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Hortensis

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10. Lovely pictures, Demmiblue and Masmdu.

Reply to demmiblue (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 7, 2016, 04:36 PM

Jul 2016

Thanks for the visits.

Long ago we seriously considered purchasing a house near Puget Sound with a wonderful view to Mt. Ranier, close enough to dominate everything. The job transfer never happened, and I've always wondered if I would have been completely happy with that constant reminder. I certainly know why people live on this island, though, and Manhattan Island as well.

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The Sleepy Japanese Town Built Inside an Active Volcano [View all] demmiblue Jul 2016 OP

Beautiful...I can see why they live there! Silver_Witch Jul 2016 #1

I'm in an active volcano caldera right now. Mt. Aso, Japan masmdu Jul 2016 #2

Very beautiful! demmiblue Jul 2016 #3

Our favorite is Kurokawa. Always a pleasure... masmdu Jul 2016 #8

That is just jaw-dropping! demmiblue Jul 2016 #9

Lucky enough to have been coming here regularly for 20 years. It's a gem.. masmdu Jul 2016 #11

Wow, it really does look like paradise! smirkymonkey Jul 2016 #14

My gf goes there every year! yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #19

Amazing. Beautiful, too. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2016 #5

Envious yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #18

Not I says me. hobbit709 Jul 2016 #4

Smoking is bad for your health, you are correct to avoid it. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2016 #6

A video and more pics: demmiblue Jul 2016 #7

Lovely pictures, Demmiblue and Masmdu. Hortensis Jul 2016 #10

Just curious, why do you think Manhattan Island is so much more frightening that most other places smirkymonkey Jul 2016 #15

Terrorism, of course. It's quite a target, and many Hortensis Jul 2016 #16

That's true I suppose. The thing about Manhattan is that it is an Island and if all smirkymonkey Jul 2016 #17

Well, I'd live both wonderful places anyway. Hortensis Jul 2016 #20

That night sky is stupendous! masmdu Jul 2016 #12

Speaking of the night sky... demmiblue Jul 2016 #13

That sky reminded me of the sky from our Hortensis Jul 2016 #21