crazypinoy

Originally posted by: wxstorm Nena^`: You're absolutely correct about the expressways in Japan. You'll notice while driving on an expressway through downtown Tokyo, buildings are built right up to the edge of the expressway. Especially in urban areas the Japanese will build an expressway directly above (or below) a pre-existing street or avenue to minimize the taking of buildings for the road. The tolls are outrageous in Japan as well. To drive from where I live to downtown Tokyo, a distance of about 30 miles (50 km), will cost me about $20 in tolls. I find it easier to take the train. Another place where they are really starting to expand their expressway network is the Philippines. To get from Manila to Angeles City (where my wife is from), we drove on the North Expressway out of Manila. Much of the North Expressway is similar to an American Interstate highway. There are tolls on expressways, but nowhere near what it costs to drive in Japan. Toll rates in the Philippines are comparable to what you'd pay in the United States. Above is a picture of the North Expressway near Manila. Notice the similarity in design to the Interstate 94 Borman Expressway (Below) just outside of Chicago in northwest Indiana. quote> That pic of the NLH makes me miss home even more. That's the most direct route out to the nothern provinces. Soon as I passed over that image, I knew instantly what I was looking at, thank you! =)

Wow, I love this picture: The colors and styles just blend together perfectly. Some of the empty areas around the tall buildings don't appeal to me (I'm used to crowded mid-rises and few hi-rises - Californian), but they may look perfectly fine to others.

My hometown, San Jose, California. From the north. If you don't know where this mysterious place is, it's the biggest city in the San Francisco Bay Area.

I grew up in the Bay Area, so I'm more accustomed to anything Pacific Coast: spanish/franciscan contemporary mostly. Anything else seems alien to me, especially going down to Angeles, with factories next to residential areas and such.

I know where that is! I don't go there too often because it's kinda outta the way, buncha business parks, right?