This picture evokes vivid memories. April 2013, I’m underground in Tokyo, in Ikebukuro Station, the second busiest train station in the world with over 2.7 million passengers a day. I never walk up on the surface of Tokyo. I’ve just arrived from Matsuyama on the island of Shikoku, the nether regions of Japan, to catch a train back out of… Continue reading Ikebukuro Station
Category: Little-Things
Ikebukuro Station
Wrote about a vivid two-second memory from a trip: Good travel = a succession of little things.
Urbex Lite
United Crushers, Dinkytown, Minneapolis Recently, a friend and I “walked the Green Line,” a light rail line between Minneapolis and St. Paul which starts service in June. Along the way, many structures caught our attention, including the “United Crushers” grain silos in Dinkytown, Minneapolis. The silos have been disused for years. There is no “United… Continue reading Urbex Lite
Odd
Window smashed, uncashed checks on ground. Called 911. Man appears, sees damage, drives off before cop arrives. Odd.
Obeying Orders
Woman jogging, pushing stroller, dog alongside. Child tries to stand. Mom: “SIT DOWN.” Dog runs in front and sits down. Child almost flew.