Monday, July 31, 2006

Can you find me in the photo below?



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Peking duck was more delicious than I expected. They only take the choice meat from the duck so there isn't a lot to eat, and then you take the duck and add vegetables, garlic paste, salt, and make it into a wrap. I can't wait to eat it again.

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Friday, July 28, 2006

Forbidden City. Note all the people using umbrellas were using them as protection from the sun, as there was no rain. I wished I'd done the same because I ended the day with a farmer's tan--actually it was much more interesting..more like a ring because I had some sun tan lotion on my face.

The giant metal bowl below is not a trash can, or soup pot. It was used to store water to extinguish any fires in the wooden buildings.



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Inside the Forbidden City. According to the tour guide there are 9,999 1/2 rooms in this complex. Maybe the Starbuck's inside only gets counted as a 1/2 a room?



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Post 1 from Beijing. Tianamen square and the entrance to the Forbidden City. In Tianamen Square many people were lined up to see Mao, and thus his photo is in the background. To me, it looked like they came to worship him. I have many photos from Beijing and Bangkok, but this program only appears to allow me to post four photos at a time, so I'll keep posting photos over the next several days.



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Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Fountain in the financial district near Raffles Place.

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Monday, July 17, 2006

View from Boat Quay. Posted by Picasa
Long island iced tea icecream. There were even slices of lemon in the icecream. It was better than it sounds.
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Saturday, July 15, 2006

Wild monkeys along the trail. There are no cages to separate them from humans, and if you go too close they produce a threat display! They look cute and innocent here.
MacRichie reservoir treetop trail. Posted by Picasa

Hiking in the MacRichie Reservoir Posted by Picasa

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

View from the top of the buildings on the island seen below. Posted by Picasa


Bridge connecting southermost point in Asia to Sentosa. Posted by Picasa
Claimed as the "southernmost" point on the Asian Continent because Singapore is connected to Malaysia by a bridge, and so is Sentosa. The tiny bridge in the background also apparently classifies it as part of the Asian continent (I guess they don't count telephone cable connections).
Merlion in Sentosa.



Just before a huge rainstorm.

The bridge to the Southernmost point.
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Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Shark attack at Underwater world, Sentosa. Posted by Picasa




Photos from Underwater World Posted by Picasa