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We flew overnight on Singapore Airlines from San Francisco to Hong
Kong; and after 17 hours and passing
over the International Dateline, we lost a day... How
does that work...like the "Twilight Zone"...
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| Ronnie & Kathy in China on the Great Wall |
While on this trip we visited... - Hong
Kong
- Mainland China cities: Shenzhen - Guilin - Xi'an - Wuhan
- Chongqing - Beijing
- China River Cruises: the Li and the Yangtze
Rivers
- Singapore
- Bali,
Indonesia
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| Sampan in Hong Kong Harbor - housing option |
Hong Kong Island...
Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region to the
Republic of China. It has separate political & economic
systems. It is located in a group of islands
just south of mainland China.
Very crowded with a population of just over 7 million.
The people either live in a small 400 sq ft condo in one of the many high rise buildings, or a sampan in the harbor. Makes you appreciate what we have in America.
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| Many high rise condo buildings for housing in Hong Kong |
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Mainland
China...
Below...a
day cruise on the Li River where there are the strangest shaped hills and mountains. With the sun shinning down, the
mountains look like an illusion of shadows...very unique!
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| Li River cruise near Guilin. |
Below...Ronnie & Kathy in the lobby
during our 4 day cruise of the Yangtze River.
Right...we
saw beautiful mountain views and lush forestry on the Yangtze River. Notice
how low the river is by the watermark along the side of the mountain.
By the way,
that is not our boat you see... we are on the
BIG ship behind this little one... ...and he
better move over!
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| Picture on our river cruise on the Yangtze River |
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| Not our boat either, but it is a very cool ride... |
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| Three Gorges Dam and Locks |
Below...the Wild Goose Pagoda and all
that gold inside.
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| Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an built 650 AD |
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| Terracotta Warriors and horses in Xi'an |
Above & Right...The "Terracotta Warriors and Horses"
is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies
of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funeral art
buried with the emperor in 210–209 BC and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife.
They were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Xi'an. Estimates indicate that the
three pits containing the Terracotta Army held more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses,
the majority of which remain buried in the pits nearby the Emperor's mausoleum.
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| Ronnie & Kathy at the Shibaozhai Pagoda in Chongqing, China. |
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| The Forbidden City...opened to public in 1925 |
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| Boat to the Summer Palace |
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| Kathy on the Great Wall in China...! |
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Bali, Indonesia...
Now, we have left the hustle and bustle of China
for a relaxing week in Bali, Indonesia...Yeah Man!
Bali is a small island not far
from Vietnam and Malaysia located in the Indian Ocean. Most of the island is poor, but tourism is a big part of their
economy. And we were glad to help...our five-star golf resort was an oasis on the coast. It is also adjacent to
the famous Temple Tanah Lot built in the 16th century and is a Hindu temple today. You can only get to it by boat
or wait until the tide goes out. Very interesting...
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| Bali beach on the Indian Ocean. |
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| Ronnie on the lush green walkway overlooking the Indian Ocean - at our resort. |
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| The famous Temple Tanah Lot from the golf course at our resort. |
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| Shows the contrast between condos and sampans in harbor |
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| Beautiful waterfall on the Li River |
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| From our balcony on the Yangtze River cruise. Awesome! |
Left...quaint shops in a Chinese village on one of our stops on the Yangtze River. Ronnie
found a guitar and yes there is Blues in China.
Yea!
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| Tibetan monks who stopped to talk with our guide...cool |
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| Ronnie & Kathy inside the Wild Goose Pagada in Xi'an |
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| Ronnie at the top of Shibaozhai Pagoda |
Below
and left...
Dazu Rock Carvings - A UNESCO World Heritage site
The steep hillsides of the Dazu area in Chongqing contain an
exceptional series of rock carvings
dating from the 9th to the 13th century created by the monks of that time. They are remarkable
for their aesthetic quality, their rich diversity
of subject
matter.
The carvings are known for their grand scale, aesthetic
quality and rich diversity of subject matter as well as for being well preserved.
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| Amazing Dazu Rock Carvings |
PANDA BEARS... You
cannot go to China without visiting the Pandas
at the Chongqing Zoo. We saw Ling-Ling and You-You and Sing-Sing....so, you get the drift on naming
Pandas?
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| Panda Bears - they love to eat bamboo and they were so cute...ahh! |
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| Ronnie & Kathy in Tienamen Square in Beijing |
Above...Ronnie & Kathy in Tiananmen Square on
the 25th anniversary of the up-rising that killed
so many protestors. The Chinese government blocks out all mention of this event. But in Hong Kong, they celebrate it.
Below & Left...Ronnie
& Kathy standing on the Great Wall of China. One
of the few things on earth that can been seen from space. Several walls were being built as
early as the 7th century BC. Later they were joined
together and made bigger and stronger, so now collectively
they are referred to as the Great Wall of China.
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| Ronnie & Kathy standing on the Great Wall in China...AWESOME |
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Singapore...
Landed in Singapore, went through customs and re-boarded the same plane, same seat...why? Well, we got our passport stamped,
that's why! Lovely country...
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| One of the beautiful pools at the Nirwana Golf Resort. |
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| Check out the female caddies on this golf course in Bali... |
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| Ronnie in front of Tanahlot adjacent to our resort in Bali. |
Above & Left...Temple Tanah Lot before and after the tide goes
out...
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| Dinner Theatre Show...in Xi'an |
To Summerize...
After a grueling two weeks in Hong Kong, China, Singapore and a week
relaxing in Bali, Indonesia, we can honestly say -
if you ever wanted to tour
China...go to the Internet. And you
won't lose any days!
You will find the same pictures we took on our trip. So, grab a
nice juicy hamburger and French fries as you look through the photos...and
think of all the bad Chinese food and experiences we had on our trip.
After visiting 4 countries on 12 flights – 30 buses
– 2 river cruises, and lots of Chinese food…
It is always GREAT
to be HOME
“SWEET” HOME…!!!
NEXT PAGE...Australia - New Zealand - Fiji...
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