Diary of a rail fan in Kansai,Japan(Ver.2)

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Entries from 2017-01-01 to 1 month

Travel Diary on January 31, 2017

I got up at the last hotel in American Continent. I headed for Harlem 125St to take pictures of MetroNorth trains.Court Sq→Line E→Lex AV→Line 4→Harlem 125St IMG_1891 posted by (C)gozami MTA's Harlem 125St station Metro-North Railroad M7A s…

Travel Diary on January 30, 2017

When I got up and went outside, the scene was this. DSC_1383 posted by (C)gozami SnowAnd then, I asked a hotel keeper about where breakfast was. He pointed out a coffee maker and a couple of muffins, and said "That's it!" So, a booking web…

Travel Diary on January 29, 2017

We left my friend's house and went to see Texas A&M University. IMG_1717 posted by (C)gozami Building and parking lotIMG_1718 posted by (C)gozamiAnd then, we headed for Dallas. DSC_1317 posted by (C)gozami On our way to DallasIMG_1719 post…

Travel Diary on Jan 28, 2017

As a result, today was the day just moving from Mexico City to College station in Texas.Hidalgo→Line 3→Guerrero→Line B→San Lazaro→Line 1→Pantitlan→Line 5→Terminal Aerea(Mexico City International Airport)DSC_1271 posted by (C)gozami San Laz…

Travel diary on Jan 27, 2017

As I knew existence of suburban rail(Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México) in the morning, I went to BuenaVista via Guerrero.Hidalgo→Line 3→Guerrero→Line B→BuenaVista Steam locomotive in front of Buena Vista s…

Travel Diary on Jan 26, 2017

Though I arrived at Mexico City International Airport early in the morning, it took me a long time to find metro station. Even when I asked a woman working at the airport, she didn't know where the metro station is. So, I had to use Metrob…

Travel Diary on Jan 25, 2017

I got up and ate naan, which I couldn't eat last night. I went to Staten Island on the following route.42 St→Line M→34 St→Line F→Delancy St→Line F→Jay St→Line A→Fulton St→On foot→South Port→Vessel→St George Terminal in Staten IslandThe rea…

Travel Diary on Jan 24, 2017

I got up early and left the hotel around 5:30 to go to as many places as I can. I went to McDonald to eat breakfast. There seemed to be a couple of homeless people who are supposed to stay overnight here. And then, I walked to Grand Centra…

Travel diary on Jan 23, 2017

I left the hotel at 7:00 to take pictures of the metro trains before departure for New York. IMG_1051 posted by (C)gozami About to check-out the hotelDSC_0613 posted by (C)gozami Hotel was built as a Chinese taste hotelDSC_0617 posted by (…

Travel diary on Jan 22, 2017

As usual, I took Nankai trains for Kansai International Airport. I was afraid that there would be crowded with Chinese tourists travelling during lunar New Year. But, people gathering at the airport seemed to be the same population as usua…

Protesters across globe rally for women's rights

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/21/politics/womens-march-wrap/index.htmlFrom tomorrow to February 2nd, I'm going on a trip to a couple of countries. I'm afraid that I won't be involved in such rallies. Due to the congested travelling schedu…

Australia: 4 dead as car plows into crowd in Melbourne

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/19/asia/melbourne-car-crash/index.htmlA husband of my wife's acquaintance's acquaintance once said that every transportation driven by strangers is not worth trusting its safety. I agree with him to an extent…

Haramain High Speed Rail deal ratified

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/haramain-high-speed-rail-deal-ratified.htmlRailway networks for Muslim's pilgrimage are gradually prepared after opening of Mecca Metro. When we consider that approximately 2 million peop…

Biden:Russia will hack elections in Europe

http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/18/news/joe-biden-russia-europe-elections/index.htmlI don't know whether Russia really hacked US election or will hack EU elections. But, it would be true that Russia was glad to see Trump became the US Preside…

Sunken, 600-year-old Buddha emerges from water in China

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/16/travel/china-buddha-statue-resurfaces/index.htmlI guess that enormous kinds of statues and ruins in Mainland China were destroyed during Cultural Revolution. So, I guess local people or constructor of the …

I went out to take pictures of trains in snow

No accumulated snow could be seen in Osaka. But, after boarding a train from Amagasaki, the second station from Osaka, the landscape changed.Accumulated snow firstly confirmed at Takedao station. The depth of accumulated snow became longer…

Capturing unguarded moments with Obama

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/22/arts/pixel-pete-souza/Before invention of the Internet, newspaper or TV can't afford to show politicians behind their workplace. But, after the Internet became common, the photographer can upload such pict…

This twisted carbon-eating tower is rising in the East

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/04/architecture/vincent-callebaut-tao-zhu-yin-yuan/index.htmlIt's easy to plant trees on each floor of skyscrapers, but it costs a lot to maintain them. As long as the building is sold for the rich, it's not …

Gergen: Trump swings wildly at wrong target

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/11/opinions/donald-trump-news-conference-gergen/index.htmlPresident Trump shut out questions from CNN, and slammed the company as a fake media. Its attitude is suppression of speech. But, few people noticed i…

McDonald's new breakfast menu in India is wonderfully weird

http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/11/news/india/mcdonalds-india-breakfast-menu-dosa-burger/index.htmlInclusion of local cuisine in Mcdonald's hamburger is a good way to pave the way to new markets. Otherwise, uniform menu around the world will …

Japan is planning changing Era name

http://sp.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/20170110-OYT1T50130.html ※Translation below Japan's government seems to plan that the current prince will inaugurate as the next emperor in January 1, 2019, and then will change the era name on the same day…

Travel Diary to Europe, Morocco, and Hong Kong is now completed

it took more than 2 months to write. Please feel free to see the diary from the URL below. http://d.hatena.ne.jp/special-rapid223/20080301#1215089584

Barred from China and silenced in the US, this beauty queen isn't backing down

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/09/asia/miss-world-anastasia-lin-china/index.htmlFor me, it's amusing to go abroad, but it's more disappointing not to be allowed to go back to my country.By the way, isn't she afraid that she will be arreste…

Morocco's ancient madrasas: Oases of calm amid the chaos

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/09/travel/morocco-madrasas/index.htmlEven when ancient styles of Islamic education like forbidding female education are criticized, the oldest architectures of the Islamic educational agencies are taken up as…

Trump's 'Great Wall' vs the Chinese competition

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/07/politics/great-wall-of-china-mexico-donald-trump/index.htmlComparison between Great Wall and Trump Wall is written so funnily that CNN seems to treat construction of the wall as ridiculous. Creating common…

Sunny skies for Thai tourism despite political turmoil

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-tourism-industry-on-the-up-and-upMost of the political turbulence or turmoil in Thailand is not international issue, but domestic issue. So, when incidents in Thailand is broadcasted overseas, …

Intel report says US identifies go-betweens who gave emails to WikiLeaks

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/05/politics/intel-report-says-us-identifies-go-betweens-who-gave-emails-to-wikileaks/index.htmlToday, I talked about it with my English teacher. He suspects that Trump is espionage from Russia. But, consideri…

Finland is giving 2,000 citizens a guaranteed income

http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/02/news/economy/finland-universal-basic-income/index.html?iid=hp-toplead-intlIn Japan, guaranteed income for people who don't have ability to work or can't find job due to some reasons is often criticized. It's…

Korail orders fleet of 260 km/h EMUs

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/korail-orders-260-kmh-emus.html South Korea as well as Japan operate high speed trains at high frequency. In order to live up to high frequency service, rapid acceleration and b…

New year, new buildings: 2017's most anticipated openings

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/01/architecture/2017-style-best-buildings/index.htmlCreativity of the new design architecture is important on the condition that strength of the architecture fulfills building codes. In pursuit of strange sha…