinamon Claudis Clowzell Decemma Doyne Estol Ethrie Glee Gleta Hollisha Ivadale Lamcy Lody Maileen Mariselda Maristella Marnisha Merlissia Myretta Nakisha Nazaree Nijole Ophalia Orange Orde Refugio Renetha Rocksieanna Rotunda Seigel Shamyatta Shanetria Shavella Sjan Starrlite Talmer Taranekia Zepher |
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