This is Where I Want to Live (One Day)

Okay, not this exact house, but a house like it. Or an apartment. Whatever. I love the wooden floors, the tatami mats, the sliding doors, the little carvings...and the garden outside with towering trees and a small pond (carp included, of course).

Unfortunately, this is not my future home. It's the "Memorial Hall of Founding of Yilan Administration", a traditional Japanese wooden house built in 1900. The building is a remnant of the old Japanese regime in Taiwan. It used to be the official residence of magistrates and is currently used as a regional history museum. The address is No. 3, Lishing 3rd Lane, Jiocheng S. Road Yilan City (next to Luna Plaza).