Agra: the Red Fort
The Red Fort at Agra was really a walled city dating back, in terms of its present appearance, to the latter part of the 16th...
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Agra: Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri is about 36 km west of Agra. It was founded as the capital of the Mughal Empire in 1571 by the Emperor Akbar but...
India: Street Scenes
These are various photos which maybe convey some of the general atmosphere although some of the best photos we took seem to have disappeared. In...
Kyoto
Until the 19th Century the capital city of Japan, Kyoto is still considered the cultural capital (Wikipedia) with its ancient temples, shrines, and gardens. We...
First Weekend: Nikko and Niigata
During our first week in Japan, while I was in the IGOSS seminar at the Japan Meteorological Agency, Nicky had been exploring Tokyo. The weekend...
Sendai, Hiraizumi, and Matsushima
I had been invited to visit Sendai by Professor Yoshiaki Toba at Tohoku University. We were booked into the Aisaki Japanese Inn, a family owned ryokan...
Nagano
We visited some Japanese friends that Nicky had got to know when they were living in London. Situated some 178km (110 miles) northwest of Tokyo...
Parks and Temple grounds
[return to Tokyo page] Photos from a Park and/or Temple Grounds, probably in Tokyo: Possibly Temple Grounds in Kyoto or Nagano: [return to Tokyo page]