Gondole

Another shot from the beautiful Venice…

It was 07:26 AM… I had already been shooting for almost one hour when I decided to take that last bunch of shots before going back to bed next to my beloved wife who was still quietly sleeping :-)

Everything seems quiet at sunrise in Venice but on the 4th of February, that was not the case at all… Not far from me, there were already lots of people shooting disguised models in front of the Laguna and San Giorgio Maggiore. Venice is so particular, exceptional, so… unique. A place to see. Definitely.
The one with the red star
上海の夜
2013年01月30日、上海の黄浦江の向こうに見えるビジネス街。


Shanghai Night
01/30/2013, the business district over Huangpu River(黃浦江) in Shanghai.
Pattern
Rusted Car
~ "Pride Rock" ~
"塗り箸でナマコをはさむ"
2013年01月31日、上海にある上海蟹で有名なレストラン、凌瀧閣(凌泷阁)のナマコ料理。

"塗り箸でナマコをはさむ"という、難しい事を表すことわざが日本語にあるのを初めて知りました。ナマコはツルツルしていてかつとても弾力性があり、伝わるかわかりませんが、フォークで刺しても飛び抜けました。味は無味無臭!

ぐるなび上海版「凌瀧閣」


Sea Slug Dish
01/31/2013, a sea slug dish in Ling Long Ge(凌泷阁), a famous Shanghai food restaurant.

I didn't know sea slugs are called also sea cucumbers. Some of their species do look like the vegetable. They get jiggly when cooked! and have little smell and flavor.

City Weekend's Ling Long Ge page.
豫園商城の装飾
2013年01月30日、上海市黄浦区にある豫園商城という商店街にて。中国では旧正月を盛大に祝います。そのための電飾がところどころで準備されていました。今年の旧正月は2月10日だそうです。


Illuminations of Yuyuan Tourist Mart
01/30/2013, at Yuyuan Tourist Mart in Huangpu District, Shanghai. Lunar New Year is the largest event in China. I saw many people preparing for that while I was taking pictures. The New Year of 2013 is on February 10th.
A Venetian Sunrise

A winter sunrise over the Basino di San Marco  and the Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore taken from the Piazzetta, just next to the Palazzo Ducale (the Doge’s Palace). Fortunately, at that time of the year the sun rises at around 7 AM and my hotel was just at a two minutes’ walk from Saint Mark’s Place so I didn’t need to wake up earlier than 6:30 AM to get that image.

Although everything may look pretty quiet, the Piazzetta is rather crowded already at sunrise during the Carnival, mostly by people posing with their stunning disguises for dozens of photographers like myself :-)
"塗り箸でナマコをはさむ"
2013年01月31日、上海にある上海蟹で有名なレストラン、凌瀧閣(凌泷阁)のナマコ料理。

"塗り箸でナマコをはさむ"という、難しい事を表すことわざが日本語にあるのを初めて知りました。ナマコはツルツルしていてかつとても弾力性があり、伝わるかわかりませんが、フォークで刺しても飛び抜けました。味は無味無臭!

ぐるなび上海版「凌瀧閣」


Sea Slug Dish
01/31/2013, a sea slug dish in Ling Long Ge(凌泷阁), a famous Shanghai food restaurant.

I didn't know sea slugs are called also sea cucumbers. Some of their species do look like the vegetable. They get jiggly when cooked! and have little smell and flavor.

City Weekend's Ling Long Ge page.
"塗り箸でナマコをはさむ"
2013年01月31日、上海にある上海蟹で有名なレストラン、凌瀧閣(凌泷阁)のナマコ料理。

"塗り箸でナマコをはさむ"という、難しい事を表すことわざが日本語にあるのを初めて知りました。ナマコはツルツルしていてかつとても弾力性があり、伝わるかわかりませんが、フォークで刺しても飛び抜けました。味は無味無臭!

ぐるなび上海版「凌瀧閣」


Sea Slug Dish
01/31/2013, a sea slug dish in Ling Long Ge(凌泷阁), a famous Shanghai food restaurant.

I didn't know sea slugs are called also sea cucumbers. Some of their species do look like the vegetable. They get jiggly when cooked! and have little smell and flavor.

City Weekend's Ling Long Ge page.
See photo in original gallery.