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View fullsize The grave marker of Adele Brise in Champion near Door County.. composed in Walloon, related to French and still spoken in southern Belgium

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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tourism

Happy Place

February 21, 2026
Tags: finland, tourism, happiness, sign, nation, christianity, jesus

Church of the Rock

February 14, 2026
Tags: finland, church, tourism, Sixties, Lutheran

Egypt's Mona Lisa

January 17, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, museum, art, tourism, selfie

Snapping Photos of King Tut

January 17, 2026
Tags: Egypt, ancient Egypt, museum, tourism, photography

The Cattle Drive for Tourists

August 12, 2025
Tags: Texas, tourism, animals, ritual, history, railway, American West

Glass Mastabas

December 01, 2024
Tags: cairo, ancient Egypt, tourism, hotel, development

The Shaped View

November 30, 2024
Tags: cairo, ancient Egypt, tourism, museum, view, pyramid

Almost Open

November 30, 2024
Tags: cairo, museum, war, tourism, statue

The Gods Abandon the Museum

November 26, 2024
Tags: museum, ancient Egypt, construction, tourism

Always With Others

April 09, 2024
Tags: japan, view, photography, tourism, experience

Modeling the Mountain

April 03, 2024
Tags: japan, mountains, mythology, tourism, park, view, model

Conversion to the View

March 26, 2024
Tags: japan, view, pilgrimage, photography, tourism

Summer Mountain View

March 26, 2024
Tags: japan, mountains, tourism, view

Aestheticization of the Past

March 23, 2024
Tags: aesthetic, religion, modernity, tourism, symbols, souvenirs, Japan

Following Well-Worn Trails

March 22, 2024
Tags: Japan, tourism, TikTok, mountains, globalization
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