Chonnam Back Gate after dark

Gwangju’s night life areas required a long bike or taxi cab ride to get to from my residence on the Chonnam National University campus. The back gate neighborhood was the only exception, but with my lack of language skills I could never find anything fun to do or anyone to talk to in this part of town (with Corona being the only exception).

Speaking of Gwangju, if you happen to be in the area, one of my photos was featured as the April 2014 Photo of the Month in Gwangju News.

Posted on April 7th, 2014 under Korea. Tags: blue hour, chonnam national university, gwangju, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, signs. Comments Off on Chonnam National University Back Gate District

Advertisement for Metaxa and Absinthe outside bar in Aarhus, Denmark

Having never tried either, I cannot comment on the veracity of the claims made.

Posted on March 25th, 2014 under Denmark. Tags: aarhus, Nikon 18-200mm VR II, nikon d7000, signs. Comments Off on Today’s Soup

Shinjuku (Tokyo, Japan) after dark

Posted on March 6th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: night photography, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, shinjuku, signs. Comments Off on Kabukicho (歌舞伎町) at night

Japanese hotel escape instructions

Posted on November 3rd, 2013 under Japan. Tags: engrish, signs. Comments Off on Make one way do as hotel is told with great care!

Stand and eat noodles at Shin-Imamiya Station (新今宮駅)

The morning I headed out for Koyasan from Osaka I figured I would just find some breakfast along the way. By the time I arrived at the Shinimamiya Station for the train transfer I was starving so I purchased some gyoza and ate them on the platform. They were delicious. On my way back from Koyasan I found out the same station also had the above eating possibility.

This type of eating is known as tachigui (立ち食い) (literally, standing eating), and you can do it in Japan at numerous places including the Nankai Soba (南海そば) pictured here.

Posted on October 1st, 2013 under Japan. Tags: food, koyasan 高野山, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, osaka, signs, soba, udon. Comments Off on Eating in a Japanese train station