Fall colors.
The Fall (Autumn) in the temperate-climate areas is very nice because of the cool temperature, and most of all, it is the most beautiful and romantic season of the year. The color of leaves start to change in October to create magnificent- colorfull landscapes. Nature's annual autumn color festival is certainly one of the greatest shows on earth. For those who live in the tropicals and have never seen it, please vivit my Fall colors webpage to enjoy this annual show from our Mother Nature.

Scenery from Saint Louis and some public parks in Missouri.
I have been living in St. Louis for a very long time, but I did not take many pictures of the landscapes in St. Louis, beside the Gateway Arch! But now, it's almost time for me to leave STL, I need to have some pictures of the city that I called home for the past 25 years. So, here are some pictures that I took recently. There are a lot more places in STL and Missouri that I need to visit and take pictures. I'll post these pictures in the future. Please come back! STL is a relatively big city in the Midwest (2nd behind Chicago). It's a lovely city with all the facilities of a big city and the atmosphere of a small town. St. Louis has football (Ram), baseball (Cardinal), hockey (Blues)... and the world headquarter of the biggest beer company of the USA, Anheuser-Busch company.

Visiting Chicago. We went to Chicago for a visit of this windy city on the Memorial weekend. The weather was very nice, sunny and warm. We visited the Chicago aquarium and took a cruise to go around the lake. The traffic on highway 94 along the Chicago shoreline was very heavy. The public parks along the lakefront were packed with people. This was the first weekend with the temperature up to the 90's in Chicago. The view of Chicago skyline was very beautiful but a little hazy, maybe due to air pollution? We also visited the Chicago China Town, ate dimsum. We also visited the well-known Chicago Botanical Garden at the Northern part of the city. The garden was very nice, but there were not many flowers in bloom at this time. The roses had not bloomed yet. Part of the lake was under rennovation, therefore, the Japanese garden was not beautiful as it should be. Anyway, I took many pictures of the city and the garden, and I'll post them later in my website.

New pictures from Sapa, Vietnam. We went to Sapa in 2004, took a lot of pictures, but didn't have time to post them. Sapa is a beautiful, quiet, peaceful city in the Northeast of Hanoi. Located at nearly 2 miles above sea level, Sapa is always cool during Summer. With many ethnics living there, Sapa is colorful and diversed. Please visit Sapa.
I took many pictures of flowers with my new camera (Nikon D70) this Spring. I'll post them this weekend, please come back and enjoy them, you won't be dissappointed!