Sunday, May 07, 2006

San Francisco by night

The beauty of the bay. Posted by Picasa

California Wine in Napa valley

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Rail_Road Crossing

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San Francisco airport

International Terminal, San Francisco International Airport. Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill, Michael Willis Architects and Del Campo & Maru. Date: 2000. Posted by Picasa

Monday, April 10, 2006

Koinobori


Koinobori or carp streamers, are flown throughout Japan to celebrate Children's Day.

Thursday, February 02, 2006

Chinese vs Japanese Dragon

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The water clock in Italy

In the Villa d'Este at Tivoli and the villas at Frascati, near Rome, the various disposals of water constituted an integral element of the garden composition.
This fountain is probably the first working example of a water organ using an aeolian chamber, to be built since 1750.
Worth a visit.... Posted by Picasa

Catacombs

...still in Italy, a gothic church... Posted by Picasa

Italy vatican museum

I am obsessed to shoot at symmetry and paterns... like this: Posted by Picasa

Monday, January 23, 2006

Rainy day

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COLOR RED IN JAPAN

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Red bibs, robes, and caps...

_In Japan, the color red is associated closely with a few deities in Shinto and Buddhist traditions, and statues of these deities are often decked in red clothing. Posted by Picasa

Rainbow bridge...

_Rainbow Bridge, Its total length is 918m and the distance between the two main towers is 570m. The bridge has 2 stages: the upper stage is used for an express way while the lower one is for an ordinary road and sidewalks as well as an unmanned seaside express train, called Yurikamome. Posted by Picasa

Saturday, January 21, 2006

A new watch...


_Today my friend Mr."M" wanted to show his new toy... The new wrist watch.
The "IW500107",
1,155,000.00 Japanese Yen
(9,982.283 USD, 8,225.700 EUR)
for the piece showed in the picture here.

What to say to a sick narcissist friend?
leave any comment... Posted by Picasa

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

China

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Tokyo zoo

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Tokyo Olympic Stadium

"Tokyo Olympic Stadium". Swooping roof suspended on two 13" steel cables. Kenzo Tange 1961. Indeed impressive! Posted by Picasa

Yasukuni Jinja

Yasukuni Jinja. This Shrine has been the topic of great controversy in Japan since the end of World War II. It is the home to the souls of more than 2.5 million Japanese war dead. Included among these 2.5 million souls are fourteen convicted Class A war criminals, including Tojo Hideki who was the Japanese War Minister during World War II Posted by Picasa

old friend!

Memories Posted by Picasa

Maneki neko

Maneki-Neko is japanese lucky cats welcoming your good lucks. Posted by Picasa

led - led - led

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Odaiba by Night

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A flower in the cement

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Prada store in Aoyama

_Herzog and deMeuron 2003.
Prada’s Tokyo “epicenter”, in the fashionable Aoyama district... Posted by Picasa

The robot and the girl.

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