Sandanbeki Coast of Japan for Water H2O Thursday

 

In one of my many trips to Japan

Fujifilm Pro2

Fujinon 16-55mm f2.8-4

Linking Water H2O Thursday

Grilled Shishamo in Ikaho Japan for Sign2

 

The sign says a school of grill technique by salt for Shishamo, which is a silvery fish commonly found in Japan Rivers in mountains. These fish contain roes that made the taste even better. This region was reknown for this.

Fujifilm Pro2

16-55mm f2.8

Linking Sign2

Retro Sign in Freemantle for Tom's Sign2

 

Rooster has runner's feet. Back in 2011. Though I am not into Murdocracy products, The sign feels right to me.

Fujifilm XPro2 

16-55mm f2.8 

Linking Sign2

Freemantle Perth for Mural Monday

 

Back in the days I went to Perth for a medical exam, I struggled to calm my nerves. So I took my camera out for a spin in the posh area of Freemantle. 

It was in 2011 I think. The year I passed exam too. So I love this city very much lol. A plate of pasta at the time cost me 48 AUD. It was still quite expensive by today's standard!

Fujifilm Pro2

16-55mm f2.8 

Linking Mural Monday

Somewhere in Southern France for Sign2

 

I cannot remember where this location was. It was somewhere in South France. I recalled I had very good mussels and local steamed snapper. 

Fujifilm Pro2

16-55mm f2.8

 

Linking Sign2

Mont-Saint-Michel tourist shop sign for Sign2

 

I remembered I bought a lot of cheese from here. 

These cow installations were quite artistic looking.

Fujfilm Pro2

16-55mm f2.8 

I am also starting to do a regular event for thursday called Water H2O Thursday. Anything to do with water will do. I am hosting on my own photo blog hops at H2O Thursday Welcome to place your links there

Linking Sign2

Kang Rice Wine - famous in Qing Dynasty

 

Just like the modern days, Kang is the powerful family that controls sale of salt, wine and sugar. It plays a major role in SilkRoad trade too. His family home is bigger than the size of forbidden city. The whole city like mansion is preserved till this day.

The sign says "Kang Hudred Million Wine" 

The words on sides of the door reads "There are all sorts of wine in the world" "Nothing beats the wine from Kang"

Linking Tom's Sign2

Old Chinese painting passed on in the family

 

I have a large family. Over 200 cousins that I could not count them all. It has been 3 years since I return to Taiwan. There were many wonderful items passed down the family tree. This was one of them. 

I am not sure if this was a real painting or a fake one. The dress code was from Manchurian period with a pig tail. Quite a scenic background too. There is a lot of western painting influence for this one.

Linking Tom's Treasure Tuesday

Pyrenees Biarritz France by Fujifilm X Pro2

 

As I browsed through my old photos, I particularly enjoyed this one

Linking Little Thursday

Sky gate ornament for Tom's Sign2 Event

 

The sign says, "Southeast Number 1". It refers to the sky gate tourist attraction that is very hard to climb up to in a mountain where a lot of daredevils come here for wind surfing along the cliffs of the mountains. 

Fujifilm Pro2

Fujinon 16-55mm f2.8

Linking Tom's Sign2

Throwback Sunday - Paris France

 I was so buggered in the quest to get to pinnacles testing out my new camera. I smashed ND filter, tripod and busted my feet and sustained multiple lacerations. Barely possible to stand up this morning. 

So unfit now. 

So a late post and decide a throwback pic

Fujifilm Pro2

16-55mm f2.8

Linking Sunday Best

Macarons cart sign for Tom's Sign2 event

 

A cute sign when I was last in Normandy France. Looks quite colourful

Fujifilm Pro2

16-55mm f2.8

This is linking Tom's Sign2

Taichi Sign - Sign2 event

 

Years ago, I visited the original site for Taichi Martial Arts. Chan family is one of the four fathers of this "hard" stream of Taichi. 

Fujifilm X Pro2 

16-55mm f2.8 

This is linking Tom's Sign2 Wednesday

Signposts in Shinjuku, Tokyo

 

The night street in Tokyo reveals these interesting looking signposts. I can't wait to travel to Japan again. 

Fujifilm Pro 2

16-55mm f2.8 

This is in participation with Tom's Signpost Wednesday Signpost Wednesday and Face Off Friday

Waratah Lake, Grampians National Park

 

The standard look from Boroka Look Out

Fujifilm XPro2

Fujifilm 16-55mm f2.8 

Old post on Grampians National Park 

Grampians National Park

Church interior France

Sereal

Shoalwater Marine Park, Western Australia

Taken by Fujifilm XT 10

Melbourne Whitenight

White a lovely night at Melbourne

Creek at Lorne, Victoria, Australia

Black and White conversion for a creek beneath Erskine Falls

Rosalind Park Tulip, Bendigo

Fujifilm 23mm f1.4 renders quite a nice bokeh.