tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post6465354232331034308..comments2024-03-29T03:04:00.853-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Isabella Bird visits my neighborhood - the people of the neighborhood never experience the least annoyanceAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-91877476766409092072008-09-09T16:33:00.000-05:002008-09-09T16:33:00.000-05:00Looking for history in Japan, as a tourist, requir...Looking for history in Japan, as a tourist, required an adjustment in my thinking. A useful adjustment that will benefit me elsewhere.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-84063155133492337622008-09-09T06:52:00.000-05:002008-09-09T06:52:00.000-05:00When I first arrived in Japan as an adult (I was b...When I first arrived in Japan as an adult (I was born there, but remember nothing because we left when I was still quite young) I remember being disappointed at how modern it was. And then of course when I realized exactly why everything is so modern and clean, I was devastated. So much history gone. Kagoshima (where I was born) was particularly devastated since it was the last stop for many planes as they finished their bombing run - it is a beautiful southern city, but very very new.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com