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Blue Sky

Such blue sky and leaves aglow, swaying to an fro…

Walked around the lakes yesterday, enjoying the sunshine and clear sky.

I watched a 2023 film by Wim Wenders the other day – Perfect Days. It is set in Tokyo and about a Japanese man who cleans public toilets for a living. It follows him around day to day as he interacts with colleagues, members of the public, his family, but mostly with nature. He loves to take pictures of trees. There is very little dialogue so not a lot of subtitle reading. All in all, a very nice film. I recommend.

Salzburg Sound of Music

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Hollywood is alive and well in Salzburg, Austria.

When we visited, my sister-in-law insisted we could not forego the Sound of Music Tour.  We groaned, but we followed along and ended up seeing some beautiful countryside.

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Luckily, this was NOT the tour that we took.

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View of the house from the other side of the lake.

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Tree-lined path around the lake.

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The gazebo had been moved to a new location.

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We sped by Red Bull Headquarters.

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The movie wedding took place in a church outside of Salzburg in a village on a lake.

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The Church

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It was pink inside!

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We wandered around the village for a while and came upon a shop selling traditional Austrian outfits.  My son bought a beautiful jacket.  He looks Austrian, now, right?

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TCK/Expat Film

I have updated my TCK/Expat page to include films as well as some additional books.  Check it out.

I recently watched The Road Home.  It is a short film – 24 minutes.  I watched it twice.  It is about a boy with Indian roots who has lived around the world.  His father sends him to boarding school in India and everybody thinks he is Indian but he only speaks English and says he is English.  So, confused about who he is, where he is from, not feeling Indian but looking Indian.  Sound familiar to anybody?

The director is currently working on expanding the film into a longer version with plot twists and adventure.  I think it might lose some of its intimate charm, but we will have to see.  In the meantime, have a look.  You can rent this film and watch it on-line here.

Another one that is currently airing at Film Festivals around the country is Shanghai Calling.  I have watched the trailer and it looks like a good comedy.  A man with Chinese roots who grew up in New York City finds himself sent to live in China for work.  He knows nothing about Chinese culture or language but people think he does because he looks Chinese.  I look forward to seeing it.  You can see the trailer here.