our hosts, tania and todd
the best way to combat jetlag is to stay out really late the first night
tania and parker
heading home on the ferry
view from our room at tania's
tania's street on lantau island
i'm sorry, bamboo scaffolding is cool. and it's everywhere here
people buyin' stuff, mountain in background (hk island)
hk is a very green, very lush tropical island
we climbed all the way up (there) to get that view.
took a cab this time. hk island in foreground, kowloon (which is attached to mainland china) in back, across the water
girls in cable car
this is a movie of the cable car ride... glasses girl is the cutest!
parks in hong kong were beautiful... this is in kowloon (attached to mainland china)
love these trees. some kinda cypress i think?
so asian
hk history museum. love the weirdo pink and blue bldgs.
this drink was AWESOME - jellied aloe and mango. yum
the goldfish market was packed with store after store just like this one
that's a junk boat with the red sails. hk used to have tons of these but there are very few left.
they light up whole sides of buildings here. now that's christmas spirit!
BIG BUDDHA. high-five!
buddhists stopped at every landing on the way up to kneel and pray
these three surround the buddha
i love this musician lady on the temple ceiling
we were very impressed with the free meal at the monastery
...and just happened upon this insanity
hiking on the lantau trail
tai o is this cute fishing village that has steadily been losing population...
fishing village of tai o - crazy houses on stilts
tung chung - housing hong kong style. this town had at least 15 massive buildings just like this one
now we're in beijing at the forbidden city. the perfect misty day.
forbidden city. surprisingly un-crowded, like most places we went in beijing...
best animal ever
aren't dragons supposed to have fangs or something? forbidden city
girls in the forbidden city
we loved the bus ladies in matching outfits in charge of keeping the bus-peace.
misty tiananmen square, early morning
another amazing park in beijing
instant ramen makes a great breakfast
we rented crappy bikes in beijing for a day. i love this broken rainbow (lights up real pretty at night)
crazy bridge, closed eyes - summer palace
marble boat!!
massive amount of dumplings for $2
parker posing in the summer palace
girls at the summer palace
parker forgot her red hat!
fixing parker's bike for the 18th time
mmm food stalls, beijing
deer and ostrich parts, clearly
ugh. parker made me take this one of kidneys. doctors.
pre-great wall breakfast with the colombian girls, carolina and andrea
great wall... not actually a contiguous structure, it was built in chunks as needed
the great wall at simatai. inexplicably awesome.
steep!
parker is funny. check out the beautiful mountains in the background...
chinese businessman gave us his card and told us to call him "everytime" we are in beijing
...and that's how you get down from the great wall. via zipline.
suiting up for the zipline!
back in beijing... yummy dim sum
red beans and green tea ice cream. yep.
tea purveyors dress like pharmacists!
back in hong kong now... best dim sum EVER
the perfect food: shanghainese dumpling
...and the trip ends here, with fur coats and vodka.
