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The theme day: sister city

2008-09-01T23:45:00.000+09:00

Wikipedia says that Tokyo has eleven sister cities; Beijing in China, Berlin in Germany, Cairo in Egypt, Jakarta in Indonesia, Moscow in Russia, New South Wales in Australia, Paris in France, Rome in Italy, Sao Paulo in Brazil, Seoul in South Korea, and New York in U.S.

It is very hard to pick up only one city from these cities but I choose NY and took the photo of Statue of Liberty at Odaiba, in Tokyo.This statue is presented from France ten years ago as a token of friendship. The monument is not so big as the one in NYC and people cannot go up to the head and only see it from outside.

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The theme day: metal, Japanese sword

2008-08-01T22:18:00.001+09:00

In the evening...

2008-07-11T23:26:00.000+09:00

My cell phone

2008-07-08T23:52:00.000+09:00

Boys in front of a shop at a festival, at Tsukiji, in Tokyo

2008-07-07T23:00:00.001+09:00

Old and new, at Azabudai, in Tokyo

2008-07-06T06:25:00.000+09:00

Papered lanterns for some festival, at Nihombashi, in Tokyo

2008-07-05T20:50:00.002+09:00

Wimbledon on cell phone

2008-07-03T02:30:00.001+09:00

As usual, Wimbledon keeps me wake up all at midnight in early July, followed by Euro 2008. By the way, I am now watching it on the screen of my cell phone. A couple years ago, cell phones with TV in Japan are not getting uncommon. Cell phones are now just more than phones. The phones enable us to browse Internet, email, get on train, do shopping by built-in credit or debit card, watch TV, take photos and more. Now, we cannot go out without cell phones!!

The theme day: a sign "No...": No taking a leak here!

2008-07-01T22:57:00.003+09:00

Sorbet in summer

2008-06-14T00:03:00.001+09:00

It was rather hot today for June and the hot and humidity of Japanese summer go well with sorbet. Today after I went to sento, a public bath, I ate this sorbet. I felt that summer is surely coming.

Mikoshi, at Tsukiji, in Tokyo

2008-06-13T01:29:00.002+09:00

Tokyo tower at night

2008-06-12T02:26:00.002+09:00

Paper lanterns and mikoshi, at Tsukiji, in Tokyo

2008-06-08T23:35:00.001+09:00

Paper lanterns for a festival, at Tsukiji, in Tokyo

2008-06-07T21:32:00.001+09:00

Men bringing out the Mikoshi, a portable house for gods of shrine.

2008-06-06T00:33:00.000+09:00

June 2008 Theme Day: My corner local shop

2008-06-01T23:55:00.000+09:00

Such vending machines might be very common in your countries, but the numbers in Tokyo are extraordinary, very "local". I guess the machines are far more than the real shops in Tokyo. So many machines, actually, keep us away from shops, when we would like to get just a few bottles or cans of beverage in summer. So I chose the machines, not any shops.

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Take me out to the ball game, in Tokyo

2008-05-29T22:53:00.000+09:00

I was taken to the ball game today and fully enjoyed it because I had played baseball when I was a boy and loved the sport. Baseball is still now the most popular sport in Japan though football is becoming popular here.

The ordinary scenery of old towns in Tokyo, at Tsukuda town

2008-05-26T23:40:00.000+09:00

The old and new of Tokyo Station

2008-05-21T23:12:00.000+09:00

So many wires

2008-05-20T23:58:00.000+09:00

Buildings in the blue, at Shiodome, in Tokyo

2008-05-19T23:20:00.000+09:00

A mansion with a rosy garden, at Furukawa House, in Tokyo

2008-05-18T16:07:00.003+09:00

Queueing during lunch time

2008-05-17T23:17:00.001+09:00

Roppongi Hills part 2, in Tokyo

2008-05-16T23:58:00.000+09:00

The way we throw away the used plastic bottles at home, in Tokyo

2008-05-15T23:07:00.000+09:00

Papa needs stuffed toys!

2008-05-14T23:06:00.001+09:00

Roppongi Hills, in Tokyo

2008-05-13T23:16:00.000+09:00

Women on the ad poster, at Shiodome, in Tokyo

2008-05-11T23:10:00.001+09:00

Buildings with blooms of azaleas, at Roppongi Hills, in Tokyo

2008-05-10T22:13:00.003+09:00

Flowers on the street, at Roppongi Hills, in Tokyo

2008-05-08T22:55:00.002+09:00

A food shop, at Tsukuda-island, in Tokyo

2008-05-06T23:00:00.000+09:00

The shop deals with Japanese foods, and hang cloth in front of the shop so that sun rays don't hurt foods for sale in the show case.

The flagship shop of Swarovski, at Ginza, in Tokyo

2008-05-05T16:25:00.001+09:00

Azaleas at bloom, in Tokyo

2008-05-04T20:58:00.001+09:00

A building at Ginza, in Tokyo

2008-05-03T13:15:00.001+09:00

I took this photo two days ago, when it was rather hot for May. When I walk in a town, I surprisingly happened to watch the skinny building melting down!! So I rushed into taking this photo...

It is just a kidding:-) This is De Beers building and sits on just next to the Mikimoto building.

Oh, Claudia, at Ginza, in Tokyo

2008-05-02T07:46:00.001+09:00

I passed in front of the showcase of Chanel in Ginza and came across the woman, Claudia Shiffer, a German supermodel. Just after she was selected to become the new face of Chanel very early in her career, she went on to become a world-famous supermodel. She reached the height of her popularity during the 1990s. She seemed to come back to Chanel.

May 2008 Theme Day: Numbers

2008-05-01T20:43:00.001+09:00

Floor, at Mid-town in Roppongi, Tokyo

2008-04-29T20:43:00.000+09:00

Torch relay in Japan

2008-04-27T01:02:00.001+09:00

On Friday, the torch was arrived in Japan and yesterday the relay has ended in Nagano, a host of 1998 winter Olympic, with at least four injured people.

I watched the relay on TV and the ceremony, followed by more than 3,000 police, was occasionally stopped by protests but went on more peaceful than expected.

Torch relay 2

2008-04-27T00:59:00.001+09:00

Just my desk top on weekend....

2008-04-27T00:31:00.001+09:00

Yesterday I watched some movies on my Mac, very relaxed...

Have a nice weekend!

Low tunnel at Shibaura, in Tokyo

2008-04-26T18:16:00.000+09:00

This tunnel is very low and taxi drivers are very unwilling to run through the tunnel. A taxi with only a guest will not pass through it but the car with three can pass through, because the added weight slightly make the car go down.

By the way, excuse not for sharing photos for a long time. I am back and the browser has come to. From now I will upload photos as usual. Thank you for your patinece.

Something wrong with my browser...

2008-04-21T21:57:00.000+09:00

Excuse me not for uploading photos for a long time, but I cannot because there are something with my browser. I'm Mac user and use Safari and FireFox as browsers. Could you wait for my photos for some time?

People asking for lunch at Ohtemachi, in Tokyo

2008-04-16T22:21:00.000+09:00

Some business districts, such as Ohtemachi and Shiodome, have less places for having lunch, so when lunch time, many food stalls come out.

stump, at Ueno Park, in Tokyo

2008-04-15T22:02:00.000+09:00

Pink and pink, at Hanzo-mon, Tokyo

2008-04-12T20:08:00.000+09:00

Casks of Japanese sake, devoted to gods in shrine, at Meiji-jingu, in Tokyo

2008-04-10T21:37:00.002+09:00

Pine leaves against the wall of the Imperial Palace, near Takebashi, in Tokyo

2008-04-09T19:48:00.001+09:00

Lunch time, at a bench near the Imperial Palace

2008-04-08T21:35:00.001+09:00

Riverside, along Sumida River, in Tokyo

2008-04-07T22:41:00.000+09:00

Cherry blossoms, at Chidorigafuchi, in Tokyo

2008-04-04T23:42:00.000+09:00

A gate to a shrine at Meiji Jingu Shrine, in Tokyo

2008-04-03T07:45:00.000+09:00

The sakura arch, at Shinkawa, along Sumida River, in Tokyo

2008-04-02T23:32:00.000+09:00

Theme day: Water

2008-04-01T23:39:00.000+09:00

It was windy today, which made some petals of cherry blossoms falling down onto the water surface. Most cherry blossoms are still in full bloom now. But a few days later their fallen petals will cover the whole surface and unfortunately we will have to say good bye to the enchanting bloom.

Umm, beauty and luck seldom go together...
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A cleaner at Meiji Jingu Shrine

2008-03-30T23:55:00.000+09:00

This photo was taken at Meiji Jingu Shrine. A cleaner is sweeping to collect leaves, being very good at handling with the bamboo broom. Bamboo brooms are best to collect leaves on the tiny gravels.

By the way, another man wear quite unique clothes....

Cherry blossoms in bloom, at Kamiyacho, in Tokyo

2008-03-29T23:54:00.000+09:00

parties under sakura trees, at Nihonbashi

2008-03-28T23:58:00.000+09:00

Spring has come!! at Chidorigafuchi, near Imperial Palace, in Tokyo

2008-03-27T19:58:00.001+09:00

Pearl in Spring, at show window of MIKIMOTO, at Ginza

2008-03-26T23:28:00.000+09:00

This photo is the show case of MIKIMOTO, a Japanese pearl company. (I don't know whether it is known worldwide, but very famous in Japan.) By the way, when I see the show case, I find that the beauty of sakura goes well with the modest beauty of pearl.

Well, excuse me for being a little romantic! Personally I prefer pearl's shining to diamond's brilliance. Diamond, I suppose, can make all women more beautiful but wearing pearls can bring out their inner beauty. So pearls can fit some women well....

To be honest with you, I might prefer pearl only because they are more reasonable than diamond, as a man....

The value of land, at Ginza

2008-03-25T23:59:00.000+09:00

Yesterday official land prices all over Japan were released. The highest ranking of all lands for commercial purpose is just where I was to take this photo, Yamano-gakki-mae at Ginza 4-chome, in Tokyo. The land was valued at about 39,000,000 JPY, or 390,000 USD, per just only one square meters.

Sakura, cherry blossoms, at Yotsuya

2008-03-23T18:58:00.000+09:00

Yesterday the Meteorological Agency announced that cherry blossoms had started to open in Tokyo, as well as other cities such as Shizuoka, Kumamoto, Nagoya. And the opening pleasantly shows the coming of spring. We are totally crazy about the blossoms and often go somewhere to see them, often with some drinks. The blossoms have been alive at most for two weeks. Their ephemeral beauty and rather sickly pastel color of light pink. This is why we are fascinated by Sakura. Have a nice Sunday!!

So many lights in an office building, near Tokyo Station

2008-03-21T23:50:00.000+09:00

Traditional firefighters, Hikeshi, at Nihonbashi

2008-03-20T23:41:00.000+09:00

Excuse me for poor quality!! I took the photo when I went to the office in the morning and came across traditional firefighters, called 'Hikeshi' in Japanese. In those days, Tokyo had tons of fires mainly because houses and buildings used to stand very close each other and they used to be made of wooden. So many firefighters used to keep their towns from fires. But now such traditional style of firefighters are replaced with the modern ones and I hardly come across them.

Their style is very traditional but seems to like Starbucks coffee!!

Mr. Yen!

2008-03-19T23:58:00.001+09:00

This is the main building of BOJ, Bank of Japan, the central bank of Japan, taken from the office where I work at. When I took this, it was about to rain, but now the Japanese economy is on the verge of coming down heavily.

Today the president of BOJ, Mr.Fukui, has retired due to the expiration of his term, but his post is not replaced by anybody!! This is first time ever since World War II.

It is the Diet that designate who should sit on the chair of BOJ's president, but it cannot because the ruling party, LDP, and leading opposition party, the Democrats, don't agree about it at all and never give an inch each other. The vacant chair, unfortunately, will have an effect on the go-down of Japanese economy, in some degree.

Oops, it starts to rain and I don't know when it stops raining and the sun rises again....

PS. By the way, when you see the building from above, you might notice that the ridge line of the roof read the Japanese letter of Yen(円), the Japanese currency.

Someone entering into a soba noodle restaurant

2008-03-18T23:18:00.000+09:00

Powdered dried bonito, adding the savour to Japanese cuisine, at Tsukiji in Tokyo

2008-03-16T23:15:00.000+09:00

Old and new part4, in front of Hamarikyu Garden

2008-03-15T23:44:00.000+09:00

Starbucks shake hands with Tsutaya, the biggest rental video chain in Japan

2008-03-12T23:13:00.000+09:00

Colours women beautiful!!

2008-03-11T23:28:00.000+09:00

Yes, full of colours in the streets make us feel that spring is coming...

Old and new part3

2008-03-10T22:13:00.002+09:00

Old and new, near Tokyo Station

2008-03-09T07:11:00.000+09:00

A hint of spring, part2: Plum branches with comdos and Tokyo Tower

2008-03-08T07:48:00.001+09:00

New subway line, F!

2008-03-06T23:23:00.001+09:00

The new subway line, F line, will be open on 14th June. F means Fuku-toshin line, vice center line, and the line will be running through major shopping areas, like Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ikebukuro. I know stations in such areas are very complicated and very easy for travelers to get lost. The new line will make the areas easier to access each other but, on the other hands, make the stations more labyrinth.

A bird on the handrail

2008-03-05T23:50:00.000+09:00

A hint of spring

2008-03-04T23:02:00.000+09:00

Hamarikyu Garden

2008-03-03T22:13:00.000+09:00

An evening in Tokyo

2008-03-02T23:15:00.001+09:00

Theme Day, "Graffiti"

2008-03-01T23:20:00.000+09:00

More than140 Daily Photo sites are participating in the 1st March theme, "Theme day : Graffiti", please use the links to below to visit them.

Due to time zone differences and other factors, the theme photo may not be displayed until later if you are viewing early in the day.

Adelaide, Australia by Gordon, Albuquerque (NM), USA by Helen, Aliso Viejo (CA), USA by Rodney, American Fork (UT), USA by Annie, Anderson (SC), USA by Lessie, Arradon, France by Alice, Ashton under Lyne, UK by Pennine, Athens, Greece by Debbie, Auckland, New Zealand by Lachezar, Austin (TX), USA by LB, Bandung, Indonesia by Guntur Purwanto, Baziège, France by PaB, Belgrade, Serbia by BgdPic, Bellefonte (PA), USA by Barb-n-PA, Bicheno, Australia by Greg, Boston (MA), USA by Fenix, Boston (MA), USA by Cluelessinboston, Boston (MA), USA by Sarah, Whit, & Leyre, Brighton, UK by Harvey, Bucaramanga, Colombia by Fernando, Budapest, Hungary by Zannnie and Zsolt, Budapest, Hungary by Isadora, Buenos Aires, Argentina by Karine, Canterbury, UK by Rose, Cape Town, South Africa by Kerry-Anne, Chandler (AZ), USA by Melindaduff, Chateaubriant, France by Bergson, Cheltenham, UK by Marley, Chicago (IL), USA by U R us, Chicago (IL), USA by b.c., Christchurch, New Zealand by Michelle, Clearwater (FL), USA by Smaridge01, Clearwater Beach (FL), USA by Smaridge01, Cleveland (OH), USA by iBlowfish, Cologne, Germany by April11, Coral Gables (FL), USA by Jnstropic, Detroit (MI), USA by Taittems, Dunedin (FL), USA by Smaridge01, Durban, South Africa by CrazyCow, Evry, France by Olivier, Forks (WA), USA by Corinne, Glasgow, Scotland by Jackie, Greenville (SC), USA by Denton, Grenoble, France by Bleeding Orange, Guelph, Canada by Pat, Helsinki, Finland by Kaa, Hobart, Australia by Greg, Hyde, UK by Gerald, Inverness (IL), USA by Neva, Jackson (MS), USA by Halcyon, Jefferson City (MO), USA by Chinamom2005, Joplin (MO), USA by Victoria, Juneau (AK), USA by Gwyn, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Edwin, Kyoto, Japan by Tadamine, Larchmont (NY), USA by Marie-Noyale, Le Guilvinec, France by ds2944, Lisbon, Portugal by Sailor Girl, Lisbon, Portugal by Jsaltao, Lodz, Poland by ritalounge, London, UK by Ham, London, UK by Mo, Mainz, Germany by JB, Maple Ridge, Canada by Susan, Mazatlan, Mexico by Kate, Melbourne, Australia by Mblamo, Melbourne, Australia by John, Memphis (TN), USA by SouthernHeart, Menton, France by Jilly, Mexico, Mexico by Poly, Mexico City, Mexico by Carraol, Minneapolis (MN), USA by Mitch, Minneapolis (MN), USA by Greg, Monte Carlo, Monaco by Jilly, Montréal, Canada by Douber, Moscow, Russia by Irina, Mumbai, India by MumbaiIteanu, Mumbai, India by Kunalbhatia, Naples (FL), USA by Isabella, Nashville (TN), USA by Chris, Nelson, New Zealand by Meg and Ben, New Orleans (LA), USA by steve buser, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK by Cassie & Chris, Niamey, Niger by Dinabee, Norwich, UK by Goddess888, Nottingham, UK by Gail's Man, Ocean Township (NJ), USA by Josy, Paris, France by Eric, Pasadena (CA), USA by Can8ianben, Pasadena (CA), USA by Petrea, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia by Murphy_jay, Pilisvörösvár, Hungary by Elise, Port Angeles (WA), USA by Jelvistar, Port Elizabeth, South Africa by Sam, Port Vila, Vanuatu by Mblamo, Prague, Czech Republic by Honza03, Quincy (MA), USA by Cluelessinboston, Radonvilliers, France by Deslilas, Riga, Latvia by Prokur, Rome, Italy by Giovanni, Rotterdam, Netherlands by Ineke, Saarbrücken, Germany by LadyDemeter, Saint Louis (MO), USA by Strangetastes, Saint Paul (MN), USA by Kate, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation by Lark, San Antonio (TX), USA by Kramer, San Diego (CA), USA by Felicia, San Diego (CA), USA by Zentmrs, Santa Fe (NM), USA by Randem, Seattle (WA), USA by Kim, Seattle (WA), USA by Chuck, Seguin (TX), USA by Thien, Selma (AL), USA by RamblingRound, Sesimbra, Portugal by Aldeia, Setúbal, Portugal by Maria Elisa, Sharon (CT), USA by Jenny, Silver Spring (MD), USA by John, Singapore, Singapore by Keropok, Sofia, Bulgaria by Antonia, St Francis, South Africa by Sam, Stavanger, Norway by Tanty, Stayton (OR), USA by Celine, Stockholm, Sweden by Stromsjo, Subang Jaya, Malaysia by JC, Sydney, Australia by Sally, Székesfehérvár, Hungary by Teomo, Terre Haute (IN), USA by Zann, Terrell (TX), USA by Bstexas, Terrell (TX), USA by Jim K, The Hague, Netherlands by Lezard, Tokyo, Japan by Tadamine, Torun, Poland by Torun Observer, Toulouse, France by Julia, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Jazzy, Twin Cities (MN), USA by Slinger, Vienna, Austria by G_mirage2, Wailea (HI), USA by Kuanyin, Wassenaar, Netherlands by Rich, Wellington, New Zealand by Jeremyb, West Paris (ME), USA by crittoria, West Sacramento (CA), USA by Barbara, Weston (FL), USA by WestonDailyPhoto, Wrocław, Poland by Loompi, Yardley (PA), USA by Mrlynn,

Under construction

2008-02-28T23:27:00.000+09:00

Blue in blue

2008-02-27T23:48:00.000+09:00

The moon and a building

2008-02-26T23:09:00.000+09:00

Anpanman

2008-02-25T23:39:00.000+09:00

These characters are from one of the most cartoon series in Japan, Anpan man. The center in the photo is the hero in the cartoon and his face and head are made of bread to give children food. By the way, Anpan is a kind of bread in Japan, the one with bean jam inside.

Bonus

2008-02-24T23:14:00.000+09:00

Excuse me, but no photo today! Instead, I would like to share an animation video made by a friend of mine, Tattsun, with you.

Click this, you will go to my friend's blog to watch it.

Note that it is a work with music and you need to mute if you watch it in an office or somewhere.

Dust boxes in front of a 24/7 store

2008-02-23T23:30:00.000+09:00

These dust boxes are installed in front of 24/7 shops, which are very popular in Tokyo. Throwing away garbage separately is totally here to stay and we usually, when throwing away, separate them into some groups: the burnable, the nonburnable, cans, plastic bottles, glass bottles, magazines, newspapers and so on. As is a matter of course, throwing away garbage all together is to generate just a waste and doing separately is to be able to do use sources or materials again.

Women in red

2008-02-21T22:54:00.003+09:00

This is an ad of Shiseido, a cosmetic company.

By the way, this is another ad board in the same place in December.

Which do you like?

Cases for drinks

2008-02-20T23:57:00.002+09:00

Shiodome city part3

2008-02-19T22:58:00.000+09:00

Shiodome city part2

2008-02-18T23:57:00.001+09:00

Shiodome city

2008-02-17T23:07:00.000+09:00

Designer's chair put in a library

2008-02-15T23:20:00.000+09:00

St. Valentine Day in Japan

2008-02-14T23:59:00.001+09:00

This article is my post about St. Valentine Day in Japan, which is quite different from the one in US or Europe. Chocolate is sometimes used as a media for investment by women!!

A flood of sign boards

2008-02-13T23:43:00.000+09:00

Illuminations against Tokyo Tower

2008-02-12T23:04:00.000+09:00

Skyscrapers and lanterns

2008-02-11T23:13:00.000+09:00

:-) @ Tokyo

2008-02-10T23:30:00.000+09:00

This is a part of a price list at McDonald. If you know Japanese language and look at the lower right of the photo, you think that the list is very strange!! At the lower right reads "Smile 0 yen, or for free". When you order "smile", clerks will give you smiles:-) (though I have not seen someone ordering smile yet...) If you are in Tokyo for travel and tired or get homesick, why don't you order "smile" for relaxing?

Have a smiling day!!

Condos in Tokyo

2008-02-09T23:45:00.000+09:00

A new and an under-construction building

2008-02-08T23:32:00.000+09:00

A menu board of sushi

2008-02-07T23:20:00.000+09:00

Godiva lounge

2008-02-06T23:47:00.000+09:00

The St.Valentine Day is coming and in Japan women give their boy friend chocolate at the Day. Godiva is now here to stay as a luxury chocolate.

Yakitori

2008-02-02T23:38:00.000+09:00

Monthly Theme day:when people think of my city...

2008-02-01T23:27:00.000+09:00

Streets in Tokyo are full of such vending machines, selling cold and hot soft drinks together only in a machine from autumn to winter.... The widely spread of the machine may show my city safe...

More than 130 Daily Photo sites are participating in the 1st February theme, "when people think of my city...", please use the links to below to visit them.

Due to time zone differences and other factors, the theme photo may not be displayed until later if you are viewing early in the day.

Portland (OR), USA - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Memphis (Tennessee), USA - Manila, Philippines - San Diego (CA), USA - Anderson (SC), USA - New York City (NY), USA - San Diego (CA), USA - Mexico City, Mexico - San Francisco (CA), USA - Mumbai (Maharashtra), India - Mainz, Germany - Weston (FL), USA - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Turin, Italy - Las Vegas (NV), USA - Hobart (Tasmania), Australia - Bicheno, Australia - Durban, South Africa - Joplin (MO), USA - Nashville (TN), USA - Stockholm, Sweden - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Brussels, Belgium - Chicago (IL), USA - Montpellier, France - Seattle (WA), USA - Mazatlan, Mexico - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Sharon (CT), USA - Sesimbra, Portugal - Toulouse, France - Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Susanville (CA), USA - Maple Ridge (BC), Canada - Saint Louis (MO), USA - Prague, Czech Republic - Helsinki, Finland - Pilisvörösvár, Hungary - Lisbon, Portugal - Mexico (DF), Mexico - Trujillo, Peru - Dunedin (FL), USA - Albuquerque (NM), USA - Port Angeles (WA), USA - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - London, UK - Baziège, France - Jefferson City (MO), USA - Greenville (SC), USA - Selma (AL), USA - Mumbai, India - Naples (FL), USA - Norwich (Norfolk), UK - Silver Spring (MD), USA - Setúbal, Portugal - Stayton (OR), USA - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Sofia, Bulgaria - Arradon, France - Montego Bay, Jamaica - Athens, Greece - Austin (TX), USA - Singapore, Singapore - West Sacramento (CA), USA - Jackson (MS), USA - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Budapest, Hungary - Rotterdam, Netherlands - St Malo, France - Chandler (AZ), USA - Melbourne, Australia - Port Vila, Vanuatu - Cleveland (OH), USA - Nottingham, UK - Kansas City (MO), USA - The Hague, Netherlands - Crystal Lake (IL), USA - Wrocław, Poland - Chateaubriant, France - Cheltenham, UK - Moscow, Russia - Monrovia (CA), USA - Saigon, Vietnam - Toruń, Poland - Grenoble, France - Lisbon, Portugal - New Orleans (LA), USA - Sydney, Australia - Boston (MA), USA - American Fork (UT), USA - Boston (MA), USA - Montréal (QC), Canada - Wichita (KS), USA - Radonvilliers, France - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Christchurch, New Zealand - Rabaul, Papua New Guinea - Wailea (HI), USA - Aliso Viejo (CA), USA - St Francis, South Africa - Port Elizabeth, South Africa - Seattle (WA), USA - Pasadena (CA), USA - Vienna, Austria - Orlando (FL), USA - Torun, Poland - Delta (CO), USA - Santa Fe (NM), USA - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Haninge, Sweden - Paris, France - Stavanger, Norway - Niamey, Niger - Le Guilvinec, France - Bogor, Indonesia - Saarbrücken, Germany - Auckland, New Zealand - Wellington, New Zealand - Budapest, Hungary - Juneau (AK), USA - Bucaramanga (Santander), Colombia - Glasgow, Scotland - Chicago (IL), USA - Jakarta, Indonesia - Adelaide (SA), Australia - Sydney, Australia - Riga, Latvia - Subang Jaya (Selangor), Malaysia - Terrell (TX), USA - Terrell (TX), USA - Inverness (IL), USA