Sheriton, Lima

Originally uploaded by rikkehos.

Whoah, this one gives me a serious sense of vertigo… At first I thought the perspective was looking UP at the ceiling with the left and right sides supporting beams. See if you can figure which is actually right-side up…!

Here’s a link to another blog post with the top eleven subway sysytems in the world.

beehive

Originally uploaded by Godi.

Though this shot was taken in Germany, it reminds me of Japan. In Japan, there are even “capsule hotels” which are hotels where the sleeping quarters are like capsules nestled into wallspace… much like a condensed, hive-like existence. It is interesting to notice how living and working spaces are adapted to the point where they resemble features encountered in nature…

Pittsburgh, Light Up Night 11.17.06

Originally uploaded by btezra.

The Pittsburgh, PA city skyline by night…

marina

Originally uploaded by seawallrunner.

The Vancouver skyline by night as seen from the waterside. Pretty cool. I like the effects of the lanterns on the docks.

nicole

Originally uploaded by introspectrum.

The title says it all…

Frankfurt am Main

Originally uploaded by Neil D..

This shot was from the airportin Frankfurt. Neat colors. The caption from the photog reads:

Searching for Mon Chéri…

which reminds me of a modern Japanese poem which told of a lonely female traveller waiting at a train station imagining what it would be like to meet her true love (if she had one) on his arrival at the station.

Metro

Originally uploaded by Michel Téo Sin.

The D.C. subway in Washington, D,C. is a phoenomenal wonder. It looks so clean, elegant and futuristic.

Melted Light

Originally uploaded by Photomotion.

I like the soft blur of the city lights in this one. It’s reminiscent of a sleepy, relaxed feeling.

Night falls

Originally uploaded by cmadir.

The Oakland Skyline reflected on the surface of Lake Merritt. I pass this lake every day on my way to work but from underground (the subway). I hardly ever get a chance to marvel at its beauty, such as at a moment like this.