A link to the Flickr, too

It's come to my attention that this blogger doesn't let you look at larger versions of any of these pictures.

Flickr, however, does. Here's a link to the set of photos from my trip, on Flickr: Journey2009 Set

12/09/2009 - New York, New York

Feel your languageness!

12/09/2009 - New York, New York

My view out the window.

12/09/2009 - New York, New York

Saw this right after hearing that a couple of friends back in Boston had just gotten engaged to each other. Gotta love the synchronicity

12/09/2009 - New York, New York

The clockamajig in Union Square, being borky

12/09/2009 - New York, New York

Free Poems in Union Square! He was typing one out for an adorable female young'un who looked quite enthused with the process.

12/09/2009 - New York, New York

They are magic screws to protect you from the Swine Flu?

12/09/2009 - New York, New York

12/09/2009 - New York, New York

New York City graffiti.

12/09/2009 - New York, New York

New York City graffiti, close-up.

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

Even cephalopods are available from capsule vending machines.

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

Just don't open it...

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

Maybe you need a joystick for your spacecraft?

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

Or a soldering iron the size of your head? (my arm, for scale.)

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

No, you need all the robots! All of them!

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

So much electronics parts. I died and went to geek heaven a little.

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

I think this is a box for an old modem? The Internet is serious business.

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

Vacuum tubes of all shapes and sizes, anyone?

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

Or a Minox spycam clone?

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

This shop upstairs had tons of old radio and TV equipment, and some other vintage electronics.

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

WTFgoggles? No idea what these are for.

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

More vintage/surplus electronics.

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

The ceiling, from the staircase. All exposed wire conduits and ethernet cords, holding up the plaster.

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

The Victorian Pub where I had some fries and a beer, and wrote some letters home. Yes, the inside is just as awesomely Victorian as the sign.

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

The arcade. This is the most intense tennis video game I've ever seen. It's across from the Initial D driving game, where I spent all my time/money.

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

Mr. Roboto. Not sure what he's saying.

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

A gorgeous keyboard. Also, a $250 USD keyboard.

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

The monks of Akihabara.

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

The monks of Akihabara. They got an ethernet hub, I think.

07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.

Minidisc lives!!!

30/07/2009 - Tokyo graffiti, part 1

Shinjuku. In general there's a lot more stickering here in Japan than anywhere else I've seen.

30/07/2009 - Tokyo graffiti, part 1

Shibuya. Back of a streetsign.

30/07/2009 - Tokyo graffiti, part 1

Shibuya. Back of a streetsign.

30/07/2009 - Tokyo graffiti, part 1

Akihabara. Ain't that a cool bike?

30/07/2009 - Tokyo graffiti, part 1

I've seen this two or three times now. It doesn't get less upsetting.

30/07/2009 - Tokyo graffiti, part 1

Scholars, help me out here. This is graffiti-esque, but for a storefront. Does that still count?

30/07/2009 - Tokyo graffiti, part 1

Sorry this is so dark. It's a little stick-figure thing.

30/07/2009 - Tokyo graffiti, part 1

This is graffiti-esque, but for a storefront. It's not uncommon here. Harajuku, by the way. Same as the first storeffiti.

06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs

Um, Japan? Really? You didn't even edit the whole sign.

06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs

Yes, that is a ninja and yukata-wearing princess riding a giant panda. Since ads are weird in Japan, I'm guessing this is an ad for allergy medication.

06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs

Tokyo kept reminding me of home in odd ways. This same poster, in English, has hung in the hallway back home since as long as I recall.

06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs

This guy is an icon on a Lot of the pachinko parlors. I'm not sure how jugglers, clowns, and gambling got all mixed together. Maybe 'juggler' has a nicer sound than 'clown' in Japanese?

06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs

Everybody's ax-ing for it...

06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs

This was on the water-taxi boat I took around Tokyo. Why a sign cautioning against wearing ice-skates on the boat is necessary is beyond me.

06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs

Yep.

06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs

Same store as the coffee sign.

06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs

No swimming. Fish will eat you and a banana & two eggs will burst from your head.

06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs

A poster for a Japanese rock band. Yes, that young girl is sporting brass knuckles and facial tattoos of the band members.

06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs

Here, the city is policed by adorable canines in tiny hats.

06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs

Rasputin!? What are you doing in this Harajuku clothing store?

06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs

I reiterate: Japanese signs are weird. Pretty sure this one is about the dangers of racial prejudice: Those eggplants hate tomatoes; the one inside supports integration and multiculturalism.

06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs

Nothing is weird, it's just the new normal.

06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs

I have my own prawn set in Narita.

06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs

'if the current takes her out to sea, they'll never know you did it.' They have these weird politeness signs in the subway. They're creepily misinterpetable.

06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs

These adorable raccoons would like to remind you that these doors will injure you terribly. Watch your digits.