The Chinese have such poetic names for their cultural relics. We visited the Temple of Heaven on one of our last days in Beijing. It was a very picturesque museum, though not at the same level as the Great Wall. But, being the picture whores that we are, we managed to grab lots of shots. [...]
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Our Temple of Heaven pictures
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Beijing: Forbidden City and Summer Palace
A little history, Beijing used to be called Peking (I think Peking is what some European guy wrote down when the Chinese locals kept saying Beijing! Beijing! .. oh? Peking?) Anyways.. you know what they say: When in Rome, act like the Romans… when in Beijing.. eat Beijing duck (must eat at Da Dong restaurant). [...]
Forbidden City photosPosted in: Photography, Travel Also tagged: beijing, Beijing Opera, Forbidden City, gallery, Nikon 35mm f2 photos, Nikon 85mm f1.4 photos, Nikon D700 photos, Nikon D90 photos, summer palace, Tienamen Square, travel photography 9 Comments
Shanghai night life… and the happy ending
Everyone, stop what you’re doing and go rent the movie Shanghai Kiss.. you’ll appreciate these pics more… and well you get to see the sexy Kelly Hu one more time. The movie is about an Asian American reluctant to touch base with his roots until he visits Shanghai. Cliff notes: Asian dude, white girls, asian [...]
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We’re heading out to China!
We’ll be flying out to visit the motherland in a few weeks! I can’t wait to take some (hopefully) nice shots of the Great Wall, Forbidden City and Olympic village. Kay and I will be flying out with a friend of ours who’s been to China multiple times already. Our itinerary so far is to [...]
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