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Earthquake with 5.1 magnitude in San Jose today

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 25 Oct 22

This morning we had an earthquake about 12 miles east of San Jose, with a magnitude about 5.1. That is the preliminary estimate. It is the biggest quake in the area in nearly a decade....

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Mango gelatin from Areteagas grocery

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 13 Aug 22

This is a mango gelatin from Arteagas market on Lincoln Avenue in downtown Willow Glen. It has mango in it and mango flavored hummus on top. It is a thick gelatin and the mango flavor is tasty. They also have cookies and cream and...

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The Obon festival in Japantown in San Jose

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 15 Jul 22

This is the Obon festival in Japantown in San Jose on Sunday. You see Taiko drummers here. This is the first in person festival in 2 years. It is held by the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin. It is not as large as the Nikkei...

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Womens March a 2019with San Jose Taiko

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 20 May 22

You have heard of the Womens March and understand it’s significance. People wear lots of pink and /or dress in costumes while marching. Making noise while marching is also a big thing for marches. Here is San Jose Taiko group...

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Norman Mineta had died at age 90

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 3 May 22

Norman Y. Mineta had died at the age of 90. He was the first Japanese American mayor of a major U.S city ( San Jose) and the 14 th Secretary of transportaton of the United States.He was born to Japanese immigrants who were...

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Here is another view of the chiang kai-shek memorial

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 18 Jul 21

This is another view of the Chiang Kai-shek memorial, at the Chinese cultural garden within Over felt gafdens. You can see the architecture from a different angle here. It is located one McKee road in east San Jose.

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Do you see the fox?

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 15 Mar 21

This red fox was at Thousand Oaks Park in San Jose yesterday morning. This fox likes the park quite well. It is curious about people and will come close enough to look but runs if you move toward it. It likes the grass.

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Vietnamese Americans for Joe Biden rally yesterday

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 25 Oct 20

Yesterday in downtown San Jose , some Vietnamese Americans had rally to get people to vote for Joe Biden. They had speakers and held up signs. A guy tooK a picture of the rally to post . Some of the speakers came here as...

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Banh xeo...have you ever had it?

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 22 Aug 20

This is banh xeo from a Vietnamese restaurants in East San Jose. It is a savory Vietnamese pancake with bean sprouts and shrimp and pork. It is quite good. Are you familiar with this dish?

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What's the local sports team in your area

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 17 Jun 20

What is a local team in your area? The San Jose Sharks are the locally hockey team . The SAP Arean, also known as the Shark Tank is their home stadium. I wonder when we will see live sports again. The Warfiors are the local...

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Roberto Adobe and Sunol house museum

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 30 Apr 20

This is the Roberto adobe and Sunol House Museum on 770 Lincoln Avenue in San Jose. It is a historical landmark. It is in the Willow Glen area of San Jose. Willow Glen used to be a city. l The Adobe was built by a native...

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Mural in Willow Glen

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 28 Apr 20

Wi!low Glen is a historical neighborhood in San Jose ,California. It used to be a separate city. Later San Jose incorporated it. There are a lot of old buildings on Lincoln Avenue, the main drag of downtown Willow Glen. Here is...

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November 29 - Let's discuss what happened on that day

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222624) • United States 29 Nov 19

Black Friday National Native American Heritage Day 1777 - San Jose, California, is founded. 1877 - Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time. 1955 - Howie Mandel was born. He is an Canadian comedian, actor,...

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Ernie's Liquor in San Jose

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 27 Mar 19

Ernie's Liquor in San Jose, California has sold several winning lottery tickets.Some people think this makes the store lucky.Well, tonight is the Powerball drawing,with over $750 M at stake.Will the luck happen again?

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Quetzacoatl statue in downtown San Jose

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 9 Mar 19

This is the Quetzacoatl statue in downtown San Jose.Quetzacoatl is an ancient mayan mythologicla figure.He is a serpent.This statue depicts him coiled at rest.He is the god of wind and wisdom.Some mormons believe quetzacoatl is...

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Christmas in the Park in San Jose 2018

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 2 Mar 19

These are some trees from Christmas in the Park in downtown San Jose in the winter of 2018.There are dozens of trees that are decorated by various groups,such as schools,sports teams,churches,businesses,and other groups.It is fun...

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The 2019 Womens March seen in downtown San Jose

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 12 Feb 19

This is at the Womens march from 2019 in downtown San Jose.You can see signs,suffragettes,taiko drummers--San Jose Taiko I believe.This is the 3rd year of the Womens March.The march started from the Martin Luther King Jr. library...

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Mindoro to Palawan, Anyone who have travelled this route before?

lemarque @lemarque (42) • Philippines 18 Sep 10

Hi guys! I've always wanted to go to these 2 places. But I have been checking on how to visit these 2 in just one go. I want to go to Mindoro first then Palawan. There are no flights from Mindoro to Palawan but I heard that there...

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What is happening to the San Jose Sharks?

deborahd141 @deborahd141 (14) • United States 15 Dec 09

The San Jose Sharks have lost 4 or 5 in a row! And many of those losses were during overtime.....many were also in shootouts! It's as if they try so hard and make horrible mistakes towards the end and screw themselves over! In one...

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San Jose Not Dallas

canesfan1964 @canesfan1964 (544) • United States 29 Nov 09

OK I'm an idiot. Just turned the game on. Thought it was Dallas but realized it was San Jose. UGH!!! Maybe I need to go to bed. Too much driving today!!!

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