brooks461's recent photoshttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-Feb-March-2008/Getting-to-New-Zealand/P1060567/264322876_ShPeH-Ti.jpghttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/2009-11-23T10:34:37ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugbrooks461's photo<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a> </p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Great-Wall/9730635_xFy9x#722278893_FN3DA" title="brooks461's photo"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Great-Wall/Great-Wall-at-Badaling-015/722278893_FN3DA-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="brooks461's photo" title="brooks461's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-23T10:34:37Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Great-Wall/Great-Wall-at-Badaling-015/722278893_FN3DA-Th.jpg2009-09-23 11:24:48brooks461's photo<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a> </p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Great-Wall/9730635_xFy9x#722278780_sW7NW" title="brooks461's photo"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Great-Wall/Great-Wall-at-Badaling-013/722278780_sW7NW-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="brooks461's photo" title="brooks461's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-23T10:46:41Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Great-Wall/Great-Wall-at-Badaling-013/722278780_sW7NW-Th.jpg2009-09-23 11:23:58Autumn: dock on Ridley Creek<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Autumn: dock on Ridley Creek</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/Ridley-Creek-State-Park/Ridley-Creek/6078528_jvtEc#718509056_WBsPi" title="Autumn: dock on Ridley Creek"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/Ridley-Creek-State-Park/Ridley-Creek/Fall-Handicap-Dock/718509056_WBsPi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="120" alt="Autumn: dock on Ridley Creek" title="Autumn: dock on Ridley Creek" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-19T11:41:33Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/Ridley-Creek-State-Park/Ridley-Creek/Fall-Handicap-Dock/718509056_WBsPi-Th.jpg2008-10-13 08:14:09Summer: dock on Ridley Creek<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Summer: dock on Ridley Creek</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/Ridley-Creek-State-Park/Ridley-Creek/6078528_jvtEc#718442620_zA4Tz" title="Summer: dock on Ridley Creek"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/Ridley-Creek-State-Park/Ridley-Creek/Summer-Handicap-Dock/718442620_zA4Tz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Summer: dock on Ridley Creek" title="Summer: dock on Ridley Creek" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-19T11:41:55Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/Ridley-Creek-State-Park/Ridley-Creek/Summer-Handicap-Dock/718442620_zA4Tz-Th.jpg2008-05-20 08:01:38Winter: dock on Ridley Creek<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Winter: dock on Ridley Creek</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/Ridley-Creek-State-Park/Ridley-Creek/6078528_jvtEc#718442389_o5Fno" title="Winter: dock on Ridley Creek"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/Ridley-Creek-State-Park/Ridley-Creek/Winter-Handicap-Dock-P1100106/718442389_o5Fno-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Winter: dock on Ridley Creek" title="Winter: dock on Ridley Creek" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-19T11:41:07Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/Ridley-Creek-State-Park/Ridley-Creek/Winter-Handicap-Dock-P1100106/718442389_o5Fno-Th.jpg2008-11-21 09:26:28Fred. I love that Victoria Cruises shirt. Similar shirts were worn by the crew.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Fred. I love that Victoria Cruises shirt. Similar shirts were worn by the crew.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#710428648_RXfdm" title="Fred. I love that Victoria Cruises shirt. Similar shirts were worn by the crew."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Fred-Hong-Kong-Day-2-087edited/710428648_RXfdm-Th.jpg" width="110" height="150" alt="Fred. I love that Victoria Cruises shirt. Similar shirts were worn by the crew." title="Fred. I love that Victoria Cruises shirt. Similar shirts were worn by the crew." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:32Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Fred-Hong-Kong-Day-2-087edited/710428648_RXfdm-Th.jpg2009-10-10 09:52:51Flying home from Hong Kong Airport.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Flying home from Hong Kong Airport.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#710428522_7xHJP" title="Flying home from Hong Kong Airport."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Plane-home/710428522_7xHJP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Flying home from Hong Kong Airport." title="Flying home from Hong Kong Airport." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:32Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Plane-home/710428522_7xHJP-Th.jpg2009-10-11 11:52:45Jerry and Mary<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Jerry and Mary</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#710428351_dUcrq" title="Jerry and Mary"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Barb-and-Jerry-Pollack-last/710428351_dUcrq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Jerry and Mary" title="Jerry and Mary" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:32Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Barb-and-Jerry-Pollack-last/710428351_dUcrq-Th.jpg2009-10-10 18:48:11November 2008-- an early snowstorm fell before the leaves had all fallen. You can see only the reflection of the last golden leaves in the creek.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />November 2008-- an early snowstorm fell before the leaves had all fallen. You can see only the reflection of the last golden leaves in the creek.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/Ridley-Creek-State-Park/Ridley-Creek/6078528_jvtEc#708562900_vpBfL" title="November 2008-- an early snowstorm fell before the leaves had all fallen. You can see only the reflection of the last golden leaves in the creek."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/Ridley-Creek-State-Park/Ridley-Creek/SBrooksGoldenSnowy-Creek/708562900_vpBfL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="120" alt="November 2008-- an early snowstorm fell before the leaves had all fallen. You can see only the reflection of the last golden leaves in the creek." title="November 2008-- an early snowstorm fell before the leaves had all fallen. You can see only the reflection of the last golden leaves in the creek." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-19T11:39:19Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/Ridley-Creek-State-Park/Ridley-Creek/SBrooksGoldenSnowy-Creek/708562900_vpBfL-Th.jpg2008-11-22 09:37:39My personal favorite. Five men on a log. August, 2009. They walk Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, except when it rains or snows. Then they walk at the Mall.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />My personal favorite. Five men on a log. August, 2009. They walk Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, except when it rains or snows. Then they walk at the Mall.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/Ridley-Creek-State-Park/Ridley-Creek/6078528_jvtEc#708562593_wgvC5" title="My personal favorite. Five men on a log. August, 2009. They walk Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, except when it rains or snows. Then they walk at the Mall."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/Ridley-Creek-State-Park/Ridley-Creek/SBrooks5MenOnALog/708562593_wgvC5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="My personal favorite. Five men on a log. August, 2009. They walk Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, except when it rains or snows. Then they walk at the Mall." title="My personal favorite. Five men on a log. August, 2009. They walk Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, except when it rains or snows. Then they walk at the Mall." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-19T11:39:19Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/Ridley-Creek-State-Park/Ridley-Creek/SBrooks5MenOnALog/708562593_wgvC5-Th.jpgYou gotta love the traditional Chinese cure for diaper rash. Surely it means a lot of messed up clothes? This photo is by David Beck, who took the OAT trip in 2005. This man was in a tow ...<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />You gotta love the traditional Chinese cure for diaper rash. Surely it means a lot of messed up clothes? This photo is by David Beck, who took the OAT trip in 2005. This man was in a tow ...</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Miscellany-things-that-caught/9944664_PaLXp#697887861_zV2pK" title="You gotta love the traditional Chinese cure for diaper rash. Surely it means a lot of messed up clothes? This photo is by David Beck, who took the OAT trip in 2005. This man was in a tow ..."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Miscellany-things-that-caught/David-Becks-split-pants-baby/697887861_zV2pK-Th-1.jpg" width="88" height="150" alt="You gotta love the traditional Chinese cure for diaper rash. Surely it means a lot of messed up clothes? This photo is by David Beck, who took the OAT trip in 2005. This man was in a tow ..." title="You gotta love the traditional Chinese cure for diaper rash. Surely it means a lot of messed up clothes? This photo is by David Beck, who took the OAT trip in 2005. This man was in a tow ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:34Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Miscellany-things-that-caught/David-Becks-split-pants-baby/697887861_zV2pK-Th-1.jpg2005-06-12 00:56:55Susie and Peter, by Lou. Hey, I WISH my eyes were blue. A little photo-editing changed the hazel to match Peter's?<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Susie and Peter, by Lou. Hey, I WISH my eyes were blue. A little photo-editing changed the hazel to match Peter's?</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#697713998_MG4vV" title="Susie and Peter, by Lou. Hey, I WISH my eyes were blue. A little photo-editing changed the hazel to match Peter's?"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0607-PS-by-Lou-F/697713998_MG4vV-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Susie and Peter, by Lou. Hey, I WISH my eyes were blue. A little photo-editing changed the hazel to match Peter's?" title="Susie and Peter, by Lou. Hey, I WISH my eyes were blue. A little photo-editing changed the hazel to match Peter's?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-16T08:44:08Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0607-PS-by-Lou-F/697713998_MG4vV-Th-1.jpg2009-10-10 05:51:58Sandy and Dennis, Photo by Lou.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Sandy and Dennis, Photo by Lou.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#697713976_jQqgM" title="Sandy and Dennis, Photo by Lou."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0605-Sandy-and-Dennis-by/697713976_jQqgM-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sandy and Dennis, Photo by Lou." title="Sandy and Dennis, Photo by Lou." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-11T10:06:15Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0605-Sandy-and-Dennis-by/697713976_jQqgM-Th-1.jpg2009-10-10 05:51:26Ruth. Photo by Lou?<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Ruth. Photo by Lou?</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#697690686_YJvsr" title="Ruth. Photo by Lou?"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0606/697690686_YJvsr-Th-2.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Ruth. Photo by Lou?" title="Ruth. Photo by Lou?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-11T10:06:15Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0606/697690686_YJvsr-Th-2.jpg2009-10-10 05:51:39brooks461's photo<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a> </p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#697690653_wU7Le" title="brooks461's photo"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0604/697690653_wU7Le-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="brooks461's photo" title="brooks461's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-11T10:06:15Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0604/697690653_wU7Le-Th-2.jpg2009-10-10 05:51:12Lou's photo. Where was this?<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Lou's photo. Where was this?</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#697690640_5rBuY" title="Lou's photo. Where was this?"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0233/697690640_5rBuY-Th-2.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Lou's photo. Where was this?" title="Lou's photo. Where was this?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-11T10:02:07Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0233/697690640_5rBuY-Th-2.jpg2009-10-08 04:56:22Barbara and Jerry. Photo by Lou.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Barbara and Jerry. Photo by Lou.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#697690618_FmaAv" title="Barbara and Jerry. Photo by Lou."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0614/697690618_FmaAv-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Barbara and Jerry. Photo by Lou." title="Barbara and Jerry. Photo by Lou." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-11T10:06:15Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0614/697690618_FmaAv-Th-2.jpg2009-10-10 05:57:31Our incredibly capable trip leader, Helen. We are very grateful to have her be our guide throughout China. Photo by Lou.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Our incredibly capable trip leader, Helen. We are very grateful to have her be our guide throughout China. Photo by Lou.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#697690590_8CYx9" title="Our incredibly capable trip leader, Helen. We are very grateful to have her be our guide throughout China. Photo by Lou."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0611/697690590_8CYx9-Th-2.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Our incredibly capable trip leader, Helen. We are very grateful to have her be our guide throughout China. Photo by Lou." title="Our incredibly capable trip leader, Helen. We are very grateful to have her be our guide throughout China. Photo by Lou." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-11T10:06:15Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0611/697690590_8CYx9-Th-2.jpg2009-10-10 05:52:48David and Lee. Photo by Lou.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />David and Lee. Photo by Lou.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#697690579_qQDFa" title="David and Lee. Photo by Lou."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0610/697690579_qQDFa-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="David and Lee. Photo by Lou." title="David and Lee. Photo by Lou." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-11T10:06:15Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0610/697690579_qQDFa-Th-2.jpg2009-10-10 05:52:41brooks461's photo<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a> </p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#697690571_RAkku" title="brooks461's photo"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0609/697690571_RAkku-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="brooks461's photo" title="brooks461's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-11T10:06:15Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0609/697690571_RAkku-Th-2.jpg2009-10-10 05:52:23Gale, by Lou.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Gale, by Lou.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#697690550_mqLuf" title="Gale, by Lou."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0608/697690550_mqLuf-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Gale, by Lou." title="Gale, by Lou." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-11T10:06:15Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0608/697690550_mqLuf-Th-2.jpg2009-10-10 05:52:15Lou -- you look exhausted from running from behind the camera to your seat.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Lou -- you look exhausted from running from behind the camera to your seat.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#697690511_EyJXh" title="Lou -- you look exhausted from running from behind the camera to your seat."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0613/697690511_EyJXh-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Lou -- you look exhausted from running from behind the camera to your seat." title="Lou -- you look exhausted from running from behind the camera to your seat." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-11T10:06:15Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/IMG0613/697690511_EyJXh-Th-2.jpg2009-10-10 05:53:53This is me, on a sampan on a tour of the Lesser Three Gorges, on a tributary to the Yangtze River. Photo by Ruth L. Thanks, Ruth!<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />This is me, on a sampan on a tour of the Lesser Three Gorges, on a tributary to the Yangtze River. Photo by Ruth L. Thanks, Ruth!</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#696829532_VgnGm" title="This is me, on a sampan on a tour of the Lesser Three Gorges, on a tributary to the Yangtze River. Photo by Ruth L. Thanks, Ruth!"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/SAB-on-Sampan-with-camera-by/696829532_VgnGm-Th-2.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="This is me, on a sampan on a tour of the Lesser Three Gorges, on a tributary to the Yangtze River. Photo by Ruth L. Thanks, Ruth!" title="This is me, on a sampan on a tour of the Lesser Three Gorges, on a tributary to the Yangtze River. Photo by Ruth L. Thanks, Ruth!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:34Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/SAB-on-Sampan-with-camera-by/696829532_VgnGm-Th-2.jpgDennis H. took this photo from a higher point on the wall than I reached. Good shot that shows how un-touristy it really was -- and how rugged the climb.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Dennis H. took this photo from a higher point on the wall than I reached. Good shot that shows how un-touristy it really was -- and how rugged the climb.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Great-Wall/9730635_xFy9x#696493584_MRnCi" title="Dennis H. took this photo from a higher point on the wall than I reached. Good shot that shows how un-touristy it really was -- and how rugged the climb."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Great-Wall/Wall-at-Badaling-by-Dennis/696493584_MRnCi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Dennis H. took this photo from a higher point on the wall than I reached. Good shot that shows how un-touristy it really was -- and how rugged the climb." title="Dennis H. took this photo from a higher point on the wall than I reached. Good shot that shows how un-touristy it really was -- and how rugged the climb." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:34Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Great-Wall/Wall-at-Badaling-by-Dennis/696493584_MRnCi-Th.jpg2009-09-22 22:48:29Mary's birthday. I think the thumb was pointed at the Frenchman, who sang to her.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Mary's birthday. I think the thumb was pointed at the Frenchman, who sang to her.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#695963416_jiHTQ" title="Mary's birthday. I think the thumb was pointed at the Frenchman, who sang to her."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Marys-birthday-cake/695963416_jiHTQ-Th-3.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Mary's birthday. I think the thumb was pointed at the Frenchman, who sang to her." title="Mary's birthday. I think the thumb was pointed at the Frenchman, who sang to her." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:35Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Marys-birthday-cake/695963416_jiHTQ-Th-3.jpgbrooks461's photo<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a> </p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Miscellany-things-that-caught/9944664_PaLXp#695963105_cPshS" title="brooks461's photo"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Miscellany-things-that-caught/Kunming-Temple-and-Flower/695963105_cPshS-Th-2.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="brooks461's photo" title="brooks461's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:35Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Miscellany-things-that-caught/Kunming-Temple-and-Flower/695963105_cPshS-Th-2.jpgIn the new town of Fengdu, near the market area, the usual groups of idle older men. Only one wore what looked like a Mao suit. Why?<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />In the new town of Fengdu, near the market area, the usual groups of idle older men. Only one wore what looked like a Mao suit. Why?</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/10101239_74Bo4#693660467_CwMCK" title="In the new town of Fengdu, near the market area, the usual groups of idle older men. Only one wore what looked like a Mao suit. Why?"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-141/693660467_CwMCK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="In the new town of Fengdu, near the market area, the usual groups of idle older men. Only one wore what looked like a Mao suit. Why?" title="In the new town of Fengdu, near the market area, the usual groups of idle older men. Only one wore what looked like a Mao suit. Why?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:35Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-141/693660467_CwMCK-Th.jpg2009-10-05 16:19:55Courtyard shared by three or four houses. I believe those are red peppers drying in the basket.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Courtyard shared by three or four houses. I believe those are red peppers drying in the basket.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/10101239_74Bo4#693647770_FoZ8v" title="Courtyard shared by three or four houses. I believe those are red peppers drying in the basket."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-124/693647770_FoZ8v-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Courtyard shared by three or four houses. I believe those are red peppers drying in the basket." title="Courtyard shared by three or four houses. I believe those are red peppers drying in the basket." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:36Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-124/693647770_FoZ8v-Th.jpg2009-10-05 15:43:42The farmer built his own fishpond and gardens.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />The farmer built his own fishpond and gardens.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/10101239_74Bo4#693647366_gGHG5" title="The farmer built his own fishpond and gardens."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-101/693647366_gGHG5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The farmer built his own fishpond and gardens." title="The farmer built his own fishpond and gardens." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:36Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-101/693647366_gGHG5-Th.jpg2009-10-05 15:02:56For some reason, I never got a picture of the exterior of the farmer's house. Here is a smaller house, similar to the relocated farmer's house -- but his was twice as wide and had three le ...<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />For some reason, I never got a picture of the exterior of the farmer's house. Here is a smaller house, similar to the relocated farmer's house -- but his was twice as wide and had three le ...</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/10101239_74Bo4#693647061_t5pkh" title="For some reason, I never got a picture of the exterior of the farmer's house. Here is a smaller house, similar to the relocated farmer's house -- but his was twice as wide and had three le ..."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-125/693647061_t5pkh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="For some reason, I never got a picture of the exterior of the farmer's house. Here is a smaller house, similar to the relocated farmer's house -- but his was twice as wide and had three le ..." title="For some reason, I never got a picture of the exterior of the farmer's house. Here is a smaller house, similar to the relocated farmer's house -- but his was twice as wide and had three le ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:37Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-125/693647061_t5pkh-Th.jpg2009-10-05 15:49:26Kids being kids as they do anywhere. The little girl was shy.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Kids being kids as they do anywhere. The little girl was shy.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/10101239_74Bo4#693620133_8bmE4" title="Kids being kids as they do anywhere. The little girl was shy."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Yangtze-River-Cruise-shy-kids/693620133_8bmE4-Th-1.jpg" width="126" height="150" alt="Kids being kids as they do anywhere. The little girl was shy." title="Kids being kids as they do anywhere. The little girl was shy." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:37Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Yangtze-River-Cruise-shy-kids/693620133_8bmE4-Th-1.jpg2009-10-05 16:16:19He spends his time growing vegetables in his garden, and fruit for his wine. He offered us a taste.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />He spends his time growing vegetables in his garden, and fruit for his wine. He offered us a taste.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/10101239_74Bo4#693619561_wqi98" title="He spends his time growing vegetables in his garden, and fruit for his wine. He offered us a taste."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-Fengdu/693619561_wqi98-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="He spends his time growing vegetables in his garden, and fruit for his wine. He offered us a taste." title="He spends his time growing vegetables in his garden, and fruit for his wine. He offered us a taste." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:38Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-Fengdu/693619561_wqi98-Th-1.jpg2009-10-05 15:33:27We never saw a single wild pigeon, in the countryside or in the cities. We wonder if they've been eaten.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />We never saw a single wild pigeon, in the countryside or in the cities. We wonder if they've been eaten.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/10101239_74Bo4#693618717_ZKrxs" title="We never saw a single wild pigeon, in the countryside or in the cities. We wonder if they've been eaten."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-134/693618717_ZKrxs-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="We never saw a single wild pigeon, in the countryside or in the cities. We wonder if they've been eaten." title="We never saw a single wild pigeon, in the countryside or in the cities. We wonder if they've been eaten." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:38Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-134/693618717_ZKrxs-Th-1.jpg2009-10-05 16:12:48The relocated farmer was given the house at rear, adjoining the house in front, which belongs to neighbors who were there before his house was built. He got such a big house because there we ...<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />The relocated farmer was given the house at rear, adjoining the house in front, which belongs to neighbors who were there before his house was built. He got such a big house because there we ...</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/10101239_74Bo4#693617603_Hr2zJ" title="The relocated farmer was given the house at rear, adjoining the house in front, which belongs to neighbors who were there before his house was built. He got such a big house because there we ..."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-103/693617603_Hr2zJ-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="The relocated farmer was given the house at rear, adjoining the house in front, which belongs to neighbors who were there before his house was built. He got such a big house because there we ..." title="The relocated farmer was given the house at rear, adjoining the house in front, which belongs to neighbors who were there before his house was built. He got such a big house because there we ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:39Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-103/693617603_Hr2zJ-Th-1.jpg2009-10-05 15:03:39Kitchen. Tank at lower left suggests propane fuel.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Kitchen. Tank at lower left suggests propane fuel.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/10101239_74Bo4#693616572_hhW5G" title="Kitchen. Tank at lower left suggests propane fuel."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Fengdu-Farmer-Kitchen1-123/693616572_hhW5G-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Kitchen. Tank at lower left suggests propane fuel." title="Kitchen. Tank at lower left suggests propane fuel." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:39Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Fengdu-Farmer-Kitchen1-123/693616572_hhW5G-Th-1.jpg2009-10-05 15:40:59Probably a fairly typical rural bathroom, complete with water for washing with (no TP) and for flushing the toilet.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Probably a fairly typical rural bathroom, complete with water for washing with (no TP) and for flushing the toilet.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/10101239_74Bo4#693615675_FY8s3" title="Probably a fairly typical rural bathroom, complete with water for washing with (no TP) and for flushing the toilet."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Fengdu-Farmer-Bathroom-1-121/693615675_FY8s3-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Probably a fairly typical rural bathroom, complete with water for washing with (no TP) and for flushing the toilet." title="Probably a fairly typical rural bathroom, complete with water for washing with (no TP) and for flushing the toilet." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:40Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Fengdu-Farmer-Bathroom-1-121/693615675_FY8s3-Th-1.jpg2009-10-05 15:40:50Ground level bedroom used for storage of root vegetables.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Ground level bedroom used for storage of root vegetables.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/10101239_74Bo4#693614783_E3SEv" title="Ground level bedroom used for storage of root vegetables."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Fengdu-Bedroom-storage1-120/693614783_E3SEv-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Ground level bedroom used for storage of root vegetables." title="Ground level bedroom used for storage of root vegetables." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:40Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fengdu-and-Relocated-Farmer/Fengdu-Bedroom-storage1-120/693614783_E3SEv-Th-1.jpg2009-10-05 15:39:36Mary appeared to like yak butter tea.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Mary appeared to like yak butter tea.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#692195012_Ad3UH" title="Mary appeared to like yak butter tea."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Chengdu-and-Pandas-016/692195012_Ad3UH-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mary appeared to like yak butter tea." title="Mary appeared to like yak butter tea." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:41Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Chengdu-and-Pandas-016/692195012_Ad3UH-Th-3.jpg2009-09-30 16:16:33Pig snouts on display at the street market in Fengdu.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Pig snouts on display at the street market in Fengdu.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/9993686_LaAFT#691885741_8WB3P" title="Pig snouts on display at the street market in Fengdu."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-135/691885741_8WB3P-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Pig snouts on display at the street market in Fengdu." title="Pig snouts on display at the street market in Fengdu." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:42Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-135/691885741_8WB3P-Th.jpg2009-10-05 16:13:46Maybe it tickles.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Maybe it tickles.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Miscellany-things-that-caught/9944664_PaLXp#691323704_kJcrP" title="Maybe it tickles."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Miscellany-things-that-caught/Hong-Kong-Day-2-011/691323704_kJcrP-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Maybe it tickles." title="Maybe it tickles." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:43Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Miscellany-things-that-caught/Hong-Kong-Day-2-011/691323704_kJcrP-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 09:49:42I'm speechless. Hong Kong, Victoria Peak. Surely high end properties.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />I'm speechless. Hong Kong, Victoria Peak. Surely high end properties.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Miscellany-things-that-caught/9944664_PaLXp#691323524_ExGuY" title="I'm speechless. Hong Kong, Victoria Peak. Surely high end properties."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Miscellany-things-that-caught/Hong-Kong-Day-2-084/691323524_ExGuY-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="I'm speechless. Hong Kong, Victoria Peak. Surely high end properties." title="I'm speechless. Hong Kong, Victoria Peak. Surely high end properties." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:43Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Miscellany-things-that-caught/Hong-Kong-Day-2-084/691323524_ExGuY-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 21:31:18I guess this is why they call the clams and quahaugs that we get in Westport "little necks."<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />I guess this is why they call the clams and quahaugs that we get in Westport "little necks."</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/9993686_LaAFT#690942475_rScJ3" title="I guess this is why they call the clams and quahaugs that we get in Westport "little necks.""><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/Hong-Kong-Day-2-062/690942475_rScJ3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I guess this is why they call the clams and quahaugs that we get in Westport "little necks."" title="I guess this is why they call the clams and quahaugs that we get in Westport "little necks."" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:44Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/Hong-Kong-Day-2-062/690942475_rScJ3-Th.jpg2009-10-09 21:58:34We found a quiet place for lunch, atop a department store near the ferry, but on the Hong Kong side. We bought our sandwiches and water from a supermarket below. Literally.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />We found a quiet place for lunch, atop a department store near the ferry, but on the Hong Kong side. We bought our sandwiches and water from a supermarket below. Literally.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Kids-and-Drums-Kowloon/10070772_4jvSy#690813665_Luh73" title="We found a quiet place for lunch, atop a department store near the ferry, but on the Hong Kong side. We bought our sandwiches and water from a supermarket below. Literally."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Kids-and-Drums-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-135/690813665_Luh73-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="We found a quiet place for lunch, atop a department store near the ferry, but on the Hong Kong side. We bought our sandwiches and water from a supermarket below. Literally." title="We found a quiet place for lunch, atop a department store near the ferry, but on the Hong Kong side. We bought our sandwiches and water from a supermarket below. Literally." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:44Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Kids-and-Drums-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-135/690813665_Luh73-Th.jpg2009-10-10 12:55:27Pajama girls waiting their turns at the drums.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Pajama girls waiting their turns at the drums.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Kids-and-Drums-Kowloon/10070772_4jvSy#690813542_yd99Z" title="Pajama girls waiting their turns at the drums."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Kids-and-Drums-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-132/690813542_yd99Z-Th.jpg" width="64" height="150" alt="Pajama girls waiting their turns at the drums." title="Pajama girls waiting their turns at the drums." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:45Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Kids-and-Drums-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-132/690813542_yd99Z-Th.jpg2009-10-10 12:05:39Ta dah!
They finished and moved off, with their drums, to the right. From the left, another group, with drums, moved onstage.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Ta dah!
They finished and moved off, with their drums, to the right. From the left, another group, with drums, moved onstage.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Kids-and-Drums-Kowloon/10070772_4jvSy#690813443_opUiX" title="Ta dah!
They finished and moved off, with their drums, to the right. From the left, another group, with drums, moved onstage."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Kids-and-Drums-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-123/690813443_opUiX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Ta dah!
They finished and moved off, with their drums, to the right. From the left, another group, with drums, moved onstage." title="Ta dah!
They finished and moved off, with their drums, to the right. From the left, another group, with drums, moved onstage." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:45Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Kids-and-Drums-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-123/690813443_opUiX-Th.jpg2009-10-10 12:02:11After their performance, obviously.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />After their performance, obviously.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Kids-and-Drums-Kowloon/10070772_4jvSy#690813297_C29Xz" title="After their performance, obviously."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Kids-and-Drums-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-114/690813297_C29Xz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="After their performance, obviously." title="After their performance, obviously." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:45Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Kids-and-Drums-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-114/690813297_C29Xz-Th.jpg2009-10-10 12:00:41At the Cultural Center near the ferry in Kowloon, we came across what looked to be a primary school drum competition, with parents in the audience. It was noisy and wonderful. Kids were r ...<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />At the Cultural Center near the ferry in Kowloon, we came across what looked to be a primary school drum competition, with parents in the audience. It was noisy and wonderful. Kids were r ...</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Kids-and-Drums-Kowloon/10070772_4jvSy#690813058_fxqJC" title="At the Cultural Center near the ferry in Kowloon, we came across what looked to be a primary school drum competition, with parents in the audience. It was noisy and wonderful. Kids were r ..."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Kids-and-Drums-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-113/690813058_fxqJC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="At the Cultural Center near the ferry in Kowloon, we came across what looked to be a primary school drum competition, with parents in the audience. It was noisy and wonderful. Kids were r ..." title="At the Cultural Center near the ferry in Kowloon, we came across what looked to be a primary school drum competition, with parents in the audience. It was noisy and wonderful. Kids were r ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:45Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Kids-and-Drums-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-113/690813058_fxqJC-Th.jpg2009-10-10 12:00:29brooks461's photo<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a> </p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/10067356_TZhqL#690452528_RzbNb" title="brooks461's photo"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-105/690452528_RzbNb-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="brooks461's photo" title="brooks461's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:46Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-105/690452528_RzbNb-Th-1.jpg2009-10-10 11:08:57The grim underbelly of the bird park. Adjacent covered area contains birds for sale. They all seemed to clamor to get out of the cages. We saw few wild birds in China at all. No feral p ...<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />The grim underbelly of the bird park. Adjacent covered area contains birds for sale. They all seemed to clamor to get out of the cages. We saw few wild birds in China at all. No feral p ...</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/10067356_TZhqL#690452320_Q6SdU" title="The grim underbelly of the bird park. Adjacent covered area contains birds for sale. They all seemed to clamor to get out of the cages. We saw few wild birds in China at all. No feral p ..."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-101/690452320_Q6SdU-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The grim underbelly of the bird park. Adjacent covered area contains birds for sale. They all seemed to clamor to get out of the cages. We saw few wild birds in China at all. No feral p ..." title="The grim underbelly of the bird park. Adjacent covered area contains birds for sale. They all seemed to clamor to get out of the cages. We saw few wild birds in China at all. No feral p ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:46Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-101/690452320_Q6SdU-Th-1.jpg2009-10-10 11:06:52Singing his head off.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Singing his head off.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/10067356_TZhqL#690452050_A8RYA" title="Singing his head off."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-098/690452050_A8RYA-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Singing his head off." title="Singing his head off." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:46Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-098/690452050_A8RYA-Th-1.jpg2009-10-10 11:05:27brooks461's photo<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a> </p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/10067356_TZhqL#690451688_h7TmF" title="brooks461's photo"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-097/690451688_h7TmF-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="brooks461's photo" title="brooks461's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:47Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-097/690451688_h7TmF-Th-1.jpg2009-10-10 11:05:15brooks461's photo<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a> </p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/10067356_TZhqL#690451381_oJGfm" title="brooks461's photo"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-096/690451381_oJGfm-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="brooks461's photo" title="brooks461's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:47Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-096/690451381_oJGfm-Th-1.jpg2009-10-10 11:05:00In the mornings, older men bring their pet birds for air, and visit with other men and birds, in the Kowloon bird park, really a small alleyway with a few trees.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />In the mornings, older men bring their pet birds for air, and visit with other men and birds, in the Kowloon bird park, really a small alleyway with a few trees.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/10067356_TZhqL#690451167_LuvLG" title="In the mornings, older men bring their pet birds for air, and visit with other men and birds, in the Kowloon bird park, really a small alleyway with a few trees."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-090/690451167_LuvLG-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="In the mornings, older men bring their pet birds for air, and visit with other men and birds, in the Kowloon bird park, really a small alleyway with a few trees." title="In the mornings, older men bring their pet birds for air, and visit with other men and birds, in the Kowloon bird park, really a small alleyway with a few trees." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:48Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Bird-Park-Kowloon/Hong-Kong-Day-2-090/690451167_LuvLG-Th-1.jpg2009-10-10 11:03:19Hong Kong is a major port.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Hong Kong is a major port.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690447475_yCoad" title="Hong Kong is a major port."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Arrival-017/690447475_yCoad-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="71" alt="Hong Kong is a major port." title="Hong Kong is a major port." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:49Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Arrival-017/690447475_yCoad-Th-1.jpg2009-10-08 17:16:31Out the front of our hotel from the pool level on top. You can see the water between Hong Kong and the peninsula of Kowloon, on the mainland. The apartment building across the street looks ...<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Out the front of our hotel from the pool level on top. You can see the water between Hong Kong and the peninsula of Kowloon, on the mainland. The apartment building across the street looks ...</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690447142_VuRDo" title="Out the front of our hotel from the pool level on top. You can see the water between Hong Kong and the peninsula of Kowloon, on the mainland. The apartment building across the street looks ..."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Arrival-016/690447142_VuRDo-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Out the front of our hotel from the pool level on top. You can see the water between Hong Kong and the peninsula of Kowloon, on the mainland. The apartment building across the street looks ..." title="Out the front of our hotel from the pool level on top. You can see the water between Hong Kong and the peninsula of Kowloon, on the mainland. The apartment building across the street looks ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:49Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Arrival-016/690447142_VuRDo-Th-1.jpg2009-10-08 17:15:57Photo of Hong Kong looking over the back of the Hotel Jen building, 24th floor, where the pool was, toward what might be Victoria Peak. I took a night photo from Victoria Peak that night. ...<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Photo of Hong Kong looking over the back of the Hotel Jen building, 24th floor, where the pool was, toward what might be Victoria Peak. I took a night photo from Victoria Peak that night. ...</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690446781_yYwzS" title="Photo of Hong Kong looking over the back of the Hotel Jen building, 24th floor, where the pool was, toward what might be Victoria Peak. I took a night photo from Victoria Peak that night. ..."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Arrival-013/690446781_yYwzS-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Photo of Hong Kong looking over the back of the Hotel Jen building, 24th floor, where the pool was, toward what might be Victoria Peak. I took a night photo from Victoria Peak that night. ..." title="Photo of Hong Kong looking over the back of the Hotel Jen building, 24th floor, where the pool was, toward what might be Victoria Peak. I took a night photo from Victoria Peak that night. ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:50Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Arrival-013/690446781_yYwzS-Th-1.jpg2009-10-08 17:13:45Yes, the lower level scaffolding is bamboo, fastened by cable-tie plastic. Seems to work, and certainly a model for "modern" scaffolding.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Yes, the lower level scaffolding is bamboo, fastened by cable-tie plastic. Seems to work, and certainly a model for "modern" scaffolding.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690446493_YGtLC" title="Yes, the lower level scaffolding is bamboo, fastened by cable-tie plastic. Seems to work, and certainly a model for "modern" scaffolding."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Arrival-006/690446493_YGtLC-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Yes, the lower level scaffolding is bamboo, fastened by cable-tie plastic. Seems to work, and certainly a model for "modern" scaffolding." title="Yes, the lower level scaffolding is bamboo, fastened by cable-tie plastic. Seems to work, and certainly a model for "modern" scaffolding." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:50Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Arrival-006/690446493_YGtLC-Th-1.jpg2009-10-08 14:45:11With several hours to explore on our own, we work with maps in the lobby of the Hotel Jen, Hong Kong.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />With several hours to explore on our own, we work with maps in the lobby of the Hotel Jen, Hong Kong.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690446221_uZncW" title="With several hours to explore on our own, we work with maps in the lobby of the Hotel Jen, Hong Kong."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Arrival-004/690446221_uZncW-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="With several hours to explore on our own, we work with maps in the lobby of the Hotel Jen, Hong Kong." title="With several hours to explore on our own, we work with maps in the lobby of the Hotel Jen, Hong Kong." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:50Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Arrival-004/690446221_uZncW-Th-1.jpg2009-10-08 12:48:48Up and down hills on the welcome moving sidewalks and escalators. Wish there were more.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Up and down hills on the welcome moving sidewalks and escalators. Wish there were more.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690444148_PU7Z9" title="Up and down hills on the welcome moving sidewalks and escalators. Wish there were more."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-014/690444148_PU7Z9-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Up and down hills on the welcome moving sidewalks and escalators. Wish there were more." title="Up and down hills on the welcome moving sidewalks and escalators. Wish there were more." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:52Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-014/690444148_PU7Z9-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 09:56:09She was skinning the limes, and selling the pretty peels separately from the meat of the fruit.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />She was skinning the limes, and selling the pretty peels separately from the meat of the fruit.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/9993686_LaAFT#690443894_LKYzr" title="She was skinning the limes, and selling the pretty peels separately from the meat of the fruit."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/Hong-Kong-Day-2-005/690443894_LKYzr-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="She was skinning the limes, and selling the pretty peels separately from the meat of the fruit." title="She was skinning the limes, and selling the pretty peels separately from the meat of the fruit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:52Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/Hong-Kong-Day-2-005/690443894_LKYzr-Th.jpg2009-10-09 09:40:23Bamboo scaffolding on an old temple.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Bamboo scaffolding on an old temple.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690443615_Ausre" title="Bamboo scaffolding on an old temple."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-004/690443615_Ausre-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Bamboo scaffolding on an old temple." title="Bamboo scaffolding on an old temple." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:53Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-004/690443615_Ausre-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 09:25:04brooks461's photo<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a> </p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/9993686_LaAFT#690443338_42fVQ" title="brooks461's photo"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/Hong-Kong-Day-2-010/690443338_42fVQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="brooks461's photo" title="brooks461's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:53Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/Hong-Kong-Day-2-010/690443338_42fVQ-Th.jpg2009-10-09 09:47:17Wintermelons at the top, with wedge cut out.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Wintermelons at the top, with wedge cut out.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/9993686_LaAFT#690443092_3FofS" title="Wintermelons at the top, with wedge cut out."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/Hong-Kong-Day-2-009/690443092_3FofS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Wintermelons at the top, with wedge cut out." title="Wintermelons at the top, with wedge cut out." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:53Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/Hong-Kong-Day-2-009/690443092_3FofS-Th.jpg2009-10-09 09:46:54Long beans, for C&C.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Long beans, for C&C.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/9993686_LaAFT#690442860_ELmYV" title="Long beans, for C&C."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/Hong-Kong-Day-2-008/690442860_ELmYV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Long beans, for C&C." title="Long beans, for C&C." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:54Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/Hong-Kong-Day-2-008/690442860_ELmYV-Th.jpg2009-10-09 09:46:37Fresh, clean meat anyone? This is on the street.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Fresh, clean meat anyone? This is on the street.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/9993686_LaAFT#690442604_WXdSu" title="Fresh, clean meat anyone? This is on the street."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/Hong-Kong-Day-2-007/690442604_WXdSu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Fresh, clean meat anyone? This is on the street." title="Fresh, clean meat anyone? This is on the street." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:54Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/Hong-Kong-Day-2-007/690442604_WXdSu-Th.jpg2009-10-09 09:46:03WONDERLAND NURSING HOME. So ... is this what happens to Grandma when the single-child policy leaves her with no family to live with?<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />WONDERLAND NURSING HOME. So ... is this what happens to Grandma when the single-child policy leaves her with no family to live with?</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690442364_JEpRr" title="WONDERLAND NURSING HOME. So ... is this what happens to Grandma when the single-child policy leaves her with no family to live with?"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-139/690442364_JEpRr-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="WONDERLAND NURSING HOME. So ... is this what happens to Grandma when the single-child policy leaves her with no family to live with?" title="WONDERLAND NURSING HOME. So ... is this what happens to Grandma when the single-child policy leaves her with no family to live with?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:55Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-139/690442364_JEpRr-Th-1.jpg2009-10-10 15:04:01Chinese laundry. I never saw a laundromat anywhere we visited in China. Sounds like a great investment idea.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Chinese laundry. I never saw a laundromat anywhere we visited in China. Sounds like a great investment idea.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690442138_7aYZM" title="Chinese laundry. I never saw a laundromat anywhere we visited in China. Sounds like a great investment idea."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-138/690442138_7aYZM-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Chinese laundry. I never saw a laundromat anywhere we visited in China. Sounds like a great investment idea." title="Chinese laundry. I never saw a laundromat anywhere we visited in China. Sounds like a great investment idea." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:55Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-138/690442138_7aYZM-Th-1.jpg2009-10-10 15:02:42The only junk I saw in Hong Kong -- probably for tourists to photograph. The Samsung sign in the background kept changing to other ads.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />The only junk I saw in Hong Kong -- probably for tourists to photograph. The Samsung sign in the background kept changing to other ads.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690441910_KLekM" title="The only junk I saw in Hong Kong -- probably for tourists to photograph. The Samsung sign in the background kept changing to other ads."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-125/690441910_KLekM-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The only junk I saw in Hong Kong -- probably for tourists to photograph. The Samsung sign in the background kept changing to other ads." title="The only junk I saw in Hong Kong -- probably for tourists to photograph. The Samsung sign in the background kept changing to other ads." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:55Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-125/690441910_KLekM-Th-1.jpg2009-10-10 12:03:16On the Star Ferry, Hong Kong to Kowloon.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />On the Star Ferry, Hong Kong to Kowloon.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690441754_gi6rL" title="On the Star Ferry, Hong Kong to Kowloon."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-087/690441754_gi6rL-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="On the Star Ferry, Hong Kong to Kowloon." title="On the Star Ferry, Hong Kong to Kowloon." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:56Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-087/690441754_gi6rL-Th-1.jpg2009-10-10 09:52:51Near the Haagen Dazs store at Victoria Peak. Presumably wax.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Near the Haagen Dazs store at Victoria Peak. Presumably wax.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/9993686_LaAFT#690441383_3Sw2p" title="Near the Haagen Dazs store at Victoria Peak. Presumably wax."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/Hong-Kong-Day-2-083/690441383_3Sw2p-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Near the Haagen Dazs store at Victoria Peak. Presumably wax." title="Near the Haagen Dazs store at Victoria Peak. Presumably wax." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:56Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Food/Hong-Kong-Day-2-083/690441383_3Sw2p-Th.jpg2009-10-09 21:30:35Dennis loves ice cream; this time from Haagen Dazs on Victoria Peak after dark. Very expensive real estate. I'll bet the ice cream was expensive, too.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Dennis loves ice cream; this time from Haagen Dazs on Victoria Peak after dark. Very expensive real estate. I'll bet the ice cream was expensive, too.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690441247_943m4" title="Dennis loves ice cream; this time from Haagen Dazs on Victoria Peak after dark. Very expensive real estate. I'll bet the ice cream was expensive, too."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-082/690441247_943m4-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Dennis loves ice cream; this time from Haagen Dazs on Victoria Peak after dark. Very expensive real estate. I'll bet the ice cream was expensive, too." title="Dennis loves ice cream; this time from Haagen Dazs on Victoria Peak after dark. Very expensive real estate. I'll bet the ice cream was expensive, too." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:57Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-082/690441247_943m4-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 21:26:28brooks461's photo<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a> </p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690441042_N6CGy" title="brooks461's photo"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-072/690441042_N6CGy-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="128" alt="brooks461's photo" title="brooks461's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:58Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-072/690441042_N6CGy-Th-1.jpg2009-10-10 09:50:14Hong Kong from the Star Ferry terminal, Kowloon. It's hard to catch the light show in a single photo.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Hong Kong from the Star Ferry terminal, Kowloon. It's hard to catch the light show in a single photo.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690440804_QjTLn" title="Hong Kong from the Star Ferry terminal, Kowloon. It's hard to catch the light show in a single photo."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-066/690440804_QjTLn-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="80" alt="Hong Kong from the Star Ferry terminal, Kowloon. It's hard to catch the light show in a single photo." title="Hong Kong from the Star Ferry terminal, Kowloon. It's hard to catch the light show in a single photo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:58Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-066/690440804_QjTLn-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 20:04:34Hong Kong night market<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Hong Kong night market</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690440463_fNpmn" title="Hong Kong night market"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-055/690440463_fNpmn-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Hong Kong night market" title="Hong Kong night market" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:58Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-055/690440463_fNpmn-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 19:28:01brooks461's photo<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a> </p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690440232_9a6FZ" title="brooks461's photo"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-053/690440232_9a6FZ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="brooks461's photo" title="brooks461's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:59Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-053/690440232_9a6FZ-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 19:17:06Are they real? Night Market, Hong Kong.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Are they real? Night Market, Hong Kong.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690440040_vRCCL" title="Are they real? Night Market, Hong Kong."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-050/690440040_vRCCL-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Are they real? Night Market, Hong Kong." title="Are they real? Night Market, Hong Kong." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:21:59Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-050/690440040_vRCCL-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 19:12:18Hong Kong Night Market<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Hong Kong Night Market</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690439793_Z5fMS" title="Hong Kong Night Market"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-047/690439793_Z5fMS-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Hong Kong Night Market" title="Hong Kong Night Market" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:00Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-047/690439793_Z5fMS-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 19:11:23He was scraping the sides of his boat.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />He was scraping the sides of his boat.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690439614_mcSo5" title="He was scraping the sides of his boat."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-044/690439614_mcSo5-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="He was scraping the sides of his boat." title="He was scraping the sides of his boat." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:00Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-044/690439614_mcSo5-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 11:32:55I have no idea what one does with a surfboard with a notch in its bow.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />I have no idea what one does with a surfboard with a notch in its bow.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690439322_PVhxN" title="I have no idea what one does with a surfboard with a notch in its bow."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-041/690439322_PVhxN-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="I have no idea what one does with a surfboard with a notch in its bow." title="I have no idea what one does with a surfboard with a notch in its bow." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:00Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-041/690439322_PVhxN-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 11:27:42Clearly there's some wealth here. Never saw a sailboat, though, except the single junk for show.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Clearly there's some wealth here. Never saw a sailboat, though, except the single junk for show.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690439079_RQMpv" title="Clearly there's some wealth here. Never saw a sailboat, though, except the single junk for show."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-037/690439079_RQMpv-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Clearly there's some wealth here. Never saw a sailboat, though, except the single junk for show." title="Clearly there's some wealth here. Never saw a sailboat, though, except the single junk for show." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:01Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-037/690439079_RQMpv-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 11:26:23The other half of our group on a tour of the fishing boat harbor.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />The other half of our group on a tour of the fishing boat harbor.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690438873_YRsZx" title="The other half of our group on a tour of the fishing boat harbor."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-035/690438873_YRsZx-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The other half of our group on a tour of the fishing boat harbor." title="The other half of our group on a tour of the fishing boat harbor." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:02Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-035/690438873_YRsZx-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 11:25:41brooks461's photo<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a> </p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690438660_oeUFW" title="brooks461's photo"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-034/690438660_oeUFW-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="brooks461's photo" title="brooks461's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:02Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-034/690438660_oeUFW-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 11:25:34Fancier restaurant boat.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Fancier restaurant boat.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690438497_dqTiL" title="Fancier restaurant boat."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-032/690438497_dqTiL-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Fancier restaurant boat." title="Fancier restaurant boat." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:02Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-032/690438497_dqTiL-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 11:24:33Restaurant boat.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Restaurant boat.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690438326_ddsXN" title="Restaurant boat."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-031/690438326_ddsXN-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Restaurant boat." title="Restaurant boat." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:03Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-031/690438326_ddsXN-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 11:24:06Looks like someone lives here.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Looks like someone lives here.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690438073_Z4vvA" title="Looks like someone lives here."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-028/690438073_Z4vvA-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Looks like someone lives here." title="Looks like someone lives here." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:03Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-028/690438073_Z4vvA-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 11:23:18This woman does tours of the "Aberdeen Fishing Village" harbor in her boat.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />This woman does tours of the "Aberdeen Fishing Village" harbor in her boat.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690437656_eGKcL" title="This woman does tours of the "Aberdeen Fishing Village" harbor in her boat."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-024/690437656_eGKcL-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This woman does tours of the "Aberdeen Fishing Village" harbor in her boat." title="This woman does tours of the "Aberdeen Fishing Village" harbor in her boat." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:04Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-024/690437656_eGKcL-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 11:21:18Serious fishing boats, with straddle cranes, for fishing in the South China Sea.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Serious fishing boats, with straddle cranes, for fishing in the South China Sea.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690437454_g2FmN" title="Serious fishing boats, with straddle cranes, for fishing in the South China Sea."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-021/690437454_g2FmN-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Serious fishing boats, with straddle cranes, for fishing in the South China Sea." title="Serious fishing boats, with straddle cranes, for fishing in the South China Sea." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:04Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-021/690437454_g2FmN-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 11:18:19Captive in a jewelry store.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Captive in a jewelry store.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690437235_FFjkP" title="Captive in a jewelry store."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-019/690437235_FFjkP-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Captive in a jewelry store." title="Captive in a jewelry store." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:04Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Day-2-019/690437235_FFjkP-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 10:41:50Hong Kong and Kowloon from Victoria Peak<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Hong Kong and Kowloon from Victoria Peak</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690436998_JRdVh" title="Hong Kong and Kowloon from Victoria Peak"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Kowloon-from/690436998_JRdVh-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Hong Kong and Kowloon from Victoria Peak" title="Hong Kong and Kowloon from Victoria Peak" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:05Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Kowloon-from/690436998_JRdVh-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 21:15:07These boats are broad -- maybe the hulls are like junks'?<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />These boats are broad -- maybe the hulls are like junks'?</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/10067188_QERLE#690436637_6Q5Ry" title="These boats are broad -- maybe the hulls are like junks'?"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Copy-of-Hong-Kong-Day-2-026/690436637_6Q5Ry-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="These boats are broad -- maybe the hulls are like junks'?" title="These boats are broad -- maybe the hulls are like junks'?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:05Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Hong-Kong/Copy-of-Hong-Kong-Day-2-026/690436637_6Q5Ry-Th-1.jpg2009-10-09 11:22:10Gotta love those balconies.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Gotta love those balconies.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#689425869_Y8qaf" title="Gotta love those balconies."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-048/689425869_Y8qaf-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Gotta love those balconies." title="Gotta love those balconies." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:06Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Yangtze-River-Cruise-1-048/689425869_Y8qaf-Th-4.jpg2009-10-05 07:10:02Tai chi.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Tai chi.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#689425603_hsPLP" title="Tai chi."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Xian1-021/689425603_hsPLP-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Tai chi." title="Tai chi." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:06Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Xian1-021/689425603_hsPLP-Th-4.jpg2009-09-26 01:00:26Tai chi in a tight skirt.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Tai chi in a tight skirt.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#689425484_J2ArL" title="Tai chi in a tight skirt."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Xian1-020/689425484_J2ArL-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Tai chi in a tight skirt." title="Tai chi in a tight skirt." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:06Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Xian1-020/689425484_J2ArL-Th-4.jpg2009-09-26 01:00:14Tai chi.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Tai chi.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#689425373_Cz6c4" title="Tai chi."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Xian1-019/689425373_Cz6c4-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Tai chi." title="Tai chi." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:07Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Xian1-019/689425373_Cz6c4-Th-4.jpg2009-09-26 00:59:53Tai chi.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Tai chi.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#689425240_ZQBRY" title="Tai chi."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Xian1-018/689425240_ZQBRY-Th-4.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Tai chi." title="Tai chi." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:07Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Xian1-018/689425240_ZQBRY-Th-4.jpg2009-09-26 00:59:48Xian<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Xian</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#689425111_dn9ir" title="Xian"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Xian-Terra-Cotta-Warriors-035/689425111_dn9ir-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Xian" title="Xian" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:08Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Xian-Terra-Cotta-Warriors-035/689425111_dn9ir-Th-4.jpg2009-09-27 11:42:51Lacquerware lady<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Lacquerware lady</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#689424823_VTdaH" title="Lacquerware lady"><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Xian-Lacquerware-Factory-003/689424823_VTdaH-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Lacquerware lady" title="Lacquerware lady" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:08Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Xian-Lacquerware-Factory-003/689424823_VTdaH-Th-4.jpg2009-09-28 09:59:19Walmart, Beijing.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Walmart, Beijing.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#689424549_iA8vn" title="Walmart, Beijing."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Walmart-Beijing-001/689424549_iA8vn-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Walmart, Beijing." title="Walmart, Beijing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:09Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Walmart-Beijing-001/689424549_iA8vn-Th-4.jpg2009-09-25 18:02:55Roommates on sleeper train Beijing to Xian.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Roommates on sleeper train Beijing to Xian.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#689424294_jGEZb" title="Roommates on sleeper train Beijing to Xian."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Train-005/689424294_jGEZb-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Roommates on sleeper train Beijing to Xian." title="Roommates on sleeper train Beijing to Xian." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:09Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Train-005/689424294_jGEZb-Th-4.jpg2009-09-25 19:22:11Sleeper train to Xian.<p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com">brooks461</a><br />Sleeper train to Xian.</p><p><a href="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/9946573_GMSkL#689424176_ptSuo" title="Sleeper train to Xian."><img src="http://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Train-001/689424176_ptSuo-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Sleeper train to Xian." title="Sleeper train to Xian." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:22:09Zbrooks461http://brooks461.smugmug.comhttp://brooks461.smugmug.com/China-Sept-Oct-2009/Fellow-Travelers/Train-001/689424176_ptSuo-Th-4.jpg2009-09-25 19:19:50