Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Hangzhou & Wuzhen

Wuzhen - water town



Wuzhen - pawn shop

Making honeycomb

Wuzhen special blue print fabric

Thought these were frogs
Actually special cakes given as offerings to ancestors

Nana with our local guide, Jasmine

Ringing the bell

Oh my God! The people!

The Pagoda

Plum Family Tea Estate

Cruise on West Lake

Friday, April 28, 2006

The sites of Beijing

Hou hai Hutong area

Lama Temple

Beihai Park

Giant Pandas


Summer Palace

Temple of Heaven

Tiananmen Square

Summer Palace

Forbidden City

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Beijing - The Great Wall





Monday, April 24, 2006

Day trip to Suzhou





Sunday, April 23, 2006

Shanghai with Mum, Nana, Anthony & Sue

Our castle hotel

Tea ceremony - Shanghai old city

Pearl Tower, Pudong - through the smog

Jing'an park

The Blarney Stone, Irish pub

Nana - taking some exercise

Jing'an temple with Anthony & Sue

Jing'an temple - me with Anthony & Sue

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Mum in Huai'an

Having a go as an English teacher

The only peach blossoms left at peach blossom park

The students were excited to meet Mum

Mum and Lin Li - pedicab ride to dinner

Huai'an's only scenic spot