Brian in Seoul
han river in seoul
brian and canadian andy eat cold noodles
the reservoir in chuncheon where brian was teaching
memorial to the etheopian troops that died in the korean war
korean war memorial
this is actually quite a modern temple, built in the old style though
smily happy buddahs
quick snooze
the dmz & jsa
so i said to her....
everyone loves tanks
north korean watch tower
the bridge of no return
seoul
this was a european style pavillion built by the koreans so they could greet us forigin devils in familiar surrounds
well it was asia.....*ahem* i'll get my coat
monk in traditional garb
like i said..it was asia...casper has the right idea!
neon lights shimmering neon lights (i failed my kraftwerk audition)
they said it would rain, and it did!
rockets to russia!
war memorial
quite a pretty stretch of river in downtown seoul
there were lots of 'popidol' style street shows
the big palace in seoul...note to self..put in proper name
on the boat to china
leaving incheon port..those dudes cycled between the two lock gates
brian photographs his fan club
the harbour cranes in tanjin
beijing this was actually the corridor in our hostel
mao's maouselium (boom boom)
tian'a'men gate
forbidden city
..wait a sec lemmie check the sundial.
dagoda in bei hui park
hooking her bus upto the overhead lines
this is how we deal with protestors
dvd's you say....
scorpions on a stick
starfish, snakeskin, sea urchins, chicken hearts and snails. what little boys are made of
the 'hood
smiley happy commies.....
temple of heaven
a nice fixer upper
scenes of a socialist paradise
yum yum it's duck time
never underestimate the benifits of a classical education
starting off point for great wall trip
it all seemed so easy to begin with....
great wall
those hill ain't half steep mum.....
well its certainly a wall...i'd hate to have been the fecker carting those rocks up there
off it goes into the distance...
alms for a poor ex-leper... there were real ones about but i didn't photo them
summer palace
dowager empress xci-xci's bejing opera stage
the marble boat
the brass pagoda
changing the guard
train to xi'an
xi'an city walls
can't beat the old ways
the bell tower
the large wild goose pagoda
the queue for train tickets
a cat called thomas clarke
the teracotta warriors
they are a lot more impressive than the photos convey
no happy meal untill you finish your aerobics mcdonalds gives back to the community
the great mosque in xi'an
no aircon no fan top bunk = me covered in sweat
the yangtse @ chongquing the river is a bit of an industrial highway
abandoned city @ fengdu
fishing boat (duh..)
eventially the dam waters will reach the 170 meter mark
the classic pose, shirt up and about the spit
local steamer
coal transport
the start of the gorges ..note to self fill in proper name
the white emperor temple
tasty!
coal depots
small raft. big river
how high is the water mamma... 140m and rising
i'm late!
delicious and nutritious
basically the just dump the coal down the side of the gorge to the boats below
i don't think they have health and safety in china
happy chappies
damn queue skipper
the 3 gorges dam
the roar of heavy industry
it's that damn queue skipper again. it's a national hobby
would you buy booze from this man?
tai chi
swimming in the pearl river guangzhou
goin' the chapel and we're gonna get married...
more morsels of crunchy yummyness
who's for dinner then?
they had a damn good metro
dried fish
good for what ails ya
construction workers must wear blusher
well...no doubts as to his political affiliations
bank of china building hong kong
salarymen and women
trams and leg-co
the anglican cathedral
rubber tree victoria peak hong kong
skyline + bruce
sampan
star ferrys
local beauty sports
alterations anytime!
temple incence spirals
eh.....the afrika corp in hong kong
essentail monkey protection advice!
the 10,000 buddah temple
reach for the stars....
the perfect gift for your vegan chums
mirador mansions
rather large buddah
macau
ruins of st. pauls
a good way to be remembered
the glorious dead
bye bye hong kong