Window Shutter

October 2010
A window shutter in the 'Non-Beam Hall.'

Incense Store

October 2010
Also while visiting the Linggu Temple in Nanjing, they had many of these stores selling incense to pray and offer to ancestors.

Empty Pagoda

October 2010
While visiting Nanjing we stopped by the Linggu temple. This was behind one of the main temples. It was completely deserted but I just thought it was so beautiful how these plants had grown all over the ruins.

Temple of Heaven Gate

October 2010
A gate near the south entrance of the Temple of Heaven, Beijing. We were so lucky to visit on such a gorgeous day.

Angkor Skyline

September 2010
The skyline of Angkor Wat in the early morning. Developed with selenium tone.

Laos Temple

August 2010
A temple in Luang Prabang, Laos.

Paper Cranes

October 2010
Paper cranes made by local school children. They include notes written to the victims of the 'Rape of Nanjing.'

Nanjing Statue

October 2010
One of the statues outside of the Massacre of Nanjing Memorial. The whole event was just so horrifyingly awful.

Old Lane of Nanjing

October 2010
This was the entrance to the old street of Nanjing. I loved the umbrellas on the ceiling. The street was full of all types of stores- movies, souvenirs, pet, fish, Halloween, clothing etc.

Chinese Tree

October 2010
I loved this tree at Linggu Temple in Nanjing. The area had sights such as the Non-beam Hall, Linggu Pagoda, and the Songfeng Pavilion. All of it was surrounded by gorgeous trees.

Henan Thread

September 2010
In Luoyan we visited the old part of the town. They had all these narrow streets and stalls selling everything. I loved the colours of all the thread at this stall.

Lao Rice Field

August 2010
On our trek to the Kuang Si Waterfalls, we walked through many of these rice fields. They were just so gorgeous and remote. We visited the villages where the workers lived beforehand. Their walk to work is not short or easy!

Summer Palace Bridge

September 2010
On the bridge built over the man-made lake at the Summer Palace. It leads to this little island in the middle with temples.

Tower 9

October 2010
I believe this is tower 9 of the section of the Great Wall we went to. We visited the MuTianYu part, which is located in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing.

Vegetable Market

August 2010

A woman sleeping at her vegetable stall in HoiAn, Vietnam. So many people just napped on the food they were selling.

The Great Wall

October 2010
The Great Wall of China snaking along the Beijing suburb mountains. It was such a gorgeous day and the fall colours were coming out full force.

Meat Market

September 2010
A Cambodian meat stall in Siem Reap.

Summer Palace Lilypads

September 2010
The lilypads at the Summer Palace, in Beijing.

Fish Buckets

September 2010
While wandering around the old part of Luoyang we found this area where they sold all sorts of animals, fish, rabbits, birds, dogs, cats, chipmunks? It was quite crazy.

Napping in the Yurt

October 2010
Rachel, Heather, and Katie napping in our yurt in Mongolia.

Longmen Soldiers

September 2010
These stone soldiers (or Buddhist figures?)- were carved into the mountain at the Longmen Grottoes in Henan, China.

Mongolian Landscape

October 2010
We passed the fields while driving to the desert. It's amazing to see the extent of construction against such an underdeveloped place. The roads were so bumpy, but right next to the desert and grasslands were these monstrous highways being built.

Camel Talk

October 2010
A camel resting in the desert. He kept doing this funny thing with it's mouth; it's teeth were surprisingly big!

The Yurt's Roof

October 2010

The roof of yurt 806, the one we stayed in somewhere in the Inner Mongolia grasslands. It was surprisingly big inside, but unsurprisingly, freezing at night. I slept in two shirts, a sweater, my winter jacket, my sweatpants, winter socks, gloves, a winter hat, and some earmuffs. It was still pretty cold! I can't even imagine living there in the winter. 

Mongolian Horses

October 2010
A Mongolian man handling some of the horses at the grasslands. They had so many, it was like the Asian cowboys.

Dragon Dance

October 2010
A dragon dance during the 60th Anniversary celebration of foreign students studying at Peking University. They had this crazy performance, it was even aired on local television here. Study abroad students from all local universities came to watch.

Botanical Garden Bridge

October 2010
One of the many lakes in the Beijing Botanical Gardens.

Beijing Rose

October 2010
A gorgeous flower in the Beijing Botanical Garden's Rose Garden.

Lobby Light

The hotel we stayed at in Luoyan had this crazy light in the lobby. It was really impressive and though it deserved a photo.

Water Cubes

October 2010
The Water Cube in Beijing. It turns out there was a design competition for the structure and this was the winner. Inside they had a sample of the outside material, it kind of felt like a plastic water bottle. It was incredibly thin! All together the materials were less then .75cm thick.

The Bird's Nest

October 2010
The Bird's Nest used for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The structure of the stadium was just incredible. When we were there it was being used as a Segway driving school.

Incense

September 2010
Incense at Shaolin Temple. There were tons of temples within the area, each with it's own place for praying  and offering incense.