Hundertwasserhaus

Very cool architecture in Vienna courtesy of Friedensreich Hundertwasser. I love all the trees growing inside and outside of this building in Vienna: Hundertwasser must have been ahead of his time… I think it is just recently that having trees growing out of / or on top of large buildings has become more commonplace. Hopefully the trend continues!

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Superchurch (Stephansdom, Vienna)

I suppose no trip to Europe is complete without a cathedral visit or two. This being my first trip to Europe, I’ve been really impressed by the church architecture. Admittedly, all I can compare these churches and cathedrals to are the modern, ‘user-friendly’ structures in North America which may someday (in the distant future) be visited as tourist sites also. They still need to collect more treasure to catch up to the Europeans, I think.  You can’t make it out in this picture, but the phrase, “Yes Lord, Yes Lord, Yes Yes Lord, …, Yes Lord, Yes Lord, Yes Lord, Amen” is carved in Latin under this portrait.  The current exchange rates: 0.65EUR = 1.01224USD, 0.65EUR = 1.0016CAD (background portrait – maybe St. Stephan) 

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Ich bin ein Berliner

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Dr. Fish Therapy

I saw this on TV once before: little fish chewing on your skin, presumably with the purpose of improving it’s condition. I believe it works… finding a special “fish therapy” foot bath inside an onsen gives it enough credibility for me. The little guys were taking a break when I went to the onsen, but I got a chance to take their pictures. If I have some spare time before I leave Kyoto, I may try it out… 

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Tokyo & Kyoto Panoramas

Tokyo from City Hall (in Shinjuku)

Kyoto (from Kyomizudera)

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