January 18th, 2011.
KAIPING DIAOLOU VILLAGES.
These stunning fortified villages are masterpieces of rural South Chinese architecture. Four village clusters were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Narrow paths lead through deep forests, around creeks and lakes, connecting tower-like houses.
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January 13th, 2011.
Mt. Fuji. This mount regarded by most of Japanese people as height of perfection and is in indeed stunning, especially if approached from the sleepy countryside.
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January 3-6 2011
Wakanai is one of my favorite places on earth, especially during the winter. Tremendous waves battering snow-covered coast, snow storms, glimpses of Russian Sakhalin island. Food is excellent and so are the vistas. It feels like the end of the
world, but so cozy and homey. One of my favorite activities in life: soaking in mineral hot springs (onsen) while observing - behind the window - enormity and brutality of nature; the sea crashing against white shore.
working on the way to Wakkanai with two tiny Japanese Dragons
nearing Wakkanai
Art center and cinema complex of Wakkanai.
crows in the snow.
fishing boats waiting for spring.
frozen beauty.
frozen Cape Soya
grand and brutal nature from the window of hot spring spa (onsen).
half Japanese half Russian folk singer.
historical wave breaker.
my hot bath
signs in Japanese, English and Russian.
single track station at Wakkanai.
sleeping ferry next to snowy shore
snow covered port and inter-island ferries.
spectacular drive next to the sea.
spy listening devices pointed at Russia.
Wakkanai - driving through snow blizzard.
Wakkanai ferry terminal.
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