A Starbucks with a swimming pool, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan

In my sister's house, I saw a travel book introducing a Starbucks Coffee with a swimming pool in Kamakura. Deciding to visit Kamarura, I put this shop in my "spots list."


在 Milly 的旅遊書上看到這個景點時，就決定這個點一定要列入必去景點之一。雖然下午才在小攤車買了『本格派的手工咖啡』，有著泳池的 Starbucks 聽起來還是值得在傍晚走個幾分鐘去開開眼界。

咖啡就沒什麼好寫的，從 London, Boston, 到東京，品質都不會有太大的落差。

店內外的建築及裝璜就比較特別了。整片落地窗加上傾斜的屋頂（太暗恐怕看不太清楚）讓這間建物在鐮倉這個小鎮相當突出，內部因屋頂而挑高的空間也讓人覺得格外舒適。就算坐在室內，幾乎所有的客人也都把座位轉向泳池側，配上地板打上屋簷以及泳池內的光，真有點熱帶 Villa 的感覺.....








至於本格派手工咖啡，有時間再寫想法.....

Schwalbe Ultremo R.1

By E-P1 + M-Rokker 40/F2

In the way around Taiwan, the rear tyre Continental GP4000 wore away seriously. However, after back to Taiwan, I didn't ride my Time periodically. To replace the rear type had been forgotten for a long time.

Yesterday, I went to Columbus-Tachi and looked for a new tyre. The store clerk recommended Schwalbe Ultremo R.1 to me. I didn't care about the latest products of bike market for a long time, and I didn't know the comments of this model. Besides, Continental GP4000 and Michelin PRO3 couldn't have black or red painted tyre in stock. Moments later, because the clerk recommended it strongly, I bought two for my Time. When the clerk installed the tyre, he found my GP4000 became stiff. It's dangerous to keep using it. That reminded me, the Conti GP4000 had used for almost three years.

After coming home, I checked the comments on the Internet. It seems a good tyre. I should restart periodical riding to catch up IOB teams.

Jioufen in a dust storm

I'd forgotten when I went to Jioufen last time. Because Maiko, one of my classmates in Boston, asked to visit there, Tung and I drove to Jioufen, a village full of tourists. Honestly speaking, I didn't like Jioufen very much. Souvenir stores selling similar products blurred the intrinsic style of Jioufen. However, we're tourists as well. How can we define "the essence of Jioufen?" It's a paradox.



A dust storm from China made it foggy.




There are a lot of narrow stairs and lanes.












I had never gone to tea houses in Jioufen before this visiting. I thought they gave poor service to foreigners only. I didn't want to pay money to see their poker faces. However, visiting this tea house, I was wrong. After we walked in the shop, the waitress introduced all the items in fluent Japanese. The service is so good that I was willing to pay the expensive fee.

A lot of people in tourist industry said that Taiwan needs more and more Chinese tourists to raise our tourist industry. They should come here to learn what the good service is. In my point of view, such kind of great service will attracts more worldwide tourists and backpackers. They should improve their poor service and facilities. Better qualities create more profits than more quantities do.







All by Leica M7 + Fuji Reala ACE