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The Itchiku Kubota Kimono Exhibit At The Textile Museum of Canada in Toronto
I knew I had to see them for myself as I looked at the screen of my wife Laila’s iPhone. She had just come home from the Itchiku Kubota exhibit at the Textile Museum of Canada on Centre Street in downtown … Continue reading
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Upper Mustang-Phu Valley Traverse Via Saribung La: Pre-Trip Planning and Preparation
Related Posts: Nepal’s Annapurna Circuit – Is It Still Worth Doing? The High Passes of Everest Trek – From Lukla To Namche To Chhukhung When it comes to hiking and trekking, nothing comes close to Nepal! Age-old trails going up … Continue reading
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The Chinese Temple Murals And Statues of Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum’s Bishop White Gallery is a corner of the museum I have visited often over the past forty years. It houses a world-renowned collection of Chinese temple murals and Buddhist and Taoist statuary, most of which date … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Toronto
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Anishinaabeg Beadwork & Painting Exhibit At The Royal Ontario Museum
I should have gone in June or July! The Royal Ontario Museum hosted an exhibit (June 17 to November 19, 2017) titled Anishinaabeg: Art and Power which recently closed. Sad to say, I forgot all about it until the day before … Continue reading
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Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley – The Temples of Lalitpur (Patan)
Related Post: The Kathmandu Valley and Its UNESCO World Heritage Sites Nepal’s Kathmandu valley does not lack for dazzling religious and royal palace architecture. The map below shows some of the seven sites that have made the UNESCO World Heritage … Continue reading
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Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley: The Temples of Bhaktapur
Related Post: The Kathmandu Valley & its UNESCO Cultural Heritage Sites Of the three major towns in the Kathmandu Valley – Kathmandu itself Lalitpur (aka Patan) Bhaktapur (aka Bhadgaon) it is the last one, with a name which translates as … Continue reading
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Canoeing Georgian Bay’s French River Delta: Day 7 – From Pickerel Bay To Hartley Bay To Recollet Falls and Home
Previous Post: Day 6 – From N of Dead Island To Pickerel Bay Day 7 – Pickerel Bay to Hartley Bay Marina To Recollet Falls and Home distance: 8.6 km time: 8:10 a.m. start – 9:30 a.m. finish portages/rapids: 0 … Continue reading
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Canoeing Georgian Bay’s French River Delta: Days 6 – To Pickerel Bay (The Elephants)
Previous Post: Day 5 – From CS 723 To Bass Creek to FR Park East Side Day 6 – From CS 913 North of Dead Island to Pickerel Bay (CS633) distance: 18.2 km (and some hill scrambling) time: 8:30 a.m.; finish 2:20 p.m. … Continue reading
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Canoeing Georgian Bay’s French River Delta: Day 5 – To Bass Creek and the Park’s East Side
Previous Post: Day 4 – From West to East – Up, Down and Across the FR Delta Day 5 – To Bass Creek to French River Prov. Park East Side distance: 19.4 km (includes a side trip to Bass Lake and some hill … Continue reading
Canoeing Georgian Bay’s French River Delta: Day 4 – From West to East – Up, Down and Across the French River Delta
Previous Post: Day 3 – Bustard Islands Camp To Eagle Nest Point Day 4 – From West to East – Up, Down and Across the French River Delta distance: 18.2 km time: 8:35 a.m.; finish 4:15 p.m. portages/rapids: 3 + a few … Continue reading
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