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- Hotel Kabuki
Corner suite with balcony wrapped around, view north into Japantown. West of city centre, walking distance to conference at USF over weekend. Dropped off colleague at SFO airport after 17 days of traveling together, she does it with carry-on luggage. Hotel is on Japan Plaza. (Hotel Kabuki, Post Road, Japantown, San Francisco, California) 20161028 - Hotel Nikko Saigon
Late afternoon western ceremony in hotel garden was followed by banquet for 330 guests. Theme of enchanted garden requested by groom was fulfilled by bride with wedding planner. Two masters of ceremonies for proceedings in Vietnamese and in English. (Hotel Nikko Saigon, Phường Nguyễn Cư Trinh, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) 20231007 - House of Gourmet
Neighbourhood seafood dinner, casual occasion for introductions as our family network expands. Talked about summer travel plans, eastbound, westbound, overseas. Walked back to apartment for first look after many months of renovations, street life is now more active with the warm weather. (House of Gourmet, Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario) 20220625 - House of Gourmet
Succeeding on the challenge of serving slippery rice noodles with chopsticks, dim sum item for dinner. Came to the big city from Waterloo for dinner. appreciating the higher quality of food in Spadina Chinatown. Walked the neighbourhood in the dark, and into Kensington Market, where there were only a few signs of sociability under more cautionary pandemic warnings from governments. (House of Gourmet, Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario) 20211217 - House of Parashos
Painted white house in Hellenistic theme turns heads of cyclists and drivers, northbound on the one-way residential street, in contrast with the duller-hued Victorian buildings. Patriarch immigrated to Canada in the 1980s, and freshens the paint annually. Surprised to see this style on the west side of town, Greektown is conventionally along the Danforth on the east side. (House of Parashos, Shaw Street, Christie Pits neighbourhood, Toronto, Ontario) 20210410 - Houtong
A shelter for visitors overlooking the Keelung River, with small cat houses where felines can stay warm. Originally a coal production town, open train carriages show that fuel is still in demand. Confused morning routing mean slow local trains eastbound into mountainous forests . (Houtong, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan) 20231011 - How Social Movements Spread
Systems Thinking Ontario, graduate student team (#2 of 5) from the master's program in Strategic Foresight and Innovation presenting a synthesis map developed for the Systemic Design courses. (OCADU, 100 McCaul Street, Toronto, Ontario) 20170621 - Howland Plaza
Stuart Jacobson (2002) The Heart of the Valley basalt and marble sculpture, on a park green strip, high on the west bank of the Willamette River. Low energy day, recovering after a 23-hour day of travel leading to insufficient sleep. Arrived wearing shorts on the previous year, unpacked long pants and umbrella for today. (Howland Plaza, Riverside Park, First Street, Corvallis, Oregon) 20190627 - HTO Park
Mama Duck 61-foot rented by Province of Ontario for 3 day Redpath Waterfront Festival from Craig Samborski, attracting major crowds. The "World's Largest Rubber Duck" was last shown in Tacoma, Washington; next stop is Owen Sound. Copyright dispute with 105 foot Rubber Duck at Saint-Nazaire, France, by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. (HTO Park, Harbourfront, Toronto, Ontario) 20170703 - Hua Sheng
Busy day in Spadina Chinatown, where Good Friday isn't an observed holiday. Since local stores on the east side are mostly closed, biked cross town on a sunny day to pick up Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa cough syrup. Looking for some symptomatic relief at home. (Hua Sheng, Chinatown, Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario) 20170414 - Hubbard Park
Staircase railings leading up to Old Don Jail building bright on late summer afternoon. Grounds were renamed in 2014, with the Bridgepoint Health hospital and research centre complex. (Hubbard Park, Riverdale, Toronto, Ontario) 20160817 - Hudson's Bay Queen Street
Santa Claus still uses mainframe green screen terminals and pneumatic tube transport containers. List of names and geographic coordinates have presumably been checked twice. Animated Christmas displays in store windows have shown up by Remembrance Day. (Hudson's Bay Queen Street, Toronto, Ontario) 20201111 - Hudson's Bay Queen Street
Shopping, not for Christmas, but seasonally-decorated windows displays still draw crowds. Paused to see the rabbit's head in a good position; it's animated. I remember similar displays back into the 1970s, when this location was the Simpson's Department Store. Americanization is more present with FAO Schwartz signs drawing attention to the second-floor pop-up. (Hudson's Bay, Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario) 20181201 - Huertas
Started wandering this neighbourhood before dusk, found a welcoming restaurant after considering tapas bars that serve similar limited menus. Seated at a high table with view on the intersection, observing groups of friends convening and wayfinding. Madrid is active at 10pm, lots of pedestrians providing eyes on the street. (Calle del Leon, Huertas, Madrid, Spain) 20220930 - Hugh Wilmott, IFIP WG8.2
Commentary on first keynote of IFIP WG8.2 Working Conference by Karin Knorr-Cetina, Dublin 2016