Yokohama

The floor of the entrance in the Tea house was designed to mimic a harvor.

Yokohama

Yokohama An old column sits in a Tea house

A vertical sihouette seen in center of this picture is a wood column inside a Tea house.I`m afraid I don`t remeber the exact story I was told, But I`m trying to tell you anyway.
Placing an old column in a Tea house came into fashion during Meiji period. The older column was the better. It sounds pretty strange,doesn`t it? A New one should be better, But it is said that a colum has a house`s history in it, So a column symbolizes the inheritance of the house's history.I think the colum in this picturemay be a thousand years old.

Taipei Highway

This is the highway connecting the city of Taipei and the Airport. Guess what!! In case of emergency, the highway will be used as a runway for airplanes. I`m sure it was built on the assumption that a war against china is coming.

Taipei Trees

What motivate trees in taiwan grow tall and wide? Heavy rain, high humid, strong wind and strong sunlight. In a word, tropic crimate does it.....

Taipei

Taipei

Taipei Lin Garden

Taipei Lin Garden