The Garden sits nestled in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon overlooking the city and providing a tranquil, urban oasis for locals and travelers alike. Designed in 1963, it encompasses 12 acres with eight separate garden styles, and includes an authentic Japanese Tea House, meandering streams, intimate walkways, and a spectacular view of Mt. Hood. This is a place to discard worldly thoughts and concerns and see oneself as a small but integral part of the universe.
Born out of a hope that the experience of peace can contribute to a long lasting peace. Born out of a belief in the power of cultural exchange. Born out of a belief in the excellence of craft, evidence in the Garden itself and the activities that come from it. Born out of a realization that all of these things are made more real and possible if we honor our connection to nature.
(japanesegarden.org/about-portland-japanese-garden/)
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Pub Street area of Siem Reap which is the capital city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia. It is a popular resort town and a gateway to the Angkor region.
Siem Reap has colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old French Quarter and around the Old Market. In the city, there are museums, traditional Apsara dance performances, a Cambodian cultural village, souvenir and handicraft shops, silk farms, rice-paddies in the countryside, fishing villages and a bird sanctuary near the Tonle Sap Lake and a vibrant, cosmopolitan drinking and dining scene.
The majority of bars and pubs of Siem Reap are concentrated in on a strip called Pub Street and surrounding alleys. The streets in the Pub Street area which is just a block away from the historic Psah Chas (Old Market) comes alive with lights and music at night. Both local and international tourists starts pouring into the bars and pubs and give the streets almost a nightly street party scene.
Pub street is often recommended as a must-see attraction in Siem Reap including “Angkor What? Bar” which was started in late 90’s by a local businessman and Temple Bar.
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Beautiful small islands in the Strait of Georgia with a warning beacon. British Colombia Canada
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View of snow covered Coastal Mountains from a ferry route between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay terminals in the Strait of Georgia. British Columbia Canada
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Panoramic photograph of the buildings around the Lumphini Park pond. This park is a 142-acre park in Bangkok Thailand. The park offers rare open public space (trees and playgrounds) in the Thai capital and contains an artificial lake where visitors can rent boats. Paths around the park totaling approximately 2.5 km in length are a popular area for morning and evening joggers. The park lies in the heart of the main business district and is in the Lumphini sub-district on the north side of Rama IV Road between Ratchadamri Road and Witthayu Road. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumphini_Park)
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