the Alps

My first step to the Alps, excited! and speechless...
阿爾卑斯山，總會想到小時的卡通"阿爾卑斯山的少女(海蒂/小蓮)"，原來對於這歐洲知名的自然美景多是源於宮崎駿製作取景的卡通!  當然，踏上阿爾卑斯山的感動是不可言語的，去的時候是夏天，有陽光、有草、還有走來走去的牛們，很難想像白雪覆蓋的樣子呢...
(at Innsbruck, Austria.  July 2011)

Electric Avenue: both music and power you need

It reminds me my first electric car rental experience.  I rented a Nissan Leaf couple months ago and thought it should just like a Prius of Toyota, which I've car-shared so many times before (thanks to Phillycarshare and Zipcar).  The interior of the Leaf looks pretty similar to Prius, the power bottom, the navigator, and instrument panel.  While I was driving it and watching the power bar (I thought it was Gas bar) going lower and lower, I think i might need to fuel it up at the gas station!  Just about to fuel it at the Shell, I found that Leaf is a total electric car!!!!  
And I realize that trying to find a electric power station in a city is difficult...

Foodcart : the optional & the routine

Foodcart has became a cultural icon for Portland, Oregon since it started more than a year ago.  The city allows several spots for clusters of foodcarts (what they call Pots) within downtown area.  The largest one may contains up to 40 vendors and you may find all kinds of food ranges from American, Mexican, Thai, Vietnamese, Middle-Eastern, to Mediterranean, and so on.