Simple and soothing seaside scenes. Continue reading
Pretty Fascinating Petrified Forest
Petrified wood rocks. It’s like wood, except it’s not: bazillions of years ago it became fossilized. The result are ridiculously sturdy, heavy, and garishly colorful objects that resemble tree trunks or bark popping up from the ground. Continue reading
Phormosan Pantheon
There are five principal religious systems in Taiwan: ancestor worship, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and folk beliefs. These do not function in isolation but actually mingle together, creating a very interesting mix. Never having been oppressed and always able to flourish freely, religion is an important part of daily life for most contemporary Taiwanese. Continue reading
Paramount Panoramas
It’s always good to see the big picture. One way this can be achieved is to climb some high place. Or take a lift. I did just that, and took some photos. Here and there. Continue reading
The Miracle of Metro
More than a mere mass movement method, rapid-transit systems can be a showcase of first-class engineering and architecture, while their visual information signs become icons of design. Continue reading