Sunday, January 30, 2011

Vacation Pictures

I hope you've enjoyed our journey. We certainly did. in this final post, I've included my favorite images from the trip that didn't make it into a previous post. Click to enlarge.


Bill and I on the Avenue of Stars in Kowloon with Hong Kong Island in the background.

A Chinese junk in Victoria Harbor.

The view from Victoria Peak.
A shopping area behind the Peninsula Hotel.

Part of the Hong Kong skyline at night as seen from the Avenue of Stars
The  Guanyin with 1000 hands and 1000 eyes statue at the 10,000 Buddhas Monastery.

Another statue at the 10,000 Buddhas Monastery.

Me and my general based on the Chinese zodiac.

E and his general.

Y and Bill with their "general," who can't even bother to keep his shoes on.
The Tian Tan Buddha from near the cable car station.

Close up of the Tian Tan Buddha.


Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island.

One of the many ornate dragon columns in Po Lin Monastery

The Tian Tan Buddha on Lantau Island.
The remains of a cathedral in Macao.

The Grand Lisboa casino in Macao

A phoenix in one of the stairway panels in the Forbidden City.

Another statue in the Forbidden City

A view through the Gate of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City.

Bill on the Great Wall.


Y at one of the towers on the Great Wall.

A section of the Great Wall that wasn't renovated recently.

Our traveling companions at the Olympic pool in the Water Cube.

The Bird's Nest, not open.
Temple of Heaven park.
Dragon motif on a stair panel in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

Ornate architecture without nails at the Temple of Heaven.

The Summer Palace.
Three legged bird statue at the Summer Palace.
The Summer Palace grounds behind the main structure.

E and Y at the Summer Palace.

A bridge at the Summer Palace. Each statue is a little different.

A bridge to an island in the artificial lake at the Summer Palace

Wan Chai as seen from Kowloon.
The sun setting on our last night in Hong Kong.

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