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Hakone Open Air Museum: World Class Sculpture and Yayoi’s White Pumpkin

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Through the looking glass, into a world of art.

We made our way to the Lille Cathedral first thing before the buses arrived.

And then we arrived, in perfect morning light, to a tower just for us.

Well, there were three business guys who played through, stopping just long enough to take some pictures of us.

Another UFO

And then back down in the light.

We skipped Picasso and went straight to Yayoi-land.

Time for some coffee at Tomo’s Truck

Peace and birdsong

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A stunning day

Something fishy

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Icarus at the top of the stairs

Digital water

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Alignment

Chagal? No Lille! Same striking blue.

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One of the highlights of our trip.

Notre Dame Rebuilt

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When I was 16, I played a concert in Notre Dame Cathedral.  After the fire, it is very very clean inside.  Work is still in progress on the outside. The speed of the reconstruction is very impressive.

Security to get in is rather intense. Martin Luther would have loved this.

The new clean interior is breathtaking.

And the organ is being put through its paces. We heard some Greig, including In the Hall of the Mountain King. Here is the bombastic ending of that piece. What a special treat!