SF+NY 2015 by Wen-Hsiang Tsai

Day 2 --- Visiting Famous Sites
02-01 Visiting St. Paul's Cathedral - Part I: Exterior scenes Back to page top

D02-01-01_A memory shot beside an art in the yard of the cathedral

D02-01-02_The sign plate of the cathedral	D02-01-03_In front of the cathedral.

D02-01-04_The top of the cathedral	D02-01-05_Taking a shot of Chih-Hua

D02-01-06_Chih-Hua is in front of the cathedral	D02-01-07_A stone statue of a window

D02-01-08_A statue of St. Maria
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02-02 Visiting St. Paul's Cathedral - Part II: Interior scenes Back to page top

D02-02-01_We looked at the decorations around	D02-02-02_My son's wife was taking photos

D02-02-03_Watching the ceiling decorations	D02-02-04_Complicated geometric curves on the ceiling

D02-02-05_Colorful glass window depicting a saint	D02-02-06_Colorful glass window telling bible stories

D02-02-07_Classical architecture	D02-02-08_Solemn hall of the cathedral
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02-03 Visiting St. Paul's Cathedral - Part III: The vacinity & Software Engineering Institute, CMU Back to page top

D02-03-01_Looking high up at the cathedral's towers	D02-03-02_Software Engineering Institute, CMU

D02-03-03_Happy strolling in the street	D02-03-04_Hsin-Mu taking photos

D02-03-05_Birds on the grass field of CMU	D02-03-06_Cornus kousa (山茱萸)
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02-04 Visiting Phillips Conservatory & Botanic Park --- Part I: People & my family Back to page top

D02-04-01_In froint a pretty corner of the botanic garden

D02-04-02_Walking into the conservatory	D02-04-03_A couple dressed in gorgeous suits entering the conservatory

D02-04-04_Hsin-Mu & Chao-Jung in front another beautiful corner of the botanic park

D02-04-05_In the outside field	D02-04-06_Before a tiger orchid inside the park

D02-04-06a_Before a type of flower called Wandflower (桂竹香)	D02-04-06b_A shot at a corner

D02-04-06c_Studying a type of plant	D02-04-06d_Making an effort to take a good shot
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02-05 Visiting Phillips Conservatory & Botanic Park --- Part II: Exhibited sculptures of "Small World" Back to page top

D02-05-01_The gate of the conservatory	D02-05-02_Artworks under the dome

D02-05-03_A statue of Michelangelo’s Art “Florentine Man”	D02-05-04_ Statues of some fairy creatures

D02-05-04e_ An explanation about including statues of fairy creatures into the garden

D02-05-05_part of the wall of the exhibited "Small world"	D02-05-06_A parvilion of the "Small World"

D02-05-07_A part of the "Small World"	D02-05-08_A scene of the "Small World"

D02-05-09_Another scene of the "Small World"	D02-05-10_A third

D02-05-10a_More decorations A	D02-05-10b_More decorations B

D02-05-10c_More decorations C	D02-05-10d_More decorations D
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02-06 Visiting Phillips Conservatory & Botanic Park --- Part III: Orchid - Moth orchids (蝴蝶蘭) Back to page top

D02-06-01_Moth orchid A	D02-06-02_Moth orchid B

D02-06-03_Moth orchid C	D02-06-04_ Moth orchid D

D02-06-05_Moth orchid E	D02-06-06_Moth orchid F

D02-06-07_Moth orchid G	D02-06-08_Moth orchid H
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02-07 Visiting Phillips Conservatory & Botanic Park --- Part IV: Orchid - Miscellaneous types Back to page top

D02-07-01_Structure of an orchid	D02-07-02_Pineapple flower

D02-07-03_Cattleya orchid (嘉德麗雅蘭) A	D02-07-04_ Cattleya orchid (嘉德麗雅蘭) B

D02-07-05_Brassia orchid (蜘蛛蘭)	D02-07-06_Vanda orchid (萬代蘭)

D02-07-07_Miltonia orchid (三色堇蘭花)	D02-07-08_Cypripedioideae orchid (拖鞋蘭)

D02-07-09_Oncidium sphacelatum orchid (文心蘭)	D02-07-10_Dendrobium orchid (石斛蘭)
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02-08 Visiting Phillips Conservatory & Botanic Park --- Part V: Tropical plants Back to page top

D02-08-01_An artificial stram in the building	D02-08-02_Parodia leninghausii(金球仙人掌)

D02-08-03_Agave （龍舌蘭）A	D02-08-04_ Opuntia leucotricha or galapageia (俗稱兔耳朵仙人掌或仙人掌梨)

D02-08-05_Aeonium arboreum 'Atropurpureum (黑法師，一種蓮花掌屬的多肉植物)	D02-08-06_Echinocactus grusonii (象牙球仙人掌)

D02-08-07_Trichocereus pachanoi (聖佩德羅仙人掌)	D02-08-08_Agave （龍舌蘭）B
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02-09 Visiting Phillips Conservatory & Botanic Park --- Part VI: Flowers and Leaves Back to page top

D02-09-01_A geometric flower pattern with "creeping phlox" (叢生福祿考)	D02-09-02_Caladium 'Pink Beauty (粉紅佳人彩葉芋）

D02-09-03_Begonia（秋海棠）	D02-09-04_ Adiantum capillus-veneris （鐵線蕨）

D02-09-05_Petunia Surfinia （衝浪矮牽牛）	D02-09-06_Petunia Calibrachoa (百萬小鈴矮牽牛）

D02-09-07_Blue Anise Sage (深藍鼠尾草)	D02-09-08_Russelia equisetiformis (炮竹紅，又名噴泉花、珊瑚花或爆竹紅)

D02-09-08a_Justicia brandegeeana (蝦子花)	D02-09-08b_A clearer version of the left image created by Copilot on June 20, 2025 from the left image

D02-09-08c_Pentas lanceolata（繁星花，又名星形花、雨傘花、草本仙丹花、埃及眾星花或五星花 )	D02-09-08d_A clearer version of the left image created by Copilot on June 20, 2025 from the left image

D02-09-08e_Fuchsia (倒掛金鐘)	D02-09-08f_Pansies (三色堇)

D02-09-08g_Aquilegia canadensis (紅花樓斗菜)	D02-09-08h_Penstemon (釣鐘柳或假龍頭)
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02-10 Lunch at a Thai restaurant & meeting a friend Back to page top

D02-10-01_Saw a classical car on the way	D02-10-02_Dish 1 of our lunch at the Thai restaurant

D02-10-03_Dish 2 of our lunch at the Thai restaurant	D02-10-04_Dish 3 of our lunch at the Thai restaurant

D02-10-05_Dish 4 of our lunch at the Thai restaurant	D02-10-06_St. Stanislaus Kostka Church seen on the way

D02-10-07_One of Hsin-Mu's friend came to see him	D02-10-08_Happy talk

D02-10-05_Who wore the mask of Doraemon?	D02-10-06_Young Hsin-Mu enjoying university life
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02-11 Riding Duquesne Incline Back to page top

D02-10-01_Duquesne Incline on the way

D02-10-01_Another view of the climbing cart	D02-10-02_A night view of the downtown seen from the cart

D02-10-01_A 2nd view	D02-10-02_A 3rd view