Sunday 28 December 2008

Friday 19 December 2008

Wednesday 26 November 2008

Saturday 18 October 2008

Sunday 12 October 2008

Sunday 28 September 2008

Asuka, Nara 2


And split up in 2 parts to see more details:


Asuka, Nara


Just like at home. You can hardly tell it's Japan!

Monday 15 September 2008

Sunday 7 September 2008

What Pho

The reclining Buddha.

Tuesday 2 September 2008

Grand Palace Bangkok


Dazzling!

NaiLert Park Hotel Pool


Fantastic garden and good pool to float in.

Found a couple of interesting bugs in the water.

Lumphini

Sunday 31 August 2008

Phloen Chit Bangkok


10 meters above Asia's most amazing traffic jam.

North Thai Cuisine


Deep fried frog! Mmmh!

Wat Arun Bangkok


Copy-paste-art, Thai-style.

Jim Thompson House Bangkok


Colonial style house of the disappeared Jim Thompson. Worth a visit.

Wat Phra Kaew Bangkok


Made of pure gold and weighs 10 million tons.

Ayutthaya


All burned away by the heat.

BaiPai Cooking School Bangkok 2

BaiPai Cooking School Bangkok

Mango Tango Bangkok

Mango heaven

NaiLert Park Classic


The iconic Kill Bill and Kung Fu star David Carradine died here?

NaiLert Park Lobby


One symmetric lobby indeed.

Bangkok Wat-something


You can get a massage there.

Friday 15 August 2008

Umeda / Midousuji 360

Walking along Midousuji.

Umeda 360

Saturday 9 August 2008

Monday 9 June 2008

Minou Mountain


Usually teeming with monkeys but not this time.

Monday 19 May 2008

Open Air Farmhouse Museum


No nails in Japanese woodstructures. :P


And quite cute too!

Crossing Bridges

These always fascinate me!

Wednesday 14 May 2008

Basic Ryokan (hotel)


While you eat in that hall they prepare your futons. :)


Tuesday 13 May 2008

Wetlands in Hokkaido


Bit underwhelming on the picture but quite exhilarating in reality, especially if you get down into the reeds.

Wednesday 7 May 2008

Lake Mashū, a crater lake


I wonder if the island in the middle is the lava dome.

Monday 5 May 2008

Io-zan (volcano), 360 degree panorama

Sulphur hangs ominously in the air, even in the nearby villages, and items made out of shiny metal corrode really quickly.

Here is a big version.


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Monday 28 April 2008

Monstertemple


Throw your babies into the lava pit on the left.

Osaka Dome, River Harbor

Note the flood gates on the right.

Big version here



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Sunday 27 April 2008

Abandoned Fairground in Tennoji


Reminds me of Spirited Away. Spooky.

Friday 25 April 2008

Floodgate

3 of them on 3 rivers. There are 2 release mechanisms. A "slow one" for taifuns and a "cut the ropes one" for tsunamis.

Big version is here

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Thursday 24 April 2008