The Samurai Guy

San Marino – Town

San Marino – Countryside

This tiny microstate has a very interesting history. San Marino is the oldest constitutional republic in the world and was founded in 301. Its constitution is the oldest still in effect, dating all the way back to 1600. It was surprising to learn that an independent country existed being completely surrounded by [...]

Venice, Italy – Piazza San Marco

Venice, Italy – Canal

Queen of the Adriatic. This is what they call Venice. She must be the older sister to Amsterdam, or at least a close cousin. 150 canals and 409 bridges (Amsterdam does have twice as many) link 117 islands in Venice. I am glad I have had an opportunity to visit for [...]

Recanati, Italy – Countryside

Lago di Garda, Italy

Assisi, Italy – Countryside

Washington, DC – WWII Memorial

The Greatest Generation. This is what Americans call the generation that produced the soldiers of World War II and the women who supported them back home. Gods! The idea of a World War still seems impossible to me. Have we not grown weary of violence yet? I know this is [...]

Washington, DC – Capitol Building

The seat of power of the mighty United States. We have had a tumultuous relationship, you Americans and we Japanese. I truly hope we have found lasting peace. This nation’s capital is awe-inspiring. It seems I will not be able to see all the wonders of this place during my brief [...]

Atlanta, Georgia – Fernbank Museum

This urban safari continues. Now I truly have seen the future and the past. These dinosaurs would have been unstoppable beasts in their time.