This was the third time I visited Laomei Green Reef on the northern coast near Taipei, Taiwan. One can easily take Metro from Taipei to Tamsui then a Keelung-direction bus. It’s famous for its green troughs and trenches carved out of volcanic rook, especially in […]
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It’s Time for Bluebells
I hiked the trail along river at Worthington Farm, part of Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland in search of bluebells this morning. Luckily I did find several patches of bluebells that are in peak blooming stage.
Foot Bridge at Dahu Park, Taipei
Dahu Park (大湖公園) in suburb Taipei is a popular park next to a Metro Station. I arrived there one early morning to shoot this beautiful pedistrian arch bridge. Many people go there every morning for group exercise, hiking or even fishing. So do many egrets […]
Heping (Peace) Island, Keelung, Taiwan
Heping (Peace) Island is located near Keelung Harbor in northern Taiwan. It is a small resort park with beautiful rock formations created by the wave erosion through thousands or even millions of years. Here is a picture showing a cruise ship about to enter Keelung […]
Calla Lily
Calla Lily is in full bloom up in the mountain near Taipei. It draws many flower lovers and photographers to these beautiful fields . One can even pick your own calla lilies,10 for NT$100 of US$3.30.
Da-An Park, Taipei
Da-An Park in the city center of Taipei is like Central Park in New York City. There are many hiking trails, play ground, roller skating rink, flower gardens but the most attractive place is the small lake with island and trees in the middle of […]
City Park in Taichung, Taiwan
The center piece of the park is the Japanese style Pavilion in the middle of lake, built in 1908 during the Japanese occupation period of Taiwan. The revisit of the park bring back my memory when visiting the park for the first time as a […]
Keelung Cheng-Bing (正濱漁港) Fishing Port
The row of colorful painted house at this little fishing port near Keelung reminded me Bergen, Norway.
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
I am visiting my hometown, Kaohsiung, a southern Port City in Taiwan. Twin Pagoda Towers at Lotus Pond has always the landmark of the city. There are still portion of the city wall built in the 1800’s around Zuooying near Lotus Pond remains. The South […]
Mijas, Malaga, Spain
We arrived back to mainland Spain after the tour of Madeira Island, Portugal. The first port stop was Malaga but as it turned out was our last stop before concluding our cruise at Barcelona. It was due to the unusual high wind the Captain had […]
Madeira (Funchal), Portugal Island
We arrived in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal after tour three Spanish Canary Islands. The morning sun shining on the harbor and portion of the white houses on the hillside was simply gorgeous. We knew it’s going to be a splendid day to see the surroundings of […]
