Visiting a folk village near Seoul, Korea on the same day that about 100 schools each brought 100 kids... It was crazy, but also fun--kids are always fun!
Imperial tombs from Guangyu, Korea. Guangyu is the old capital of the Shilla empire...founded when Julius Caesar was attacking Gaul and shortly before Jesus was born. There is so much amazing history we never learn about in North America...I really should do a masters on comparative history. (Note: I called them imperial tombs...my non-historian travelling companions called them "lumpy hills")
Being pillars at the remains of a temple in Guangyu... :)
A classic Hong Kong shot. As a historian, I definitely don't approve of Hong Kong's attitude. If there's a historic site on prime real estate, money always wins out and the historic site goes...of course that has created one of the most recognized harbour views in the world. (Sidenote for movie fans: The new Batman movie was filmed here.)
The temple of 10,000 Buddhas in the Hong Kong New Territories. Look very closely at the walls--they are lined with tiny buddha statues. And no, there aren't exactly 10,000 Buddha statues...there's more! I think there was over 12,000 in the main temple alone.
The Holy House of Mercy in Macau...doesn't every organization include the skull of their founder over their mantle? It makes for good dinnertime conversation.
Exercising in Taipa vllage (near Macau). These exercise machines are installed in parks all across China--I remember them from when I lived there. They are awesome!
Thanksgiving dinner :)
A Hong Kong harbour tour on a Chinese junk...I wonder if the good old"Duk Ling" liked life better as a fishing boat or prefers to be a tourist attraction?
Lamma Island: no cars allowed. It was quite a refreshing change from Hong Kong! We rented bikes too, just to fit in.That's it I think...the next post will be on Beijing. Cheers!
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