Benoist S.

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Happy Chinese New Year

Benoist S. posted an article on - Feb 2, 2011, 7:05 am
This photo of lucky charms taken during the Chinese New Year celebaration in Beijing has been the photo I have sold most :-) All my chinese new year photos in this nice gallery.
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Honda Racing

Benoist S. posted an article on - Feb 1, 2011, 11:51 pm
Honda Racing at Tokyo Auto Salon.
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GT-R by M7 Japan

Benoist S. posted an article on - Feb 1, 2011, 11:40 pm
M7 R600 at Tokyo Auto Salon.
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Nissan Leaf

Benoist S. posted an article on - Feb 1, 2011, 3:25 am
Good news everyone, I am now ready to upload my photos from Tokyo Auto Salon ! First car : the Nissan Leaf. Don’t worry, the babes will come soon ;-)
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Spicy Ginger Tea

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 31, 2011, 7:02 am
I think I fell in love with this : hot tea with ginger in it, slightly spicy, simply delicious.
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Idaho Burger in Japan

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 30, 2011, 11:47 pm
The new burger from the American Burger series at Mc Donald Japan: Idaho Burger. Not bad but not as good as the previous one (Texas Burger).
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2k540

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 30, 2011, 3:53 am
2k540 Aki-Oka Artisan in Akihabara. Beautiful renovation of what lies below the Yamanote Line, north of Akihabara. Thank you Ray for the tip :-)
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Gundam Café

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 29, 2011, 4:11 am
Gundam Café in Akihabara. Did not have a chance to try (I refuse to queue for food) so only took a photo of the sign ! Well, you can always check their Official Website :p
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Climbing Fujisan

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 27, 2011, 8:01 pm
Fantastic view when climbing Mt. Fuji (Fujisan). You can see all photos over there with a nice slideshow.
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A1 in Japan

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 27, 2011, 6:45 pm
The Audi A1 has finally come to Japan and I had a chance to look at one in Audi Setagaya. Quite a cute little car, love the design ! Last post on Audi for a while I promise ;-)
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Nagomi Soba Dining

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 26, 2011, 1:07 am
Since the beginning of the year I’m trying to eat in a different restaurant in Kagurazaka everyday for lunch. Today’s finding: Nagomi Soba Dining. Good food and friendly service. BTW, I’m also updating my benoa.net galleries on Japan after doing those of China. Takes quite a lot of time but th...
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Futuristic Destkop

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 24, 2011, 4:49 am
A gathering of mostly useless information but displayed in such a nice fashion that it makes you think you control some kind of spaceship :D What you need (under windows) : Rainmeter Blue Vision theme Simple Sentence theme Speedfan to read your CPU/GPU/HDD temperatures a nice futuristic background,...
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Onsen Addict

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 23, 2011, 4:25 am
Back in Japan and already looking forward to my next Onsen trip. I had no experience of hot springs before coming to Japan and I have to say that I am now addicted :-) Those photos were taken in Ikaho in January 2011.
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Guinness Beer

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 21, 2011, 10:44 am
And one Guinness for Friday’s lunch here in Dublin. “Guinness is good for you” they used to say. In England, post-operative patients used to be given Guinness, as were blood donors, based on the belief that it was high in iron. Pregnant women and nursing mothers were at one stage advised to dr...
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LTE

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 21, 2011, 7:00 am
Meeting room for the RAN2 LTE session or where delegates shape the future of wireless communications :-)
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Irish Bread

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 21, 2011, 5:00 am
Same effect on me as all other dark breads : quickens the transit ;-)
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Talk to Me

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 21, 2011, 3:16 am
Beloved accessory for sharing thoughts and opinions (good and bad ones) !
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Korean Keychain

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 20, 2011, 3:46 am
Small present from my Korean colleague – thank you Woonhee :-)
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User Plane Session

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 20, 2011, 3:42 am
RAN2#72bis in Dublin, Ireland.
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RAN2#72bis in Dublin

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 20, 2011, 3:33 am
Main room for RAN2.
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Beef Sandwich and Soup

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 18, 2011, 7:00 am
First lunch in Dublin, Ireland.
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M.O'Brien's

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 18, 2011, 5:00 am
Nice restaurant near our hotel in Dublin.
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Landing Show

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 18, 2011, 3:27 am
Enjoying the final approach towards Paris.
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Ambiance Lighting

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 17, 2011, 8:00 am
The cabin lighting of the A380 features programmable multi-spectral LEDs capable of creating a cabin ambience simulating daylight, night, or levels in between. Quite nice I have to say!
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Upper Deck

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 17, 2011, 6:00 am
Upper Deck of an A380 (here Air France). Thanks to the curvature of the plane, all window seats on the upper deck benefit from a storage compartment, quite nice!
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Boarding the Big Bird

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 17, 2011, 4:16 am
Boarding AF’s A380 in Tokyo.
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Ikaho Onsen Video

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 17, 2011, 2:38 am
In cooperation with Akihabara News, I am happy to bring you a short video of Ikaho Onsen. Ikaho is a lovely little town about 2 hours drive from Tokyo. Ikaho is famous for its hot-springs and for the long stroll of stairs that runs through the city.
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Ikaho Onsen

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 15, 2011, 7:04 pm
A short preview of things to come… :-)
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Tokyo Auto Salon

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 14, 2011, 4:06 am
Coming soon on a website near you ;-)
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Japanese Cityscape

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 13, 2011, 12:32 am
Quite a typical view in a Japanese city : messy at first sight, but clean and organised once you pay attention to details.
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Kagurazaka Geisha

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 12, 2011, 1:39 am
Three years in Kagurazaka and I have seen Geishas there maybe 6 or 7 times in total. So yesterday was a lucky day: not only I met a Geisha on the street right in front of my house but I also happened to carry my camera !
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Escargots

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 10, 2011, 9:35 pm
And I met some people who refused to eat some when we offered them.
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Naoko in the Snow

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 10, 2011, 8:07 am
At least someone was enjoying it :D
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Stupid Design

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 9, 2011, 7:35 pm
Apologies for going back and forth between Japan and France but I still have a few things to post from my Christmas holidays in France. So remember the Picasso C4 I rented. Well, the build quality was as expected: not very good, which is something I can understand. What is very difficult for me to u...
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Tokyo Sky Tree Video

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 9, 2011, 5:48 am
In cooperation with Akihabara News, I am happy to bring you a short video of the Tokyo Sky Tree, which, although still under construction already offers an impressive sight !
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Morning C4 Drive

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 8, 2011, 7:30 am
So after a peaceful night in the Sheraton and patiently waiting for 6:30 to have our breakfast (jetlag!), we picked up our rental car at Avis. I used to use Europcar quite much but because of the free downgrade they gave me last year (when my pre-booked and prepaid Audi A3 or similar was downgraded ...
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Sheraton CDG

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 8, 2011, 7:13 am
Clearly over-priced when compared to the alternatives in the neighbourhood but considering that it’s the only hotel you can reach without even having to take a shuttle, we somehow always end up spending one night there before picking up a rental car to drive to Normandy.
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Tokyo Sky Tree

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 7, 2011, 1:18 am
539m done, 95m to go ! The Tokyo Sky Tree (東京スカイツリ) is a broadcasting, restaurant and observation tower under construction in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It is the tallest artificial structure in Japan since 2010. When completed, the tower will have a height of 634.0 metres (2,080 ft). The c...
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A380 Descent

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 5, 2011, 2:00 am
Descent towards Paris on an A380, the final phase of AF276 between Tokyo and Paris.
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Tail Camera on A380

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 5, 2011, 1:00 am
One nice thing (among others) on Air France’s A380 is the availability throughout the flight of a tail camera view. This was shot somewhere above Siberia on AF276 between Tokyo and Paris.
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A380 Cabin

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 4, 2011, 4:12 am
The A380 is quieter (especially behind the wings) and more stable than any aircraft I have flown (and that should cover pretty much everything). Pictured above the upper deck. And below, the lower deck by day and night. No photos of the business class unfortunately (I declined an upgrade to stay wi...
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A380 Boarding

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 2, 2011, 10:05 pm
Boarding an A380 from Air France in Paris (AF276) and Tokyo (AF275). No additional hassle despite the large number of passengers. On the contrary, since boarding proceeds in parallel on two decks, it was actually quite fast. Coming next, some photos of the cabin and the cockpit ! :-)
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Port-en-Bessin

Benoist S. posted an article on - Jan 2, 2011, 4:30 am
Nice harbour near Bayeux in Normandy, quite often very windy, like on that day! Nothing quite like the 16-35mm/f2.8 to take nice landscape pictures like those, what do you think ? :-)
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Happy New Year 2011

Benoist S. posted an article on - Dec 31, 2010, 4:41 am
Happy New Year 2011 to all of you my dear blog readers ! May it bring you happiness wherever you are :-)
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A380 Coming Soon

Benoist S. posted an article on - Dec 30, 2010, 4:56 am
A380 photos coming soon (including some very nice cockpit shots!)… but first have to sort the whole bunch of holiday pictures.
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Playmobil

Benoist S. posted an article on - Dec 26, 2010, 4:57 am
My daughter is now old enough to play with Playmobil :-) That’s money well spent on Toys !
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Saucissons Galore

Benoist S. posted an article on - Dec 23, 2010, 9:15 am
Pretty hard to come by in Japan, so we bought 8 of them :-) If you pay attention to the signs, you’ll notice a rather unusual kind of saucisson…
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Smart Car Park

Benoist S. posted an article on - Dec 23, 2010, 9:10 am
Parking space dedicated to Smarts – as seen in an underground car park in Caen, France.
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Vintage Toy

Benoist S. posted an article on - Dec 22, 2010, 11:15 am
Found at the bottom of a closet today, a toy I played with when I was a kid: an ambulance we got in Hungary in 1977! :-)
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Mes Schtroumpfs

Benoist S. posted an article on - Dec 22, 2010, 4:59 am
Ideal game for the holiday season on the iPad :-)
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