Rolling fields of Japanese irises in full bloom - a lovely illusion of wilderness and a perfect contrast to the "formal" parts ...

Entrance to the peony garden in Ueno Park in Tokyo. Last week was our spring break and we spent it in Tokyo, almost exactly two yea...

A grocery store at the Yanyue Hutong in Beijing, just a short walk from the Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City (or Palace Museum, as...

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, a direct descendant of the Bodhi tree under which the Buddha reached enlightenment. I've always loved tree...

Symmetry with a well-balanced touch of asymmetry (see that winding little path left from the central axis...?): view from the top of the...