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	<title>Michael Chmilar's Travels</title>
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	<description>Travelling through China, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan</description>
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		<title>Reading in Chronological Order</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It makes more sense to read these entries in chronological order. To do that, keep clicking the &#8220;next page&#8221; link at the bottom of the pages, until you get to the end (10 pages). Then just back up as you read each page. You can also use the Archives links on the right-hand side.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chmilar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=373762&amp;post=127&amp;subd=chmilar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bryce</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my way to Calgary, I stopped at Bryce Canyon National Park. It is one of my favorite places.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chmilar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=373762&amp;post=126&amp;subd=chmilar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Getty Museum</title>
		<link>http://chmilar.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/the-getty-museum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, I visited the Getty Museum. It is nice to go there on a weekday, when it is not too busy. Here are some shots of the cactus garden:<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chmilar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=373762&amp;post=125&amp;subd=chmilar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Getty cactus garden, with city in background</media:title>
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		<title>Skiing at Mammoth Mountain</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 02:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went up to Mammoth Mountain to ski for a couple of days. Mid-week skiing is nice, because the mountain is not crowded, and the motel rates are a little cheaper. I was anticipating spring-skiing conditions, but ended up with a spring storm! Wednesday was very windy and cold, but sunny. Thursday, a storm rolled [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chmilar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=373762&amp;post=124&amp;subd=chmilar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Home?</title>
		<link>http://chmilar.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been back in L.A. for a few days, now. I can&#8217;t really say I am &#8220;home&#8221;, though, because I do not have a permanent residence. I have taken my car out of storage, and had it checked out. Now I will continue my nomadic life for a while longer: first, I&#8217;ll catch a few [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chmilar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=373762&amp;post=123&amp;subd=chmilar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Yoshino-yama</title>
		<link>http://chmilar.wordpress.com/2007/04/14/yoshino-yama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yoshino Mountain is a short distance south of Nara. Yoshino is famed for its cherry trees. There are hundreds of trees on the mountainside. This is quite different from the cities, where trees have been planted in parks and along the streets. I am not certain if the Yoshino cherry trees are &#8220;wild&#8221;, or if [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chmilar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=373762&amp;post=122&amp;subd=chmilar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Flying to LA</title>
		<link>http://chmilar.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/flying-to-la/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am flying back to Los Angeles, today.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chmilar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=373762&amp;post=121&amp;subd=chmilar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Toru and Miyako Odori</title>
		<link>http://chmilar.wordpress.com/2007/04/09/toru-and-miyako-odori/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I attended two very different performances, on Saturday. The first was a traditional Noh play called Toru, and the second was the Geisha dance called Miyako Odori. Unfortunately, there was some overlap in the performances. The Noh started at 1:30, and went to 5:00, and the Miyako Odori started at 4:50, but you should arrive [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chmilar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=373762&amp;post=120&amp;subd=chmilar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Still some left</media:title>
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		<title>Sakura Ice Cream</title>
		<link>http://chmilar.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/sakura-ice-cream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s right: Cherry blossom ice cream! It doesn&#8217;t taste like cherry. It tastes like a flower smells! If You Light Fireworks Here, You Will Set a Monkey&#8217;s Ass On Fire! The photo is self-explanatory Daihatsu Roadster I&#8217;ve seen a few of these around. It&#8217;s another interesting car from Daihatsu. Mini Craze There are a lot [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chmilar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=373762&amp;post=119&amp;subd=chmilar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Garden 1</media:title>
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		<title>Makin&#8217; Mochi</title>
		<link>http://chmilar.wordpress.com/2007/04/05/makin-mochi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some guys making mochi the old-fashioned way, in Nara. They pound glutinous rice into a paste, and then form a ball with some sweet red beans inside. It is coated with some rice flour so you can hold it. Otherwise, it is very sticky. Unfortunately, in the photo, the finished product is out [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chmilar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=373762&amp;post=118&amp;subd=chmilar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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