Near Guilin, China
We went on a small boat ride on the Li River, where we were surrounded by the Karst Mountains. They are very spectacular with their unique shape!
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Category: ASIA Thru My Eyes
Dragon & Bell
Monkey With My Glasses
Monkey Temple, Bali,Indonesia – 2008 – Canon 20D
We had a fun time at the Monkey Temple, named because there are Monkeys everywhere. We were warned that the monkeys grab things, so to be careful! Twice my glasses where taken right off my face by monkeys. The second one grabbed them and took off down a cliff, then he just sat there looking at us with my glasses in his mouth! What a stinker! We paid a man to get my glasses, which he did by going over the barricade and enticing the monkey with apples and oranges, which worked. At first the monkey took an apple and kept my glasses in his mouth, then when offered more fruit he took it with his other hand. For the third piece he had to let go of my glasses. The man was quick and grabbed my glasses before they fell down to the ocean below! I had to wear my glasses the rest of the trip, but they were never the same with bite marks all over them!
Riding on the Wall of Xian
Fish Market
Active Volcanoes
Mt. Batur & Mt. Agung, Bali, Indonesia – 2008 – Canon 20DRice Harvest
Bali, Indonesia – 2008 – Canon 20DRice Paddy
Bali, IndonesiaPhi Phi Islands 2
Phuket, ThailandThai Mermaid
Kamala, Phuket, ThailandPink Dolphin
Hong KongPhi Phi Islands 1
Phuket, Thailand, One of the Phi Phi IslandsBig Buddha
Karon, Phuket, ThailandNakkerd Hills
Chalong, Phuket, ThailandLongtail Boat Taxi
Clouds and Palms
Cruising on the Yangtze River
China
On a trip to China in 2008, we took a cruise up the Yangtze River. Some of the highlights were; going up the locks to the top of the dam, after a good nights sleep, watching the sunrise on the river and meeting the wonderful Chinese people! It was an awesome adventure!
Camera used: Canon 20D
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Pagodas on Fir Lake
Guilin, Guangxi Province, ChinaThe Marble Boat
Beijing, China
When visiting China in 2008, we went to the Summer Palace. It consists of many gardens & many lakes and it is gorgeous. At the Summer Palace is found The Marble Boat built in 1750 A.D. during the Qing Dynasty. Obviously, the boat cannot float, it was used by Empress Cixi for lakeside dining and receptions.
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Tang Dynasty Show
Xi’an, China
On our tour of China in 2008, we went to the Xi’an Dumpling Banquet and the Tang Dynasty Show. First, we were treated with dumplings of all kinds and each one was delicious! Then we watched the Tang Dynasty Show with it’s colorful costumes, incredible choreography and exuberant music. It was a very spectacular evening!
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