August 11, 2013

The Great Buddha of Mount Nokogiri

Last week, I went on a day trip to Mount Nokogiri (Nogiriyama). It is a small mountain (329m) on the south of the Boso Pensinsula in Chiba Prefecture. It hosts the Buddhist Nihon-ji temple, famous for its 31m stone-carved Daibutsu (Great Buddha), as well as a 100-foot Kannon relief image and 1500 hand-carved arhat sculptures. There are also observatories with a great view of the surrounding mountains and Tokyo Bay (although the heat made the scenery a bit hazy).

December 3, 2010

Vancouver

Some photos of Vancouver I took in the last month or so.

October 12, 2010

Hike to Esja / Þverfellshorn peak

On my last day in Iceland, I went up the Esja, which is the mountain range north of Reykjavik. There are various trails there with a great view on the city.

September 27, 2010

Cirque du Fer à Cheval

Last sunday I went for a hike in a place called the “Cirque du Fer à Cheval”, in Haute-Savoie. It is surrounded by mountains (unfortunately, I didn’t see much of them because of the fog) and has many waterfalls, that feed the torrent called Giffre. It is a very pleasant walk, almost flat, except at the end of the Cirque, that is known as the “Bout du monde” (“World’s End” in French) where the path becomes a bit steep. The view is worth it though.

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