Reflections on Tokyo Imperial Palace

Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, Japan

The Toshogu Shrine is a Shinto Shrine, located in the city of Nikko, Japan. The shrine is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, and was initially built in 1617 during the Edo period.

Monkeys and Hot Springs

In the Jigokudani (Hell Valley) Park, there are troops of wild Japanese macaque (also referred to as the snow monkeys) that love to bathe in the hot springs (called Onsen in Japanese) during winter to keep warm. This amazing natural sight is found near a town called Shibu, which is near Nagano in Japan.

Melbourne Graffiti Scenes

 

Hong Kong Yellow Umbrella

Scenes from the Yellow Umbrella incidents in Hong Kong, both in Mong Kok and Admiralty.

Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay

Gardens by the Bay is a park spanning 101 hectares of reclaimed land in central Singapore, adjacent to the Marina Reservoir. Gardens by the Bay is an integral part of a strategy by the Singapore government to transform Singapore from a "Garden City" to a "City in a Garden". The stated aim is to raise the quality of life by enhancing greenery and flora in the city.

The supertrees are tree-like structures that dominate the Gardens' landscape with heights that range between 25 m to 50 m. They are vertical gardens that perform a multitude of functions, which include planting, shading and working as environmental engines for the gardens.

White Night Melbourne 2015

The White Night is an annual event held in Melbourne which debuted in 2013. In its third year, the city comes alive from evening to the following morning with all night exhibitions, street performances, fashion, lighting installations, film screenings, multimedia projections, concerts, dance and interactive events.

Slide Melbourne!

A giant water slide has been set up in Melbourne, through Lansdowne Street next to the Fitzroy Gardens. The slide is easily more than 300 m in length, with 3 lanes of fun.

Hong Kong Avenue of Stars

Bronze statues celebrating the icons of Hong Kong culture, along the Avenue of Stars in East Tsim Sha Tsui.

Anita Mui

McDull

Hong Kong Harbour

Victoria Harbour is the harbour that divides Hong Kong island from Kowloon, the mainland side, and due to its unique formation is one of the key advantages for making Hong Kong a successful trading centre when everything depended on trading ships.

 

Hong Kong Street Scenes

Some street scenery from Hong Kong, November 2014.

Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong

Wan Chai, Hong Kong

The Tunnel

The Pound Bend Tunnel is a man-made tunnel to divert the Yarra River in the Warrandyte State Park area. It was originally dug in 1870 for diverting the Yarra River, such that alluvial gold in a 5 km long section of river bed could be mined. 

Spring Kangaroo Pt II

More photos of the kangaroo spotted in the wild.

Spring Kangaroo

 Kangaroo with their joeys found in the wild.

Grey Melbourne Skyline

Melbourne city as seen from the Shrine of Remembrance.

The State Library of Victoria

The State Library of Victoria is the central library of the state, located in Melbourne. The library holds over 2 million books and 16,000 serials, including the diaries of the city's founders, John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner, and the folios of Captain James Cook, and also houses the original armour of Ned Kelly.

The landmark Domed Reading Room opened in 1913. The octagonal space was designed to hold over a million books and up to 500 readers. It is 34.75 m in both diameter and height, and its oculus is nearly 5 m wide. The dome was the largest of its type in the world on completion.