http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/album/4074286 Patrick Alexander en-us 23people http://www.23hq.com/resources/um-style/logo-20.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.23hq.com/rss/zpxlng/album/4074286 false http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074384 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074384"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364500/4074384_d7765b8ad038d3b48f050ca7c463906a_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>It's New Year's Day and in Japan that means climbing a mountain and watching the sun rise. It is hard to convince your friends to do this when you have all been up all night anyway. They will complain all the way. Ignore their curses and resentment and force them up that goddamned hill. They will thank you afterwards.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074384 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:30:39 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074389 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074389"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364501/4074389_691054b16bbfa943e38d7c2d06ad11a9_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>The mountain in question is the one with Shizuoka Sengen shrine at the bottom.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074389 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:31:00 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074391 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074391"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364506/4074391_3d6a6a1d87879929b53e2a32079078f9_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>These photos are not very good I'm afraid. But the sunrise is so beautiful that it doesn't matter. Wait and see.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074391 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:31:16 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074394 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074394"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364498/4074394_5177a8b5a4de0282423250e7219a3f68_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>It was the most beautiful sunrise I have ever seen. To the right was this stretch of mountain-like cloud, just above the real mountains -- like a second horizon.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074394 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:31:25 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074396 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074396"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364498/4074396_3d188ee07aa3906a85ed491970a1d01b_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>And to the left was MOUNT FUJI.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">This is what you live in Shizuoka for.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074396 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:31:39 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074397 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074397"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364507/4074397_d32b3f7dd460ee8cdaf45ba829052148_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>I wished I could get the whole horizon in one photo. You'll have to piece it together in your mind I'm afraid.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Anyway: Daaaaaaamn, look at that.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074397 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:31:50 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074398 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074398"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364500/4074398_3e161d2f6a4063431b8e24025f25976c_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>We haven't even gotten to the good stuff yet.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074398 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:32:16 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074399 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074399"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364503/4074399_ef8076a6ed49a8d13fee16434f9f1102_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Oh hey it's Shizuoka.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Dum de dum.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074399 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:32:45 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074400 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074400"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364507/4074400_ebc9ae1f7e93bb1da9e91816bc9160a5_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Fujisan's cloud hat reflects a tinge of pink.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074400 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:32:56 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074402 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074402"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364503/4074402_6ca02ff0720ca5cefc925c126f009658_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Over at the right side again, things are more orange.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074402 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:33:04 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074403 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074403"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364505/4074403_1c73a6e421f542160221e5815a9c9c08_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Increasingly orange!</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074403 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:33:17 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074404 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074404"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364506/4074404_d8346fe212da6b6663961d75b7512f4b_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Look at the light on those clouds. The sun is going to peek between the mountains and those clouds. Rise, and then disappear behind the cloud, and then rise again. A bonus sunrise.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074404 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:33:28 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074405 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074405"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364499/4074405_4908a7e9142d2426c555204ca4086cce_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Gorgeous!</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074405 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:33:39 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074407 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074407"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364501/4074407_88ae0712df7a8d75556d8b0974a12051_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>You will have to take my word for it that it was even more gorgeous in person.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">I can understand if you don't believe me. But it was.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074407 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:33:51 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074409 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074409"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364501/4074409_b4bbf433457a873a6f839b9050ef53ea_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>OH SHIT IS THAT THE SUN? I think it might be. If it is, this is the point at which everyone gasped, and the old people clapped their hands a few times and prayed.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Gotta be pretty dedicated old people to climb this mountain.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074409 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:34:07 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074410 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074410"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364499/4074410_923df1fd319a793b43c32f57e81475be_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>After all this, we climbed down the mountain and ate some food at the festival at the shrine, then went home to sleep I think.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074410 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:34:22 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074412 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074412"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364499/4074412_3ec831c3eec12a291f8495f5c2b9c297_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>It was perfect -- coming down the mountain steps from a sunrise; the sounds of festival music and chatter -- no louder than the breeze at first -- slowly, slowly filling the air.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074412 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:34:35 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074413 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074413"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364504/4074413_68b36af457d2299d4be42b516ce1c88e_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>You gotta do it sometime.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074413 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:34:47 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074414 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074414"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364497/4074414_4ae5838240b59a11deafc70cf6ffebcd_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>I will let you just contemplate the sunrise now.</p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074414 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:34:59 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074415 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074415"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364501/4074415_3a71df7cb9d9ecbf7eca67dffa857341_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074415 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:35:12 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074417 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074417"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364507/4074417_49231c9a3704a73f39965affbeff5f33_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074417 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:35:28 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074418 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074418"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364497/4074418_72c1222d9371491d861d2ac87e9274e3_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074418 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:35:41 GMT http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074419 <p><a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074419"><img src="http://www.23hq.com/3364499/4074419_16e95488af490022dd048f10ca3ebfe5_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/">Patrick Alexander</a></p> http://www.23hq.com/zpxlng/photo/4074419 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:35:56 GMT