Category Archives: .Asia

MOVIE NIGHT: Queen of the Desert…

Werner Herzog‘s 2015 story of Gertrude Bell’s romantic life… QUEEN OF THE DESERT chronicles her journeys of love and loss in the Middle East during the early 20th century.

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MOVIE: Seven Years in Tibet

Seven Years in Tibet (1997) Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian climber, breaks out of prison and travels to the holy city of Lhasa. He is employed as an instructor to the 14th Dalai Lama and soon becomes his close confidante.

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MOVIE NIGHT: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Yay 🙂

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MOVIE NIGHT: Like Father, Like Son

… from Japan 🙂

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FILM ITINERARIES: Persepolis

On the wish watch list… for a long time… heartwarming when the suggestion comes from kids… and school!

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WINTER TIME: Xcountry Cabin

A great vacation has at least one slow day… wake up on vacation time… breakfast together… Xcountry adventure… snow meadow… almost all for ourselves… except some happy dogs and people 🙂 Looking forward to the next local meadow day! Late … Continue reading →

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CELEBRATION: Bunka no Hi

Learning about Bunka no Hi… with beautiful sounds from Japan

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INTERNATIONAL MOVIE NIGHT: BREAKING BREAD

Finally watched Breaking Bread… it’s all I was craving for… more needed than ever!

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Around the World by Train…

…with Tony Robinson… we’ve started in South America… to be continued in Japan 🙂

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MOVIE NIGHT: Good Morning, Vietnam

The war comedy, that is… if you can call war a comedy 🙁

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