Madeira: view from Cabo Girao
According to our guidebook the cliffs of Cabo Girão are the second highest in the world.
A beautiful viewpoint.
Edited: Please note, there now is a special gallery with 50 photos from Madeira
March 23, 2004
Random post from the past:
Dejima: Dutch Factory
Dejima, originally uploaded by laurenz. For a long time, Dejima (in Nagasaki) was Japan's only door to the world. In the reconstructed Dutch factory, you can now see the unique blend of Japanese and Western culture: chairs furniture standing on "tatami" mats that are usually meant for sitting on a small zabuton or sleeping on the rolled out futon mattress. ...