INTERESTING PHOTOS FROM MY FALL 2010 GLOBAL ODYSSEY

I'm home, and all is well.  Here are a few interesting photos in chronological order (click on the description to link to the posting of that photo):

MTS reception, Tokyo, Japan

Akita gravestone of Kenjiro's mother's family

Maria on Hokkaido and Sapporo ramen

Strange Hokkaido flower

Dinner with Yayoi and Takeo Kondo and Kenji and Hiromi Hotta, Tokyo, Japan

My Johnny Walker Blue Label bar in Seoul, Korea

My best lunch in the Orient at Bizbaz, Seoul, Korea

My dinner at the Temple of Heaven, Seoul, Korea

 Zhang Fengxi (worth a click on her performance), Shanghai, China

Blue Revolution at Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China

Jinping and Liyuan Xi, the next president of China and next first lady (of course, you need to also read about my Huffington Post article message to Xi)

Shanghai Expo:  Rainbow sculpture and sunset at the China Pavilion

Bratwurst and beer in Zurich

Kilimanjaro Beer, Tanzania (the mountain is behind the tree and clouds)

Sambeta Ikayao, curator of the Oldupai Gorge Museum

Eye of the Giraffe, Nairobi, Kenya

Kathleen and Rebecca, with Jacaranda trees in the background, Kenya

I'm standing on the Equator, surrounded by Masai Warriors, Kenya

White rhinos, which are brown, Kenya

Masai women, Kenya

Kissing Giraffes

Pearl in Qatar

Champagne in the Qatar Airways lounge, Doha, Qatar

I participated in a gathering to consider the future of Qatar.  My Huffington Post article suggests that Qatar can show the way towards sustainability.

Snow in Oslo

Duck Salad in Norway

Smart Shop in Amsterdam (guess what they sell???)

My best Japanese lunch at Yamazato, Amsterdam

My best Italian lunch, ever, Rome

Last NORTCO Supper, Potomac, Maryland

Dinner with the Laings, Austin, Texas

Benjamin Franklin Turkey

 GOODBYE FROM LAS VEGAS

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