did the building fall over?

[smallrinilady]

HA HA HA
sorry this was awesome

http://cker.name/galerie/example/japan-house.jpg

[xprlt]

hehe coool...

[wind2000]

Thats some creative architecture.

[DuchSauce]

There's a building like that in Orlando too. Wacky

[smallrinilady]

anyone know what it says?
i'm wondering what kind of store it might be or something

[Knoctur_nal]

different....to say the least..

[hiake]

I think it's a restaurant of some kind @_@b With my limited Japanese...

[xiaojia]

hmm.. looks familiar.. think someone posted this b4.. but still good to see. Pretty curious what the interior is like..

[Tassadar2k03]

ahah wow thats kool wonder how many floors they have

[smallrinilady]

was wondering the same thing

[seyuripa]

cool....but will it make the space of the room smaller????

[seer359]

Very cool looking building. I can just a imagine someone seeing the thing in a drunken stupor and freaking the hell out,

[smallrinilady]

Very cool looking building. I can just a imagine someone seeing the thing in a drunken stupor and freaking the hell out,

HA HA HA
maybe the guy will be laying on the floor, and so it wont look tipped over to him

[Da-HaXx0r]

Haha! Kewl. Especially like how the colours stick out so much from the regular grey/brown Japanese streets. lol.

[flaming]

^^ So cool! I want to go there xD

[mingming2006]

oh cool lol - reminds me of that building in rome i think...

[pirvee]

Cool...and quite a bit dazzeling....

In Rotterdam (somewhere in holland) you have architecture like this:

Try google for 'kubuswoningen' if u would like to know more about this form of dutch architecture.

http://www.fotomatic.nl/data/media/10/tn_Gebouwen-02.jpg

[whoaitselaine]

lol, that's pretty cool

[hiake]

Those cube houses are cool, but I still like Habitat 67 better :D

http://www.alamedainfo.com/Expo_67_Habitat_67_002.jpg

[whoaitselaine]

Those cube houses are cool, but I still like Habitat 67 better :D

http://www.alamedainfo.com/Expo_67_Habitat_67_002.jpg

lol, do you know where that is?

[hiake]

Montreal, Canada. Look for "habitat 67" on google. It's a thing of beauty. I visit and take picture of it every time I visit Montreal.

[wind2000]

Montreal, Canada. Look for "habitat 67" on google. It's a thing of beauty. I visit and take picture of it every time I visit Montreal.

Gotta say Hiake loves Montreal. -lol

@ elaine: That building is in Old Montreal where there are tons of stuffs to do during summer.

[hiake]

^ It's not exactly in Old Montreal... it already on the way to the island @_@b

Of course I love Montreal, what is NOT to love about it??? It's just sooo cool, wish I can speak better French though :(

I am SO excited about going to Montreal next time already :D

[wind2000]

Alors, mademoiselle, il faut commencer a taper en francais.-emb

[hiake]

Please don't do that to me =_=b I was scarred for life the last time I chat in French so >.<

Do you know if the restaurants re-opens in Old Port yet??? Coz their annual winter hiatus =_=b I hope I can go to Jardin Nelson next time I go ^+++^b

[wind2000]

Yup, the restaurants are open.:)

Anyways, if u ever feel like practicing ur french, you know who to ask. -smileb

[hiake]

Good to know that :D Thanks ;)

Hmmm, need to plan for my next Montreal visit... but all the food slots are filled... Schwatz, Chez Cora (Don't ask me why, I just love THAT particular one even though I have one kind of near my place...), Moisson, Belle Provi... L'academie...

I think I am overbooked on the food @_@bbb What to do -shock

[wind2000]

Stay in mtl for couple days. There's a nice spot to watch sunset on Mont Royal, then off to Cora, then museums or gardens...

They have a nice walt disney exposition in musee des arts until june i think.

[hiake]

Sounds nice... but sunset? Sunrise you mean right??? Cora's close at 3 (or 4...) @_@b

Yup I go up and see sunrise on Mont Royal :) It's funny to see SO many joggers... very early birds...

[wind2000]

Yea, sunrise, not sunset. >.<

[efax22]

......................

[stub888]

sorry for being so pessimistic with these buildings, but theyre are sooo inefficient. I think theyre cool and neat. and if all buildings were square and boring, that would make a very boring world. but for the construction of these buildings, it must have required so much waste of material and poor construction productivity and bla bla bla... i am sorry, this is just occupation talk. i just want to let you guys know the other side of the view.
i like pretty things too

[ch0ps7ix]

wow cool buildings :) especially that cube one..... looks like something out of the Flintstones :P

[pirvee]

@hiake
whow thats quite some architectural building.... was is for some expo 67 somewhere?

[hiake]

Oh it's a building to commemorate(?) Expo 67 in Montreal ^^b The other one is biosphere on the island, which was the exhibition venue of United States (tent?) during the Expo...

http://images.inmagine.com/168nwm/creatas/cr15446/cr15446048.jpg

Stupid Toronto is just too ghetto to NOT apply for hosting EXPO >_<b

[fearless_fx]

lol go back to the classics... Tower of Piza style :P

[surplusletterbox]

HA HA HA
sorry this was awesome

http://cker.name/galerie/example/japan-house.jpg

This building is a famous guesthouse in a town called Matsumotoshi 松本市 in the Nagano 長野県 (Chuubu area). The writing on the roof is さかさ レスト とんちん館 pronounced as "sakasa resuto tonchinkan" means upside down hotel/guesthouse. Tonchinkan とんちん館 and kanji: 頓珍漢 are both pronounced as Tonchinkan but 頓珍漢 means in Japanese = absurdity. This tonchinkan is a play of kanji words to mean two things: absurdity and guesthouse , i.e. a clever double meaning.

Here are some photos: Just inside and past the entrance, sign at the entrance, menu and the car park view at the back. -whistle

The following shows how you get there and the specials on the menu which is fish curry, first item and the second is omelette and rice. Go there and see for yourself.

さかさレスト　とんちん館

住所　　　　　長野県松本市島内5030
営業時間　　　１０:００～２２：００
定休日　　　　月曜日
紹介メニュー　さかさカレー　６８０円
　　　　　　　 オムライス　　６８０円
交通　　　　　JR大糸線　島内駅下車　徒歩５分

[hiake]

Wow, play on words? Me like :P

I didn't really liked the colour of the building @_@b but bet it'd be interesting to visit there...

[surplusletterbox]

Sounds nice... but sunset? Sunrise you mean right??? Cora's close at 3 (or 4...) @_@b

Yup I go up and see sunrise on Mont Royal :) It's funny to see SO many joggers... very early birds...

Yup, the restaurants are open.:)

Anyways, if u ever feel like practicing ur french, you know who to ask. -smileb

Deux habitez-vous à Montréal ? Il y a d'abondance de chance de parler français et anglais ! Plus le chinoise naturellement! -cool2

[hiake]

Warning: BAD FRENCH ENSUES! THOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! And yeah, no accents due to my stupid computer @_@b

Moi? Je n'habite pas a Montreal :D Mais je ne pense qu'il sois beaucoup de chance de parler chinoise a Monteral...

/bad french LOL I really need to practice my French -sweat But I better refrain from doing so in case it is (so bad that) giving someone a heart attack or something :P

[wind2000]

Deux habitez-vous à Montréal ? Il y a d'abondance de chance de parler français et anglais ! Plus le chinoise naturellement! -cool2

Oui, j'habite a Mtl depuis plusieurs annees. Et toi? Ne me dis pas t'es originaire de mtl aussi, si c'est le cas, c'est chouette.

Le chinois, ca se parle pas mal depuis ces dernieres annees puisqu'il y a beaucoup de chinois qui viennent etudier.

@ hiake, glad that u finally decided to type in french. ton francais n'est pas si mal que ca. Ayez confiance ma belle. -^_^

[hiake]

*Sigh*

It's just embarassing to talk in such terrible French, seriously. =_=b Hope French-speaking members aren't offend -unsure

[wind2000]

Gotta start from somewhere no? If u can watch zombie movies by urself in the theater, typing in french is a lot less scary than that.

[hiake]

No, I can assure you typing in French is MUCH MORE scary than seeing a zombie film alone...

But that's just me :P Though you are definitely right about having to start SOMEWHERE... -unsure

[surplusletterbox]

J'habite à Londres, pas MTL! Peut-être un jour vous visiterez ce bâtiment au Japon, je vous ai dit tout comment y arriver !

smallrinilady , where are you?! Now that I told you what it is , how to get there and what to eat!