Elephant Ear

August 2010
The ear of the elephant Katie and I rode in Laos. When I converted the photo to black-and-white it reminded me more of the coat of a cheetah or leopard. I think it's amazing how patterns in nature appear in so many different places. Unfortunately it came out kind of blurry since the elephant was moving (obviously).

Buddhas

August 2010
A bunch of Buddha statues in, yet again, a Laos temple.

Dragon Bridge

August 2010
A monk crossing a temple bridge in Luang Prabang.

Monkey King

August 2010
A carving on a temple wall in Laos.

Toy Soldiers

November 2010
Some broken remains of the Teracotta Warriors. They were all hollow which was quite amazing.

Jade Chariot

November 2010
One of the jade chariots unearthed in the BingMaYong tomb. The horses are half the size of life-size horses. So many people were crowded around looking at this historical artifact.

Xi'an Traffic

November 2010
I took this photo looking out from the old city wall. I love how it has thousands of years of history, and on the complete other side a modernized and developing city.

Stone Soldiers

November 2010
Some of the Terracotta Warriors lined up at the back of Pit 1. There were 3 pits of soldiers, but Pit 1 was by far the biggest.

Xi'an Boy

November 2010
After visiting the South City Wall, Katie and I walked around the local streets in the area. We found this street market with tons of calligraphy, painting's, brushes, stencils and more. This little boy was waiting for his Mum (in the background), and was just so adorable.

BingMaYong (Terracotta Warriors)

November 2010
This weekend Katie and I took a trip to Xi'an, famous for their terracotta warriors. They really were amazing. There were just so many, and up to this day they continue to uncover more and more.

Luang Prabang

August 2010
Walking up to the temple on the hill, we passed this gorgeous view of Luang Prabang. The city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Hong Kong Meat

August 2010
A man cutting meat up in Wanchai. The meat is just sold like this, hanging down, free for all the flies to land on.

Hong Kong in the Air

August 2010
I took this photo while flying into Hong Kong. We arrived late afternoon.

TukTuk Ride

September 2010
An early morning TukTuk ride through old temple ruins.

Temple, Water, Trees

September 2010
A beautiful scene from Angkor Wat. Everywhere I looked it felt as if I was in a fairytale, it was so gorgeous, I couldn't stop taking photos!

Root Web

September 2010
A web of roots growing over temple ruins at the That Phrom temple, Cambodia.

Wall of Faces

September 2010
A wall of statues at Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

Window View

September 2010
Katie staring out at the ruins of a temple near Angkor Wat.

Cambodia Temple

September 2010
A temple in the Angkor Wat area, there is just so much detail- the amount of detail that only comes from age.

798 Soldier

November 2010
A soldier statue in Beijing's 798 art district.

798 Dog

November 2010
Outside if the 'Factory' in Beijing's 798 Art district, there were ton's of these wolves/dogs as a part of a sculpture.

Peace Statue

November 2010
The statue of Peace at the Nanjing Massacre Memorial/Museum.

Doves

October 2010
Doves at the Open Air Musical Hall by Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum. If you had food they would fly onto you, at one point I had five doves on me! There was this group of them with these completely fluffed up feathers.

Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum

October 2010
The many stairs leading up to Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum.

Lion Head

October 2010
A lion statue outside of the Linggu Temple in Nanjing. Lion statues are everywhere in China. The male lions have a ball under their paw, while the female ones have a lion cub under their's.

Mahjong Game

October 2010
Some Chinese men playing a game of mahjong along the 'Long Corridor,' at the Temple of Heaven.

Pagoda Trees

October 2010
The view looking down from a level on the Linggu Pagoda. There were 9 floors, I can't remember which one I took this from.

Chinese Newspaper

October 2010
Along the long corridor at the Temple of Heaven, tons of locals came to hang out, chat, play cards or mahjong, and read. I loved watching what they all were doing.

Temple Ceiling

October 2010
The ceiling of one of the temples in the Temple of Heaven area. I loved how colourful and ornate it all was. When looking at Chinese temples, I always make sure to glance at the ceiling. Most of the time they are like this.