Two shots in thirty seconds! Either that, or I have a ghost.
C&C Bar & Restaurant Hostess with the Mostest
I tried to trade Reecey in for a free drink... but they just gave her a free drink instead.
Bullet train from Shanghai to Qingdao - top speed 250 km/ hr
Lu Xun Park, Qingdao
Reecey finds some work, Qingdao
Lao Shan Scenic Area
Our Castle (The Beach Castle Hotel), Qingdao.
Reecey tries out the vegie "kebabs" -where's the beef?! Qingdao
Woof, rugged up for the winter, Qingdao
View of a Church and Pagoda from Zhongshan Park, Qingdao
Taiqing Temple, outside Qingdao
Dragon holds the bell, Taiqing Temple, outside Qingdao
Who da dragon? Taiqing Temple, outside Qingdao
It says "Lao Mountain Taiqing temple" and holding hands brings "great happiness". Scored.
Camelia flower, Taiqing Temple, outside Qingdao
Gate to one of the temple rooms, Taiqing Temple, outside Qingdao
Reecey lights incense, Taiqing Temple, outside Qingdao
Autumn leaves, Taiqing Temple, outside Qingdao
If you can float a coin, it brings great luck, Taiqing Temple, outside Qingdao
Reecey successfully floats a coin for good luck (it's not easy!), Taiqing Temple, outside Qingdao
Fletchie tries to float a coin for good luck, Taiqing Temple, outside Qingdao
Success! Fletchie floats a coin for good luck, Taiqing Temple, outside Qingdao
A happy Fletchie floats a coin for good luck, Taiqing Temple, outside Qingdao
Fletchie & Reecey's floating coins, Taiqing Temple, Qingdao
Fletchie & Reecey's floating coins, Taiqing Temple, outside Qingdao
Bell Drum, Taiqing Temple, outside Qingdao
Now that's a door handle, Taiqing Temple, outside Qingdao
Lao Shan (Lao Mountain), outside Qingdao
Autumn leaves, outside Qingdao
Jade Dragon Waterfall, not quite roaring this time of year apparently, outside Qingdao
The two explorers, outside Qingdao
Looks like snow, felt like snow, but not quite snow, outside Qingdao
Jade Dragon Waterfall, Lao Shan Scenic Area, outside Qingdao
Shhh! The grass is growing (running joke).
Lao Shan Scenic Area, outside Qingdao
Unique refrigeration system, Lao Shan Scenic Area, outside Qingdao
Naughty Reecey - the sign says "Treasuring Life and No Climbing - one out of two ain't bad - Lao Shan Scenic Area, outside Qingdao
Chinese Destroyer parked off Qingdao
Lighthouse, Qingdao
Where's Reecey? (On the beach in Qingdao)
Rugged up for the cold, Qingdao
The Beach, Qingdao
Chinese man contemplates a swim, Qingdao
Train station, Qingdao
Reecey and our train from Qingdao to Beijing
Reecey loves trains (apparently), Qingdao
Farming in Shandong Province
Our first sight of snow, Shandong Province
Snow in Beijing!
Reecey checks in to the Soluxe Courtyard Hotel, Beijing
Our tea set, Soluxe Courtyard Hotel, Beijing
Tea set, Beijing
Snow on the courtyard, Beijing
Snow in Beijing
Yum! Best meal in China (so far!) Only RMB 80 (A$13) with three big beers, Beijing
A bum slit statue (cold in the snow), Beijing
Reecey, the bum slit, and snow - does it get better than this? Beijing
Fletchie and Reecey in the snow, Beijing
Our courtyard hotel, Beijing
The foyer of the Soluxe Courtyard Hotel, Beijing
Baskets of baozi, Beijing
Snowy lanterns, Beijing
It's snowing! Beijing
Dragon guards the Fire God Temple (No fire today, too much snow), Beijing
Jinding Bridge near Hou Hai, Beijing
Reecey talks to the ducks in the water at Houhai Park, Beijing
Houhai Park, Beijing
Reecey keeps Flatuch warm, Houhai Park, Beijing
Beihai Park, Beijing
Oriental Reecey with blue parasol, Beihai Park, Beijing
Driver has gone to put on water proof undies, Beijing
Flatuch checks out the view, Houhai Park, Beijing
Pavilion at Beihai Park, Beijing
Rugged up, Beihai Park, Beijing
Snow on the leaves, Beihai Park, Beijing
Reecey airskates Beihai Park, Beijing
The pavilion at Beihai Park, Beijing
The happy couple... uhh... trio, Beihai Park, Beijing
Forbidden City Tower, Beijing
Forbidden City moat, Beijing
Forbidden City Watchtower, Beijing
Outside the Forbidden City walls, Beijing
Lion guarding the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, Beijing
Pretty ceilings, Forbidden City, Beijing
Pretty ceiling, Forbidden City, Beijing
Reecey looks out from the Hall of Preserving Harmony, Forbidden City, Beijing
Forbidden City, Beijing
Reecey airskates in front of the Hall of Middle Harmony, Forbidden City, Beijing
Eating snow, Forbidden City, Beijing
Brass handles for the fire extinguisher cauldrons, Forbidden City, Beijing
Intricate design on the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City, Beiijing
Sundial struggling under the conditions, Forbidden City, Beijing
Six inch stilletos - probably not the best attire for making snowballs - Forbidden City, Beijing
About time we ended up on this side of the candid camera shot, Forbidden City, Beijing
That's a lot of umbrellas, Imperial Gardens, Forbidden City, Beijing
Imperial Gardens, Forbidden City, Beijing
Snow falls off a pavilion, Imperial Gardens, Forbidden City, Beijing
It's perilous out there, Forbidden City, Beijing
Snow in the Imperial Gardens, Forbidden City, Beijing
Reecey gets dumped with snow from the trees in the Imperial Gardens, Forbidden City, Beijing
Naughty Reecey, can't you see it's perilous! Imperial Gardens, Forbidden City, Beijing
That's one smiley cauldron... maybe he is full of hot water to keep him warm, Forbidden City, Beijing
Guarding the Forbidden City, Beijing
A gate, Forbidden City, Beijing
Colours in the snow, Forbidden City, Beijing
A vista of the Forbidden City, Beijing
Scary dragon beast, Forbidden City, Beijing
Reecey starts a snowball fight with Flatuch, Forbidden City, Beijing
The magic beanie, Forbidden City, Beijing
Flatuch freezes his balls off in the Forbidden City, Beijing
Flatuch freezes his balls off - and curses Reecey for placing him here - girls just don't get it, Forbidden City, Beijing
Flatuch & Reecey - it's all smiles but Flatuch can no longer father puppies, Forbidden City, Beijing
Fletchie looks after Flatuch, Forbidden City, Beijing
Flatuch and Fletchie get some air, Forbidden City, Beijing
Flatuch is snug as a bug but just as confused by the audio guide lady as we were, Forbidden City, Beijing
All smiles in the Forbidden City (due to the warmth), Forbidden City, Beijing
Reecey iceskates down the path, Forbidden City, Beijing
The man that inspired the panda hat, he's putting in an order for another 10 million, Forbidden City, Beijing
Love that hat, Forbidden City, Beijing
It's real panda, Forbidden City, Beijing
Outside the Forbidden City, Beijing
Chairman Mao, Gate of Heavenly Peace, Tiananmen Square, Beijing
Gate of Heavenly Peace, Tiananmen Square, Beijing
Tiananmen Square, Beijing
Reecey tries to brighten up Tiananmen Square, Beijing
Fletchie in the Forbidden City, Beijing
On panda patrol, Forbidden CIty, Beijing
Fletchie and the Forbidden City - I think you have some blue goob in your ear, Beijing
Tiananmen Square and Chairman Mao's Mauseleum, Beijing
Breakfast of champions! Baozi, Beijing
Hot Pot! If only we knew how to flavour it...
Part fruit, part toffee, part ice, Beijing
Dessert on the street, Beijing
Suzhou Street, Summer Palace, Beijing
Summer Palace, Beijing
Melting snow, Summer Palace, Beijing
Buddha statue, Summer Palace, Beijing
Summer Palace overlooking Beijing
View from the Summer Palace, Beijing
The turtle that ate too many chillies, Summer Palace, Beijing
Stairs in the Summer Palace, Beijing
Architrave painting, Summer Palace, Beijing
Tower of Buddhist Incense, Summer Palace, Beijing
Reecey & Fletchie in front of the Tower of Buddhist Incense (fragrant smelling, Buddha never really gets incensed at anything), Summer Palace, Beijing
Tower of Buddha Incense, Summer Palace, Beijing
The railings have finally won equal rights with the cultural relics, Summer Palace, Beijing
Inspector Gadget, Summer Palace, Beijing
Inspector Gadget makes his escape - "I'll get you next time Gadget!" Summer Palace, Beijing
Frieze on the ceiling of a pavilion on Kunming Lake, Summer Palace, Beijing
Fisherman, Summer Palace, Beijing
Fisherman on Kunming Lake, Summer Palace, Beijing
Reecey has perfected her Asian picture pose, Summer Palace, Beijing
Reecey and Flatuch at Summer Palace, Beijing
Reecey and Flatuch, Summer Palace, Beijing
Reecey airskates Summer Palace, Beijing
17 Arch Bridge, Summer Palace, Beijing
Kite flies over Kunming Lake, Summer Palace, Beijing
Icy pier, Summer Palace, Beijing
Open air dance floor, Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Locals enjoy a Sunday game of Chinese Chess, Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Reecey joins in a game of hackey sack, Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Musician entertains the crowd at The Long Corridor, Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Beautiful artwork on the Hall of Good Harvest, Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Hall of Good Harvest, Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Reecey and Fletchie at the Temple of Heaven, Beijing. It was very cold.
Melting snow at the Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Reecey practises her echo at Echo Wall, Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Reecey discovers that "calls and responses or asks and answers constitue a wonderful conversation" at Echo Wall, Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Imperial Vault of Heaven, Echo Wall, Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Reecey performs a PB at the Bird's Nest, Olympic Green, Beijing
Olympic Green, Beijing
Fletch at the Water Cube, Olympic Green, Beijing
Water Cube, Olympic Green, Beijing
The grass was doing well to still be smiling under all that snow! Olympic Green, Beijing
Qianmen by night, Beijing
Monument to the Peope ,Tiananmen Square, Beijing
Gate of Heavenly Peace, Beijing
Thumbs up if you've got beanie hair! Temple of Heavenly Western Food (aka Pizza Hut), Beijing
Mmm. So tasty. Eggplant in secret soy sauce, Beijing
Mmm. So tasty. Fatty bacon in garlic and snow peas. Beijing
Mmm. So tasty. Steamed dumplings. Beijing
The snow melts in Tiananmen Square, Beijing
Fletchy & Reecey at Laoshe Tea House, Beijing
Our tea at the Laoshe Tea House, Beijing
Laoshe Tea House, Beijing
Our table companions could hardly contain their excitement watching the bare chests of the Kong Fu boys, Beijing
Our hutong in Beijing
Chinese town (honest) - Beijing to Pingyao
Snowy fields - Beijing to Pingyao
Snowy mountains in Shanxi Province - Beijing to Pingyao
Train conductor, Pingyao
The snow, Pingyao
Reecey enters Pingyao's South Gate
Reecey in the cold, Pingyao
Reecey's airskate doesn't get off the ground in the cold, Pingyao
Fletchie finds some work, Pingyao
Alleyway, Pingyao
Ming style courtyard, Pingyao
The City Walls, Pingyao
Reecey in front of Pingyao's city walls
The Temple of Pingyao
Snow on the rooftops, Pingyao
Reecey looks over Pingyao
Red lanterns in snowy Pingyao
Donkey waits patiently to cart his smelly cargo, Pingyao
Icy whiskers on my ass, Pingyao
Learning to walk in my favourite pants, Pingyao
Smiley donkey! Pingyao
In Russia they play chess to keep warm. Reecey tests the theory, Pingyao
Reecey wakes up on the train to Xi'an
Everyone loves Mr Lee! Xi'an
Fried sugar anyone? Xi'an
Butcher shop with ambience-controlled refrigeration, Xi'an
Xi'an city walls
Reecey takes on the old man (and loses convincingly) Xi'an
Dinner, Xi'an
Reecey makes a T for Terracotta, Xi'an
Reecey meets an army of warriors, Xi'an
I love this fresh air, Xi'an
Behind the army, Xi'an
In file, Xi'an
Horses wait to take the bit between their teeth, Xi'an
Cavalryman waits with his horses, Xi'an
Warriors, Xi'an
The Three Amigos, Xi'an
Armoured warriors, Xi'an
New recruits recently excavated, Xi'an
The problem with Jimmy was that sometimes he'd just lose his head, Xi'an
Excavations continue in Pit 1, Xi'an
I'm just resting my eyes... Xi'an
Have you seen my beer? Xi'an
Geez, can I borrow some of your hair gel? Xi'an
Guarding Emperor Qin's tomb, Xi'an
I wonder what's for dinner tonight... Xi'an
Some of the army guarding Qin Shi Huang's tomb, Xi'an
Reecey and Fletchie with the Terracotta Army, Xi'an
The battallions of Qin Shi Huang's Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Xi'an
The size of the Terracotta Army, Pit 1, Xi'an
Individual expressions of the soldiers, Xi'an
Painted armour of the warriors, Xi'an
The eighth column of the Terracotta Army, Xi'an
Ready for battle, Xi'an
Warriors and horses, Xi'an
Fletchie with two (giant) puppets, Xi'an
I'm watching... Xi'an
Bronze horses, buried with the Terracotta Warriors, Xi'an
Bronze horses and chariot, Xi'an
Chariot 2, Xi'an
Gold and silver bridle, Chariot 2, Xi'an
Pomegranate, Xi'an
Bell Tower, Xi'an
Drum Tower, Xi'an
The Drum of the Drum Tower, Xi'an
Buddha, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an
Reecey checks out the laxatives at the night market, Xi'an
Nightscape, Xi'an
Chillies and peanuts, Xi'an
Reecey holds all the cards on the soft sleeper to Chengdu
Xi'an to Chengdu
Sleepy village, Xi'an too Chengdu
The Dragon Hostel fish welcome us to Chengdu
Sichuan man plays the Erlu, Chengdu
Sichuan puppet, Chengdu
Sichuan puppet with girls playing cricket, Chengdu
Sichuan comedy (probably funnier if our Chinese was better), Chengdu
Poking fun, Sichuan comedy, Chengdu
The man breathes fire, Chengdu
Sichuan face-changing performance, Chengdu
A new face, Chengdu
Even the puppet can do it, Chengdu
The puppet's new face, Chengdu
Hey panda! Chengdu
I'm having the bamboo, what are you having? Chengdu
Giant panda, Chengdu
Check out the size of his breakfast, Chengdu
Reecey, Flatuch and a Giant Panda, Chengdu
Play time, Chengdu
Panda in the tree, Chengdu
Panda in the trees, Chengdu
Fletchie, Flatuch and one Giant Panda, Chengdu
Narcissus the Panda, Chengdu
That's one strong branch, Chengdu
Just hanging out, Chengdu
Flatuch makes friends with a Giant Panda, Chengdu
Sleepy panda, Chengdu
Reecey gets a good idea from the panda, Chengdu
Time for a rest, Chengdu
The travellers meet the giant pandas, Chengdu
Bamboo forest, Chengdu
Get in my belly, Chengdu
Breakfast, panda-style, Chengdu
Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
Good plan, Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
The ferry, Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
Two boys and a toad, Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
Paolo, Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
Paolo makes a friend, Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
Cable car up to the top of Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
Misty Sichuan, Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
Reecey's girlfriends, Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
Reecey's new boyfriend, Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
The Taoist Temple, Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
Candles, Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
Misty clover, Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
The Temple, Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
Yuecheng Lake, Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
Reecey and Fletchie outside Qingcheng Shan cable car station, outside Chengdu
Little stream, Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
Little waterfall, Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
Reecey airskating Qingcheng Shan, outside Chengdu
The end of lunch, fifteen minutes after the beginning, Chengdu
Our day trip involved a spot of shopping, Chengdu
Reecey can't wait for the meat cleaver demonstration, Chengdu
The demonstration in action (note old missiles in the corner), Chengdu
Bridge over Dujiangyan, outside Chengdu
Flower, Dujiangyan, outside Chengdu
Dujiangyan Irrigation Project, outside Chengdu
Reecey at Dujiangyan Irrigation Project, outside Chengdu
A face in the crowd, Dujiangyan Irrigation Project, outside Chengdu
Paolo, Reecey & Fletchie, Dujiangyan Irrigation Project, outside Chengdu
Bridge over the Jin He, Dujiangyan Irrigation Project, outside Chengdu
One last shopping stop for random dried foods, Chengdu
Anyone keen for an ear-cleaning on the street, Chengdu
Toffee dragon, Chengdu
Mao and Fletchie, Chengdu
