There you go, Bob. So Free Republic brought you there and there’s no urgent need to go...
I wonder how many out-of-the-way places people have decided never to visit because all they need is a Blueray disc and they see the Taj Mahal without taking a long ride on an old train.
And yet, a Disneyland or DVD replication is not quite the same thing.
Have you been to Japan? If not, that’s one place you might want to visit. Fortunately I married into the country.
I reckon I am past that... I think twice before visiting the neighboring town. It is a bit odd to me how easily folks travel all over the world. In my youth only rich folk or govt folk did much traveling - except by car. I doubt one could drive to Japan from here...