Taipei 101. The world’s tallest tower from it’s completion in 2004 until the opening of a taller building in Dubai in 2010 and first building to exceed 1/2 km in height. The view from the top is stunning and equally hard to photograph due to barriers, glass, etc. Taipei 101. Le plus grand gratte-ciel au…
The intermittent lake
In the limestone garrigues region of southern France between Avignon and Montpellier and between the sea and the Cévennes range, the few lakes that exist are mostly the result of flood control dams on the local rivers. After the violent rains of the autumn, surface water flushes rapidly away to the sea or disappears into…
Wuling farm
Wuling farm: a high mountain valley, formerly serving as a rest and work area for retired ROC soldiers, (including a country villa once used by Chiang Kai-shek) now a recreation area. The valley is at about 1700 to 2200 m altitude, contains tea and coffee plantations, fine floral displays, and the trailhead for the hike…
Road to Wuling
Public transportation to the Wuling Farm recreation area (located in the Shei-Pa National Park) in Taiwan is by bus. It leaves from the east coast city of Ilan and follows the Lanyang river. For 30 to 40 km it’s a diet of stunning views, steep hillsides and cabbage farms !! La vallée de Wuling est…
Taroko
On the east coast of Taiwan, away from the bigger cities, the mountains plunge steeply into the Pacific. Near Hualien, the Liwu river reaches the sea after passing through deep gorges cut through black and white marble, This is one of the country’s finest natural attractions. Sur la côte est de Taiwan, près de la…
Le ventoux
Image d’entête : Le sommet du Ventoux en ligne de mire depuis Courry – environ 70 km. Image ci-dessous : Le Ventoux depuis l’Uzège. Tours d’Uzès à l’avant-plan. Header image : The Ventoux sighted from Courry – about 70 km away. Image above : same, sighted from a town near Uzès. Tower of Uzès in…
Yingge – ceramics in Taiwan
Yingge district, Taipei County, specialises in ceramics and porcelain. …many shops with outstanding pieces on the old street (鶯歌老街) and a remarkable ceramics museum to visit too. Le district de Yingge, près de Taipei, se spécialise en la fabrication de porcelaines et céramiques. Dans la ville, une rue commerçante (鶯歌老街) propose des produits de grand…
The Vis Canyon
Looking down into the canyon. near navacelles, September 2014
Qingdao Horticultural exposition 2014
In an exhibition site fifty km from the city centre, it was big, impressive, enormous. Few foreigners in attendance, but at least one Taiwanese citizen and a member of the French communist party paid a visit. They let the communist party visitor in for free. L’expo s’est tenu à 50 km du centre ville de…
Qingdao Horticultural Expo – flora
Some examples of the flora on exhibition.
Parasols in Qingdao
Seen in a pavillion at the Qingdao International Horticultural Exhibition : A few days before the closure, October 2014. Vus à l’exposition internationale horticole de Qingdao en octobre 2014, quelques jours avant la fermeture.
Faces and Face Towers
Des sourires enigmatiques, figés, partout. fixed, staring, enigmas.
A cold day near the aqueduct
Jour d’hiver sous le pont
A parasol in Nanjing
Keeping out of the sun on a hot, hot day in the park C’était une journée éouffante au parc. Nanjing, 2014
The lake
A lakeshore stroll on a sunny autumn day, Nanjing China
The red doors
checking messages in central Taipei
