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There are tourists and locals and all kinds of people just looking, shopping, spending an afternoon here. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/portabello-market-sign.jpgPortabello Market SignHad to capture the sign, just because it's a touristy thing to do. And well, that's what I was. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/portabello-market-paella.jpgPortabello Market PaellaEveryone was lining up for this vendor. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/portabello-market-3.jpgPortabello Market The crowds were out in full force, tourists and locals alike it seemed like - even though it was a pretty cloudy, chilly day early on. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/portabello-market-2.jpgPortabello Market The food at Portobello Market was incredible. Here a vendor is selling paella and crusty bread. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/london-bus.jpgLondon BusSpent so much time walking back and forth across bridges... And of course, the buses fascinated me. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/london-1.jpgLondon StreetsSpent time just walking around, taking the bus. Here I am crossing one of London's bridges by foot. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/british-museum-foyer.jpgBritish MuseumI have so many photos from the British Museum, and really I didn't get to fully explore the whole place. It's huge! What I loved about it - aside from the artifacts - was its interior architecture, my favorite part of which I captured here. It's the "front" of the museum before you even get to the good stuff. 2014-08-11T03:32:03+00:00monthlyhttps://joannlosavio.com/2014/08/04/i-seen-philadelphia-2006/https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/scrapple.jpgScrappleBreakfast meats are a thing of mine. I love SPAM (Yes, the Spam Museum is on my bucket list) so I had to try scrapple when it was described to me at a local diner. It was delicious but I know it probably wasn't good for me. It was a combination of sausage and processed meat, with a crusty fried exterior. What can I say in my defense? I was on vacation!https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/philly-english.jpgPhilly EnglishAround the time I went to Philadelphia there was a lot of hubbub over immigration reform and this notion of "speaking English" in America (and no other language). The owner of one of the famous Philly Cheesesteak places, Geno's Steaks, had issued these stickers and said his store would turn away anyone who didn't order in English. Check out the news article on this: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2057207 I don't support Right-Wing immigration policies, having been an immigrant myself, but I wanted to hear their point of view and I wanted a famous cheesesteak sandwich so I went over there and snapped this photo. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/philadelphia-bus-tour-1.jpgPhiladelphia Bus TourI love bus tours! I think they are one of the best and easiest ways to get a first look at a city. I use it as a way to jot down places I want to explore in more depth on my own later. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/philadelphia-alftreths-alley.jpgPhiladelphia Alftreth's AlleyThese are heritage houses so they can't be messed with architecturally or structurally, except I suppose for safety. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/philadelphia-alfreths-alley-2.jpgPhiladelphia Alfreth's Alley Alfreth's Alley is listed as the oldest residential (and still residential) street in America. Of course, definitions are flexible; what is a "street"? Must it be paved? Anyway, it was lovely to take a walk down this lane and know that there are still folks living in these houses, caring for them as part of American Living History. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/philadelphia-5.jpgPhiladelphia Most people - including myself usually - don't like the chunky oblongness of skyscrapers from the 70s and 80s. But I think they work well here; they look almost like building blocks, a child's toys in a great modern game of Urban City Development. The square windows within square frames, within squat, square buildings. They're modern but they hint that there's a post-modern future waiting to bust out of the meta-aesthetic holding them together. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/philadelphia-4.jpgPhiladelphia I loved the bridges. There were so many it seemed like, and with the summer sun glinting off the water they looked magnificent. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/philadelphia-3.jpgPhiladelphia The composition of this photo appeals to me: its got elements of the city's artistic character, its functional side, its architectural beauty. For me, everything comes together in this photo, compositionally. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/philadelphia-2.jpgPhiladelphia The Philadelphia skyline from a disadvantaged angle. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/philadelphia-1.jpgPhiladelphia, DowntownRiding around on the top of a bus through downtown Philadelphia was great. Looking up at the skyscrapers we got to see the city in its modern moment. 2014-08-04T18:24:20+00:00monthlyhttps://joannlosavio.com/2014/08/02/malaysia-2010-2011-2013/https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rickshaw-drivers-on-break-watermark.jpgRickshaw Drivers on BreakAround Historic Georgetown in Penang, tourists get around by taking rickshaws, powered by bicycle by these men. When I spoke to them they said they were having a hard time finding young people to start doing this work. At the same time, they were glad that young people had other, better opportunities, as rickshaw driving is very physically strenuous. These guys are taking a break on the sidewalk, playing checkers with bottle caps and one man is having his take-away mixed rice lunch. Hawker stalls here wrap up lunch for you in plastic and brown paper, then rubber-band it. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/penang-hindu-sculpture-watermark-3.jpgPenang Hindu Sculpture Here's a Hindu deity sculpture on the exterior wall of a Hindu kuil in Penang, in the Little India section of Georgetown. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/penang-hindu-sculpture-watermark-2.jpgPenang Hindu SculptureHere's a Hindu deity sculpture on the exterior wall of a Hindu kuil in Penang, in the Little India section of Georgetown. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/penang-hindu-sculpture-1-watermark.jpgPenang Hindu Sculpture Here's a Hindu deity sculpture on the exterior wall of a Hindu kuil in Penang, in the Little India section of Georgetown. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/my-2nd-tattoo-watermark.jpgMy 2nd Tattoo I got my first tattoo in Borneo in 2010, and the following year when I went back I got a 2nd one. Both were done traditionally, using a hammer. Perhaps it was placement, but both of these hurt far less than the machined one I got later. They also healed super quickly, taking about a week to scab. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/modern-melaka-from-church-watermark.jpgModern Melaka from Church WatermarkUp on the hill in Melaka, there's an old Portuguese/Dutch church ruin and through its many windows and doorways you can get a panoramic view of modern, downtown Melaka. Here you can see one of the sprawling shopping centers in the not-so-far-off distance. Modern meets Traditional. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/melaka-at-night-watermark.jpgMelaka at Night This was one of the heritage styled hotels in Melaka. They've kept up the nyonya/Straits Chinese architectural style, here illuminated wonderfully by the modern neon lights. Modern meets traditional is always a favorite theme of mine in Malaysia. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/keropok-factory-watermark.jpgKeropok FactoryWhile in Pahang I got to visit a keropok lekor factory. Keropok Lekor is a fried fish snack, which I find super, super tasty. It was a small operation, maybe 10 people in all, in a non-airconditioned, sheet metal roofed and walled building. It smelled a bit fishy, as you can imagine, but it was fascinating. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chinese-malaysian-pig-slaughter-watermark.jpgChinese Malaysian Pig ButchersWalking around late one night in Melaka I came across a pig butchering operation. Malaysia is a plural society, so while there are muslims who refrain from porcine products, there are also Chinese and Indians (and many others) who do not live under the same religious or legal restrictions. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bukit-bintang-dusk-watermark.jpgBukit Bintang Dusk Bukit Bintang is the center for shopping, nightlife and modern fun in Kuala Lumpur. All the best and worst hotels/motels/B&Bs are here. In the background is the KLCC tower, once the world's tallest building. 2014-08-04T12:58:16+00:00monthlyhttps://joannlosavio.com/2014/08/02/children-of-god-2517/https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_2924.jpgPraise Sanctuary RetreatPraise Sanctuary Church Retreat, May 20132014-08-02T13:37:44+00:00monthlyhttps://joannlosavio.com/2014/08/01/fourth-of-july-2014/https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fourth-july-2014-h.jpgFourth July 2014 Hhttps://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fourth-july-2014-g.jpgFourth July 2014 Ghttps://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fourth-july-2014-f.jpgFourth July 2014 Fhttps://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fourth-july-2014-e.jpgFourth July 2014 Ehttps://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fourth-july-2014-c.jpgFourth July 2014 Chttps://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fourth-july-2014-d.jpgFourth July 2014 Dhttps://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fourth-july-2014-b.jpgFourth July 2014 Bhttps://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fourth-july-2014-a.jpgFourth July 2014 A2014-08-01T20:41:15+00:00monthlyhttps://joannlosavio.com/2014/08/01/cambodia-2013-angkor-complex-phnom-penh/https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/waiting-for-sunset-pre-rup-water-mark.jpgWaiting for Sunset Pre Rup PreRup temple has a pretty fantastic view from the top, overlooking the jungle, so tourists climb up and wait for sunset. We came on a cloudy day, so the view wasn't as spectacular, but anthropologist that I am, I found the tourists just as mesmerizing in their behavior. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/view-from-a-bus-watermark-2.jpgView from a Bus My friend Eve and I rode the bus up north from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, and along the highway you could see people's homes and shops. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/the-thing-to-do-watermark.jpgThe Thing to Do This is sunrise at Angkor Wat; that is, the main temple site named Angkor Wat. This one site is often mistaken for representing the entire complex, but it is actually just one of MANY temple and building sites. The thing to do for tourists is to see the sunrise at Angkor Wat, to get that Super Sunrise Shot. We came at the end of the rainy season so it was cloudy most of our days there. Not such a bad thing considering how hot Cambodia is. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sunset-at-angkor-watermark.jpgSunset at Angkor Within the Angkor complex there are lots of Khmer selling arts and crafts, including this one, an oil painting of a temple. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/still-looking-out-watermark.jpgStill Looking Out This was taken at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh. These are the photos of many of the Khmer Rouge's prisoners, those who lived and died at the school-turned-torture house. This was a really rough site to visit. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/resting-tuk-tuk-driver-watermark.jpgResting Tuk Tuk Driver In Phnom Penh this is the equivalent of a taxi. Here's a driver taking a nap during the mid-day heat. Often tourists engage a tuk-tuk for the day, agreeing with the driver on a price and the number of and which sites he will drive them to that day. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/girl-peddler-angkor-watermark.jpgGirl Peddler AngkorI was at one of the temples at Angkor - I think it was Pre-Rup - just around sunset when the complex closes and tourists have to leave for the day. This girl was trying to make one last sale of the day, offering these post cards and bracelets to me for $1USD. 2014-08-01T20:31:03+00:00monthlyhttps://joannlosavio.com/2014/07/31/cool-mini-or-not-exposition-2014/https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wrath-of-kings-6.jpgWrath of Kings Wrath of Kings demohttps://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/warhammer-40k-4.jpgWarhammer 40k 4https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/warhammer-40k-3.jpgWarhammer 40k WarHammer 40K player making his combat move. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/warhammer-40k-2.jpgwarhammer 40K War Hammer 40K player getting battle readyhttps://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sedition-wars-5.jpgSedition Wars Sedition Wars with one of the Cool Mini Legionnaires, Ray. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sedition-wars-3.jpgSedition Wars Playing Sedition Warshttps://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/paint-take-5.jpgPaint & Take A Paint & Taker working on a Minihttps://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/paint-take-4.jpgPaint & Take These were the Paint and Take Minis. People could come, choose a mini and paint it for free. All the paints, brushes and minis courtesy of Cool Mini Or Not. https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/miniature-fallujah.jpgMiniature FallujahMiniature Fallujah in downtown Atlantahttps://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/malifaux-1.jpgMalifaux Malifaux 2014-08-01T18:20:25+00:00monthlyhttps://joannlosavio.com/2013/10/06/dragoncon-2013/https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wrath-of-kings-dragoncon-2013-2.jpgWrath of Kings Dragoncon 2013 2https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wrath-of-kings-1.jpgWrath of Kings 1https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/marvin-the-martian-dragoncon-2013.jpgMarvin the Martian Dragoncon 2013https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/kaos-ball-1.jpgKaos Ball 1https://joannlosavio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dragoncon-2013-1-on-john-portman.jpgDragonCon 2013 1 on John Portman2014-04-03T01:56:30+00:00monthlyhttps://joannlosavio.comdaily1.02025-01-26T16:25:14+00:00