Recently I was in the car with a coworker, and we passed by this abandoned neighbourhood not far from where I used to live in 2007-9. Some of the storefronts were mildly sleazy and he told me it's good they're tearing this area down. Of course I went back later on my own to have a closer look.
1. The abandoned zone is corralled to the left by the highrises there, and its boundary terminates at a street running from the intersection to the right along a road up toward that construction site in the difference (which I explored several times a few years ago).
2. A closer look.
3. While wandering through the area, I ran into this friendly looking creature. Not sure if it's a cat or a rabbit or some kind of rodent.
4. It offered to give me a tour of its neighbourhood.
5. Garbage has been piled up by city workers to make the area uninhabitable.
6. Most other people have cleared out.
7. Totoro knows all the secret corners of this area.
8. He took me to his friend's house but nobody was home.
9. Up on the roof.
10. Totoro shows off his bike.
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12. Bath time.
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14. We went by the subway station to pick up some more friends.
15. Totoro recommends you wear proper footwear.
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18. Playing hide-and-seek.
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20. Totoro loves rides.
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24. Don't worry, he's not going to jump.
25. Can you see him?
26. There's Totoro on his favourite roof.
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29. He really likes this thing.
30. Up for a game?
31. My friend said "I'm Korean; this is wrong" and I was worried what he would do next. He arranged a more appropriate game.
32. Game on.
33. Totoro stays hidden from the developers.
34. It's getting pretty late.
35. Which way was home?
36. We got a bit turned around.
37. Oh well, this is home now. Not like anyone else was living here. So long, Totoro.