Sunday, July 24, 2005

Summer 2005 - Yangshou

At last! A clean, fresh water river to swim in.

Caving in Yangshou

At the top of Moon Mountain

Bamboo rafting

On our bike tour of Yangshou and surrounds

One of the national minority groups - famous for their long hair

Longshen rice fields

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Summer 2005 - Yangshou

Day trip to Longshen rice fields
View from hotel window over Yangshou village

Longshen rice fields

Yangshou village

Li River - these peaks are on the 20 yuan note

Friday, July 15, 2005

Summer 2005 - Yangtse River Cruise

Day trip off the boat to Ghost Town

Being pulled along the river

Entering one of the Gorges

Enjoying the view from the the front deck

Day trip up a small river inlet

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Summer 2005 - Xi'an

The old man wanted to charge 5 yuan for the pipe
5 of us paid him 1 yuan each for the photo instead

Terracotta soldiers

Melissa's "cupping" experience
Our Xi'an hotel
(actually we were in the hostel around the back)

Outside the tombs of the Emperor Qin

Saturday, July 09, 2005

Summer 2005 - Beijing - Great Wall





Friday, July 08, 2005

Summer 2005 - Beijing

Evening falls in the hutongs

Jade belt bridge, Summer Palace

Peking duck anyone?

Daily life in the hutong

Tiananmen Square at night

Thursday, July 07, 2005

Summer 2005 - Beijing

Melissa - View over the Forbidden Cithy

Remember I told you about the IV clinics
Apparently this tree needed an IV too

Lion Bridge, Summer Palace

Forbidden City

Dragon boat on the lake, Summer Palace
Last time I was here, the lake was frozen

Sunday, July 03, 2005

Summer 2005 - Travelling with my sister

Shanghai - View of the Pearl Tower, Pudong, from the Bund

Commercialism, Shanghai
Yu Yuan Gardens, Shanghai