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Throwback Thursday: The Sofitel in Ueno, Tokyo

Posted on October 15, 2015 by findingfoodfluently

The Sofitel Ueno, overlooking Ueno Park’s Shinobazu Pond, was one of my favorite (weird) buildings in Tokyo…until it was demolished in between late 2006 and mid-2008. Heck, the Sofitel wasn’t around that long to begin with, opening only in 1994. … Continue reading →

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Once a Year, I’ll Notice a Tree

Posted on August 7, 2013 by findingfoodfluently

Thanks to an impromptu January 2008 visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, I came to the realization that trees aren’t merely stocky prey from which we rob apples, macadamias and durians. Some have a wily defense … Continue reading →