2014年9月19日 星期五

A trip to Toyama, Tetayama and Kurobe (Japan Alps) (10-17 September 2014)





Kyoto Tower by night, 10 September 2014
 
Toyama Station leaving for Kyoto on 16 Sept

movie poster, 16 Sept


Cable car

Hiking Trail


Tateyama hiking trail entrance


 Mount Midagaoka , 15 Sept

Return to Murodo Plateau 

Bijodaira Forest on 15 Sept

At train depot


Old Street car in operation


Fish Mart

Iwase Canal, Toyama

 A typical house at Old Kitakuni route, Toyama on 14 Sept

midway station of the gorge railway


Kurobe river at Kanetsuri

Keyakidaira Gorge

Rail Truck car running along Kurobe Gorge

Unazuki Bridge on 13 Sept

Street scenery at Unazuki Spring

Uozu Station

Omachi rail station on 12 Sept


Omachi Spring village

Kurobe Reservoir

Kurobe Dam


大觀峰

Lake Mikuri

Murodo Plateau


Tateyama Station, 11 Sept

Traditional tools and instruments used to produce various pills

Herb Medicine Museum

Toyama is famous for herb medicine derived from China. This traditional
medical production shop is still in operation.

Matsukawa River on 10 Sept 2014

Matsukawa Park, Toyama, 10 Sept.2014

2014年7月2日 星期三

Trip to Taichung, Taiwan (June 2014)

Tung Hai University, Taichung taken on 29 June 2014
Brands Health Museum taken on 28 June 2014
Wuxi Fish Market taken on 29 June

Glass product Display Pavilion
                                        Tin Hau Temple
  

                                       Lugang, Taichung taken on 27 June 2014

2014年4月30日 星期三

Trip to Kobe with Sun Princess

The trip started at Ocean Terminal on 16 April, 2014.

Ocean view Stateroom in Sun Princess

Star Ferry taken from Sun Princess stateroom
At 1pm on 17 April, The cruise arrived at Xiamen, China.

Sun Princess docked at Xiamen International Cruise Terminal
Gulangyu Island Ferry Point
At the museum front door
The busy town center at Lung Tao Road, Gulangyu
Zhong Shan Road Shopping zone, Xiamen
On 18 & 19 April, Sun Princess was cruising at sea on her way to Japan.

The Centrum area of the ship

Dining Restaurant at rest

On 20 April, Sun Princess arrived at Kochi Port, Shikoku Island, Japan.


The greeting rally team at pier, Kochi port.
The tea ceremony welcome drink offered by Kochi Tourism Board.
Hirome Market
 
Canal aroung Kochi castle

Sakamoto Ryuma Museum
Ryuma Historic route
Ryuma Post Office

Izumo Taisha Shrine
Inari Shrine
On 21 April Sun Princess arrived at Kobe in the morning. We disembarked here.


roadside flower plantation at Kobe Sannomiya area.

Flower route at Takarazuka town
Takarazuka Performing Hall
Tezuka Memorial Museum at Takarazuka

On 22 April, I toured Kyoto.

Nishihonganji Temple
Cherry Blossom inside Kyoto Imperial Garden
Inner garden of Kyoto Imperial Garden
Higashihonganji Temple

On 23 April, I visited Shigishan Shrine at Osaka Municipal District.
  

Mount Takayasu
Tiger is the Shrine's logo
Dolls donated
The Shrine
On 25 April, I visited Nara.
Toji Temple, Kyoto.
Heijo Palace, Nara
Kashirahara Shrine, Nara
Asuka Station at Nara countryside
On 26 April, I toured around Kyoto.

Shuhakuin Imperial Palace
Kyoto University