- THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA AT BADALING WAS BUILT OVER 2500 YEARS AGO TO PROTECT
CHINA FROM ITS INVADERS. IT IS AN UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE AND IS KNOWN WORLDWIDE.
I WALKED ON TOP OF THIS WALL TAKING PICTURES AND HAVE CHOSEN THIS ONE AS MY FAVORITE.
ITS SHOWS MANY TOURISTS ENJOYING BEING HERE AS MANY OTHERS HAVE OVER THE YEARS.
- OUR MAN AND GUIDE TEP IS USING THESE HAMMERS TO SMASH MULBERRY BARK TO MAKE
PAPER, LIKE PAPYRUS PAPER FROM EGYPTIAN TIMES. THIS IS THE ROYAL THAILAND CRAFT
CENTER JUST OUTSIDE BANGKOK.
- HUTONGS ARE ALLEYS OF BEIJING, CHINA. THIS IS THE COUNTRY IN THE CITY WHERE
YOU CAN RIDE A BICYCLE TO SEE ITS FABULOUS SITES. HERE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
THE CLASS SYSTEM OF EARLY CHINA. MILITARY PEOPLE USED THEIR GATE INTO THIS SECTION
OF THE CITY AND THE PUBLIC USED THEIR OWN GATE.
- THE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI TRAIN RIDE WAS AWESOME. WE TOOK A 1 1/2 HOUR RIDE
UP THE RIVER TO A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR LUNCH. THE TRAIN AND BRIDGE AT KANCHANABURI,
THAILAND WHERE MADE FAMOUS DURING WORLD WAR II AND FROM THE TV MOVIE.
- ROYAL SEAFOOD RESTAURANT IN THE CHINA WORLD TRADE CENTER OF BEIJING IS A FIRST
CLASS DINING EXPERIENCE. JUST LOOK AT THIS PRETTY WAITRESS!!!
- THE MING TOMBS ARE ABOUT AN HOURS DRIVE OUTSIDE OF BEIJING.
THEY OFFER A VARIETY OF CULTURAL AND HISTORIC INFORMATION / ARTIFACTS
THAT GO BACK THROUGH THE CENTURIES.
- IT'S TIME TO SMELL THE FLOWERS AND ENJOY THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE
AT THE GARDENS IN BEIJING, CHINA.
- THE GARDENS OF SUZHOU WERE VERY, VERY NICE. JUST LOOK AT THE FABULOUS
ARCHITECTURE OF THE PAGODA. DON'T THE UMBRELLAS ADD A UNIQUE LOOK TO
THIS PHOTOGRAGH?
- THE GREAT CANAL IS THE LONGEST MANMADE WATERWAY IN THE WORLD.
- THE BOAT PEOPLE OF SHANGHAI WHERE VERY CORDIAL. THEY ARE DOCKED ALONGSIDE
TOWERING SKYSCRAPERS AND A VERY BUSY PORT. THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL PICTURES THAT
I TOOK. THIS ONE WAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST BECAUSE I WANTED A PICTURE OF THE FAMILY
DOG TOO. THE FELLOW EATING FROM HIS HAND, REMINDS ME OF MY DAD EATING
PEANUTS.
- HONG KONG WAS EXCITING. WITH ITS MANY SKYSCRAPERS, THERE IS ALWAYS TIME TO
ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF NATURE WITH THIS LITTLE BIRD LOVER FEEDING HIS PIGEONS.
- STUDENTS WALKING ON RAILROAD TRACKS - RIVER KWAI, THAILAND. THEY WERE
VERY FRIENDLY AS THEY ASKED ME TO SIGN THEIR BOOK WHILE PRACTICING ENGLISH.
- MIAO LADY SHOWING HER TREASURES FOUND AT THE XIANG YANG FASHION MARKET
IN SHANGHAI, CHINA. WOW, WHAT A FIND!!!
- THE FISH MARKET IN PUSAN SOUTH KOREA WAS VERY FASCINATING. I SAW
MANY KINDS OF SEA LIFE HERE.
- HAVE YOUR CAMERA READY FOR MT. FUGEN NEAR NAGASAKI, JAPAN.
- SHRINE AT MT. FUGEN DEDICATED TO THE 48 PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR
HOMES AND LIVES DURING THE ERUPTION OF 1991. HERE THERE ARE SEVERAL
BURIED HOMES WITH ONLY THE ROOFS SHOWING.
- NHA TRANG, VIETNAM IS A RURAL CITY NORTH OF HO CHI MINH CITY.
I LOVE VIETNAM AND ITS PEOPLE. THEY LIVE AND WORK IN A UNIQUE
ATMOSHERE OF MAN AND MACHINERY. YOU SEE MANY RIDE THEIR BICYCLES
ALONGSIDE MOTORBIKES. PRICES HERE ARE VERY REASONABLE.
- SUZHOU, CHINA - EMBROIDERY INSTITUTE MAKES MANY THINGS WITH SILK.
- STANLEY MARKET, HONG KONG WAS THRIVING WITH MANY TOURIST LOOKING
FOR BARGAINS, AND THIS MEANS YOURS TRULY. THESE STUDENTS ARE ON A FIELD
TRIP FOR A COOKING CLASS. THEY HAD JUST MADE PIZZA, AND AS I CAN SEE
THAT SOME STUDENTS CAN'T WAIT TO BITE INTO IT.
- SRI MARIAMMAN - HINDU TEMPLE IN SINGAPORE IS A WONDERFUL SITE. JUST
LOOK AT THE DETAIL IN THOSE FIGURES. OUR GUIDE STEVEN YEO IS TALKING
TO MY DAD ABOUT THIS TEMPLE.
THIS TRIP TO ASIA WAS TAKEN ON THE REGAL PRINCESS SHIP OF THE P&O LINES.
THE SHIPS CREW WHERE VERY HELPFUL AND SERVICE WAS OUTSTANDING.
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