Kyoto station is a gargantuan block of metal and concrete housing the JR, subway, various shopping belts and malls, outdoor performance space, theatre and even a hotel! Eating places are plentiful. Our bento set tonight came with a small bowl of soup with eel liver! More -http://weliveinaflat.com/blog/can-eel-liver/
Tag: travel
Human in Kyoto Day 2
Kyoto station is a gargantuan block of metal and concrete housing the JR, subway, various shopping belts and malls, outdoor performance space, theatre and even a hotel. Eating places are plentiful. Our bento set tonight came with a small bowl of soup with eel liver.
So perhaps, one can technically live and operate in that building forever, without going anywhere else, except for the small incongruity of its name and planned function as a commuter hub.
For some, the journey into Kyoto starts from Kyoto Station. The bus dropped us off right by it; our hotel is right across the street from it as well. Most importantly, the Tourist Information Centre is housed with it on the 2nd floor. I came without an itinerary so TIC was definitely a good resource.
Donna’s Vacation
The rascal has been picky today. Took treats only to spit it out again and harrassed a more scared schauzer. I think she was just being playful, but that is not an excuse for harrying another animal.
Lines and Patterns at the Singapore Changi International Airport departure hall.
#1, #2 Lorong Halus Bridge – gateway to the Lorong Halus Wetlands.
#3, #4 A small bridge in the World of Plants, Gardens by the Bay
#5, #6 OCBC Skywalk in Supertree Grove, Gardens by the Bay
Out of the set, the OCBC Skywalk in the Supertree Grove looks the most otherworldly to me. Do you agree?
But I do find that stripped out of colour, black and white images can sometimes take on an otherworldly quality.
It only requires imagination to see the Lorong Halus bridge as a structure in an alien mining terrain for example. But in real life it is but a foot bridge with steel bars that zig-zag along its overall wavy frame across the river to a wetlands park. We visited quite a while back so you can see from the bridge the construction still taking place in its environs. Previously this area was a landfill site for close to 30 years.
#3 and #4 can perhaps depict an alien forest where strange creatures lurk unseen. But perhaps I am pushing my luck with this :P
Now here’s a not so otherworldly image populated by humans :P
OCBC Skywalk (picture above, foreground) and the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark (background) – These integral connecting links between the Supertrees and the three towers of the Marina Bay Sands respectively afford birds’ eye view of the Gardens by the Bay.
Anyway, we are lucky the air quality returned to good levels in the last week so we can be out and about more carefree-ly. The Skywalk looked solid, but once I got my feet on it, I do still feel quite obvious trembling and there were times that my hands feel weak gripping my iPhone tightly, haha!
Dogs are allowed in the open areas of park land belonging to NParks, but I suspect not the Skywalk since this requires ticket admission. As required by the law, all dogs need to be leashed. We couldn’t bring Donna along yesterday since we were intending to take our parents to the Cloud Forest, one of the two domed conservatories that require ticket admission for humans only. So poor Donna had to stay at home.
We are expecting the haze to return end of the month, since Aug-Sep is typically the haze season. It is not inconceivable for the PSI to go to as high as Malaysia has experienced in the past since it’s really highly dependent on where the winds have a mind to take the haze to. So yes, if you are in Singapore, make the best out of the improved air this month!! You know what they say, make hay while the sun shines. How’s that for being optimistic! :P
Note: All photos taken with my iPhone, except for #7 which is a poor quality capture using Mr P’s Samsung Galaxy phone. So it is highly edited to death! :P So you’ll understand why it looks kind of artificial. :P Bwahahahaha!
