Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Did I miss the carnival?

Houston, TX, USA. Home of the U.S. astronauts. STS-130 crew welcome ceremony will be held at Ellington field, upper left corner of this photo.

Oh, Paris! Lindbergh saw these nightlights 83 years ago, on "the Spirit of St. Louis".

Tanegashima, Japan. JAXA launch complex is located here. Surfing spot!

Stevie Ray Roxx! Take 2.

Unzen, Nagasaki, Japan. Active Volvano. Ariake Sea on the left.

Space Shuttle Endeavour making S-turn during atmospheric reentry. The first time it was photographed from Space Station Cupola. Priceless :-)

NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA. Space Shuttle landing would be tomorrow!

Moon rise over Australia. Taken from Cupola side window.

The highest ski jump of the world :-) Let's Go, JAPAN!!!

Vancouver, BC, Canada.Feb.20, 2010. Is that Olympic torch???

STS-130 MS-2 Stevie "Ray" Robinson in Studio Cupola. Let the world hear his strings from above. Max Q at Max H:-)

Hail to STS-130, Endeavour! They left us a room with a magnificent view, and lots of delightful memories :-)

The Palace in Beijing, China. World heritage. Forbidden to enter, forgiven to photograph :-)

Arabian desert.As I told you before, desert is beautiful.

Akashi Strait Bridge. The longest Suspention bridge of the world! Total length is 3,991m. Look at the shadow on the sea!!!

Niagara Falls in winter. Frozen?

View from Cupola. Endeavour will undock tomorrow. Thanks, guys!!!

New Caledonia. So close to heaven.

Let there be more lights! The first sunrise in the newly installed Cupola.