Well, it only took 6 weeks this time, but the 2008 03 Uzbekistan Gallery has been uploaded.
We flew into Tashkent and took the train down to Karshi the next day to hang out with family.
The next day we ambled up to Navoi to see Malika’s (Guli’s youngest sister) family and their place.
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It’s kind of dusty out today; the worst I’ve ever seen.
Even inside the office, the lucky are weary breathing masks. They’re a bit small for my face, but this storm is worse than the last big one last week, which was pretty rough, even inside.
It is visibly dusty inside; however it doesn’t show in pictures very well. Outside, it IS just that orange. I haven’t edited these pics at all. Headlights turn a bright blue shade, and are visible maybe as far as 50m in the mist. The vehicle itself won’t show up until about half that distance.
This building that you can not quite see is about 40m away. I could not actually see it when taking this picture, but I do know where it is. 
If you look closely, you can see the outline of the aluminum building, the darker shapes of the hescoes around it, and a tallish tree to the right.
This place blows.
Tags: dust, gallery, Uzbekistan, weather, workHere are a few interesting signs you might run into in Japan.
Come and visit, but for Pete’s sake leave!
Special needs toilets — only 1 legged headless women or otherwise normal headless men allowed.
While it may be in the depths of the parking lot, it WAS actually aboveground, at least.
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Tags: Japan, picturesAs you may not, not long ago (ok, we’ve been back 2 months almost!) we were in Japan on vacation. We had a great visit, saw some wonderful places and met awesome new friends. I finally sorted through the 1400+ pictures I took, culled the no-good / not useful ones, edited the rest, and distilled the best into their current form in the 2007 11 Japan gallery.
We went to Tokyo:
We went to Nikko:
…where we were on TV…
One mustn’t miss Mt. Fuji…
Went to Kyoto…
Met (not et) some deer in Nara…
Saw the floating torii at Miyajima…
Visited Hiroshima…
Marvelled at Himeji Castle…
And then we left, which was a bit of a drag, but isn’t it usually?
Check out the 2007 11 Japan gallery.
Tags: gallery, Japan
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