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"Chikanlou is built by the Dutch in 1653. It was originally called Provintia. In Dutch it means eternity. The Chinese called the building "Chikanlou", "Fanzailou" or "Honmaolou". Although Chikanlou has gone through Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty and the Japanese Colonization Period, it basically still maintains its original look.
Chikanlou has been an administration center from the Dutch's occupation period. In 1661 when the Chinese general, Cheng Chengkung, repelled the Dutch. is among the most important historic sites in Tainan City as well as all of Taiwan. It is also one of the prettiest. Two ornate stone and wood towers sit amongst the grounds of lovely gardens that include a koi fish pond and several statues. This includes nine stone turtles carrying large steles on their backs. The site is lovely anytime of day, but it is particularly impressive at dusk when the lights of the towers and garden are just coming into effect. On some evenings, small musical concerts grace the front lawn. turtle statues Nine turtle statues line the back of a fish pond. The Chinese style towers are built on top of an old Dutch fort called Provintia. You can still see some of the original brick foundations of this fort in certain areas of the site. It would seem hard to believe now, but at the time of the Dutch, Fort Provintia was oceanfront property. The land to the northwest of Chikan Lou has been transformed due to natural silting and man-made landfill. When the hero of Taiwan, Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga), landed his army to take Taiwan from the Dutch, he used his ships to cut off the waters between Fort Provintia and Fort Zeelandia in Anping – a thought that seems impossible given the structure of modern Tainan, Taiwan."
Note: I miss my hometown so badly. This was where I grew up with, my parents house was only a block away and my elementary school was right next to it...I had so much fond memories of this historical place 😪
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"Eternity"
Close your eyes so you don't fear them
They don't need to see you cry
I can't promise I will heal you
But if you want to I will try
I'll sing this somber serenade
The past is done
We've been betrayed
It's true
Someone said the truth will out
I believe without a doubt, in you
You were there for summer dreaming
And you gave me what I need
And I hope you find your freedom
For eternity...
For eternity
Yesterday when you were walking
We talked about your mum and dad
What they did that made you happy
What they did that made you sad
We sat and watched the sun go down
Picked a star before we lost the moon
Youth is wasted on the young
Before you know it's come and gone to soon
You were there for summer dreaming
And you gave me what I need
And I hope you find your freedom
For eternity...
For eternity
For eternity
I'll sing this somber serenade
The past is done
We've been betrayed
It's true
Youth is wasted on the young
Before you know it's come and gone to soon
You were there for summer dreaming
And you are a friend indeed
And I hope you find your freedom
For eternity
You were there for summer dreaming
And you are a friend indeed
And I know you'll find your freedom
Eventually
For eternity
For eternity
(Robbie Williams)
You were there for summer dreaming
And you gave me what I need
And I hope you find your freedom
For eternity
Lyrics from "Eternity" song by Robbie Williams
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For just a brief fleeting moment before a thick layer of early morning clouds would seal off the glimmering passageway – These steel rails look as though they could take one on a journey to the very center of the Sun. – Mapleton, Wisconsin – November 2021 ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©
Above the clouds in Italy, Veneto
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~The hair is the new Vip group gift from Truth called Eternity
~The sweater is from TO.KISKI called Snowflake Crop Sweater
and i bought it at Tres Chic
~Earrings are from Empyrean Forge called Communique Earring,sadly i saw that there shop is now closed.
~The mesh ears are from L'Etre called basic ears
The famous Kallur Lightouse on Kalsoy island in the Faroe Islands. I was deeply into long exposure moods by that stage of the trip. This place was full of people when we arrived, but we were completely alone by the time we decided to head back.
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At rest into eternity. More of Miro and Rita at the Greenpoint ship graveyard near Bluff, New Zealand. They have such beauty in decay and even though they have retired from daily toil they are still giving pleasure to anyone who takes the time to follow the path.
This is the spot where I have instructed that some of my ashes be spread ... the Skeena River in British Columbia and Praia Magoito in Portugal will also have to put up with me for an eternity. We are strange creatures to take comfort in such thoughts and actions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Lpx6JIMmk I invite you to have a listen to a fellow Canuck "thinking about eternity."
- Keefer Lake, Ontario, Canada -
The tombstones in this cemetery are very orderly..in neat, perfect lines. At certain angles they seem to go on forever...for eternity, which is a fitting theme. Our life on this earth is short..but our death is eternal...as eternal as the hills..the sun..the sky.
The thought doesn't make me sad; instead I'm comforted. New life will replace old, and the world will go on...for eternity.