Urban Greenscape
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In a concrete jungle such as Tokyo, any greenery is always welcome. The ‘green leaf building’ (as I named it) just outside of Shinagawa Seaside station was once of those “Nice!” moments on a Sunday stroll.
Just as China as awesome mops, Japan has quite a collection of leaf covered buildings to please any urban greenscape connoisseur.
Happy Wednesday everyone!
Remembering Tohoku on March 11, 2012
A single tree stands tall in the town of Rikuzentakata, Japan. This tree is the only one of over 7,000 which remains and is a symbol of strength and hope.
Sala Prabang Mekong Riverside Hotel sits quietly along the Souvanbaniang Road in Luang Prabang, Laos.
The first thing that caught my eye was the distinct, zig zagged shaped green wall along the right-hand side of the building.
Much like man other buildings along this street, leafy foliage is draped along the balcony.
A small, fenced in garden in the back of the hotel makes for a relaxing spot to read a book or update your latest travel journal entry.
Taking a walk down Souvanbaniang Road in Luang Prabang, Laos will reveal a number of French Colonial meets SE Asia style architecture covered in greenery. You can’t help but to have a calming feeling from the foliage covering the face of the buildings.
Waterfront road in Vientiane, Laos.
Gotta love the preservation of the grand tree in the road!
A newly constructed park along the Mekong river gives Vientiane a new communal greenscape to exercise, relax, or enjoy a magnificent Laos sunset.
The memorial monument, Patuxai, is perhaps the most prominent landmark in the city and one of the more beautiful urban greenscapes we’ve come about in our tour of SE Asia..
Wow, what a gem!
The V Garden Hotel in Kuala Lumpur is a very unique boutique guesthouse located on the south side of the city near the Maluri LRT Station.
Just as the name indicates, this hotel boasts a very unique feature, an indoor/outdoor garden located just past the lobby next to the rooms on the ground floor.
The hotel has brilliantly incorporated this garden in to a very tight space. Not only does the garden bring in natural lighting and a zen like feeling as soon as you step in to the garden, but greenhouse like encasement protects the gardens from the elements. The encasement is so seamless, I honestly didn’t even notice it until it started to pour one afternoon.
Being there just before Chinese New Year was a treat as the staff prepared a buffet dinner on the house for us guests on the night before Chinese New Year Eve. We enjoyed getting to know the rest of the guests in the garden and had a great time.
Kuala Lumpur City Centre Park was a pleasant, unexpected surprise when visiting the might Petronas Towers.
A walk along Jala P Ramlee Street in Kuala Lumpur from the Bukit Nanas Forest to the Petronas Towers is covered by greenery all around.
During my visit in January just before the Chinese New Years, red lanterns hung from the trees presenting a fantastic contrast of greens and reds.
