Doug-at-large » Places http://lerner.net/blog Doug Lerners reports from Tokyo and St. Louis, and points beyond... Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:19:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Caution Seniors http://lerner.net/blog/2010/07/04/caution-seniors/ http://lerner.net/blog/2010/07/04/caution-seniors/#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:14:11 +0000 doug http://lerner.net/blog/?p=514 Forget wild animals or road hazards. It is the seniors of Brookline, Massachusetts you need to be wary of.

]]> http://lerner.net/blog/2010/07/04/caution-seniors/feed/ 0 Tokyo Sky Tree http://lerner.net/blog/2010/03/30/tokyo-sky-tree-2/ http://lerner.net/blog/2010/03/30/tokyo-sky-tree-2/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:40:56 +0000 doug http://lerner.net/blog/?p=496 These are pictures of the Tokyo Sky Tree, taken from my bedroom window on 1/2/2010 and this morning on 3/30/2010.

Yesterday the Sky Tree passed Tokyo Tower’s 333 m height and reached 338 m, becoming the tallest structure in Japan.

When completed it will be 634 meters high and be the tallest communications tower in the world.

(Click to see larger size.)

doug

]]> http://lerner.net/blog/2010/03/30/tokyo-sky-tree-2/feed/ 0 Tokyo Sky Tree http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/02/tokyo-sky-tree/ http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/02/tokyo-sky-tree/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:03:20 +0000 doug http://lerner.net/blog/?p=416 The Tokyo Sky Tree, when completed, will be the tallest artificial structure in Japan, almost twice the size of the Tokyo Tower.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Sky_Tree

I noticed I can see the Sky Tree growing from my bedroom window! I think it’s over 300 meters high already – almost half of its final 634 meter height. This photo was taken from my bedroom window.

Click on the photo to see it full size.

doug

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Shinkoiwa Bon Odori – a summer festival near my house tonight.

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]]> http://lerner.net/blog/2007/07/05/happy-4th-of-july-from-st-louis/feed/ 0 Lafayette Square Home & Garden Tour, June 2007 http://lerner.net/blog/2007/06/12/lafayette-square-home-garden-tour-june-2007/ http://lerner.net/blog/2007/06/12/lafayette-square-home-garden-tour-june-2007/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:13:59 +0000 doug http://lerner.net/blog/2007/06/12/lafayette-square-home-garden-tour-june-2007/ Here are some photos from the tour last week:

http://lerner.net/doug/LSJune2007

doug

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