A bit late, but this is for Sue :)
Istanbul, across from the Aya Sophya
Istanbul
Children singing and dancing, Istanbul
A market on the Asia side, Istanbul
A market on the Asia side, Istanbul
Dancing dervishes, Istanbul
Dancing dervishes, Istanbul
Cappadocia
Avanos, Cappadocia
Avanos, Cappadocia
Cappadocia
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Kyoto, Japan - May 2008
Koyasan, Japan - May 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Hong Kong, China - April 2008
The very famous skyline of Hong Kong. Across the strait is Kowloon
For the architecture buffs:
The Bank of China Tower. Pretty much my favourite building in Hong Kong. Designed by I.M. Pei, who also designed the Louvre Pyramid
The also very famous Star Ferry transporting people from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Double-decker trams and buses!
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. Tributes to a colonial past
Kowloon. Streetscene with a gazillion neon signs
Not everyone is so rich in Hong Kong...
Woman selling roasted chestnuts on the street
Man Mo Temple. Incense hanging from the ceiling
Wong Tai Sin Temple. Woman offering incense
Tai O. Old fishing village on Lantau Island where many houses are built on stilts in the water
I love Tai O. It's like going back in time. Lots of memories from my childhood. Here, people are drying salted fish and egg yolks...
... and here people are making shrimp paste blocks...
... and here Dad and I are catching crabs. For fun, not to eat :)
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Macau, China - April 2008
Rua da Felicidade. Besides casinos, Macau has some really nice old streets
People in Hong Kong also like to do this: gather with friends for the gezelligheid while listening to their birds sing
Little old ladies in front of Igreja de S. Domingos
Making traditional cookies
For all you architecture buffs:
RuĂnas de S. Paulo. Facade of the early 17th century church
Igreja de S. Domingos
One of the casinos
Wuyishan (Mt. Wuyi), Fujian Province, China - April 2008
It was raining like mad and my shoes turned into swimming pools, but the view was worth it! For anyone who's ever seen a Chinese painting with mountains and rivers and "seas of clouds," Wuyishan looked exactly like that that day
Another view with the bamboo rafts going down the river...
... and Dad and I got to ride in such a bamboo raft down the river!
Bamboo
Tea plants (the ones on the mountain, not the tall tree)
A local market. How much for a chicken?
For the industrial design engineers:
Furniture and baby carriage made of bamboo
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