Marble Boat

September 2010
The marble boat at the Summer Palace. An old Chinese saying says, "water can carry the boat as well as overturn it." It symbolizes the common people holding up the boat (holding up the Chinese emperor), or sinking it. The boat has many names including 青烟放 - meaning 'Boat of Clearness and Comfort.'

Kung Fu Jump

September 2010
A Kungfu artist performing at the Shaolin Temple. They could jump insanely high.

Elephant

August 2010
An elephant in Laos. "Elephantitis, the elephant people- name of the frisbee alumni team at Tufts, displaced Jumbos." - Marco.

Contemplation

August 2010
On our first day in Laos, Katie and I climbed to the top of a hill to see the famous temple there. This young monk was sitting so perfectly on a balcony that I couldn't help but take a picture. I tried to be sneaky about it because I felt bad, but he didn't seem to mind. Over in the corner, just out of the picture, is the famous imprint of Buddha's foot.

Summer Palace Boat

September 2010
On a gorgeous day my study abroad program took us all to visit the Summer Palace, just outside of Beijing. It was built for the royal family to stay there during the summers. Since it is by a big manmade lake, it is much cooler there than the Forbidden City in the warm summer months.

Cambodian Family

September 2010
After watching the sunrise at Angkor Wat, Katie and I walked back over the bridge to grab breakfast. This adorable little family was walking along the other way.

Tree

September 2010
A tree growing on one of the temples at Ta Prom.

Temple Ruins

September 2010
Bayon temple. This reminds me of those picture games, how many faces can you see?

Forbidden City Ceiling

September 2010
One thing I remember from the last time I was in Beijing was how much I just loved the patterns on the ceilings.

Face In the Wall

September 2010
At one of my favourite temples they just had walls and walls of these figures carved into the wall.

Children By Water

September 2010
These children were washing in a lake by one of the temples in the Angkor Wat area.

TukTuks

September 2010
All of the TukTuk drivers waiting for their passengers to finish eating breakfast. You can see Angkor Wat in the background.

White Horse

September 2010
There were two horses grazing on the grass in front of Angkor Wat. It reminded me of a fairy tale so much.

Angkor Wat Temple

September 2010
A scene of Angkor Wat temple.

Cambodia Wall

September 2010
A wall at Angkor Wat. They were all so detailed and ornate.

HoiAn Lanterns

September 2010
A lantern store in HoiAn. At night they all looked so beautiful.

Hoi An Beach

September 2010
The beach on Hoi An. Katie and I rented bikes and rode over to it. It was gorgeous. This is what I mistakenly remembered as DaNang.

Sleeping In the Market

September 2010
A woman sleeping in a market in HoiAn. Everyone just seemed to curl up on the food they were selling to take their naps.

Forbidden City

September 2010
The Forbidden City. It had huge empty expanses, but the temples were swarming with tourists.

Man and His Bird

August 2010
A man contemplating a bird from the bird market in Hong Kong.

Star Ferry

August 2010
The Star Ferry crossing Victoria harbor. The distance between Kowloon and Hong Kong Island is constantly shrinking as more land is filled in.

Temple Scene

September 2010
A tree growing on the That Prom temple.

Cambodian Face

September 2010
A face in the stone at Bayon temple. It was definitely one of my favourite Siem Reap temples.

Overnight Train

August 2010
Katie contemplating life on the train from Hanoi to DaNang.

Ocean Park Pool

August 2010
The pool used for the dolphin show at Ocean Park. The place was packed by the time the show started.

Construction

August 2010
Construction in HK, as always. So many people, like this man, stopped to watch it for a while.

Hong Kong Times Square

August 2010
The mall in Hong Kong's Times Square.

Lao Girl

August 2010
On our trek to the Kuang Si waterfall we passed through a mountain village. This little girl was standing outside of her house.

Temple Flowers

August 2010
Flowers lined up by That Phu Si, the temple on the top of the hill in Luang Prabang.

Temple Tree

August 2010
This tree was on the outside of one of the temples in Laos. It was all just so colourful and ornate.