Travelog for: Suny

The bus in Lhasa looks exactly the same as in Beijing, except they use both Chinese and Tibatan to give the information of next stop.
We were just going to explore a little bit of the old town, surprisely found that the Exquisite Exhibition of the Second China Thangka was hold in a historic yard!!!

Fancy the lovely tea house which is located in an old temple, have a cup of sweet buttered tea and enjoy your fresh day.

We went to the Olympic Park today! I didn't feel very good at the beginning because the weather was gloomy
BUT WE HAD A TOPNOTCH DINNER!!! I become a big fan of Hong Kong food immediately..
       

We found that the moon was really bright and clear last night, so we planned a tiny small walking trip along the river in this afternoon, ummm actually during the lunch break.

Look how blue the sky was!!!
Passing through the gate of Mia's work place, we saw the Military Museum, went on to the cross roads on the west, the not that tall architecture is the old CCTV building, most people might know the new one which is located in CBD, also well-known for its pants-shape appearence. Followed by the Chinese Century Altar, a photo exhibition was held inside. Oh that was Vivisn Maier...
We finally arrived to the river bank, the river itself looks bluer because of the sky. Mia said the metal bridge reminded her of Tyne Bridge, do you think they look similar?

The under the bridge picture was under the 3rd ring road of Beijing

It's snowing!!!
Yesterday was just raining, and this is not technically the first snow, last snow was in the morning a couple of days ago. I wound say it was a pretty heavy snow but they melted away in a second when touched the ground...

The point is Mia ordered PIZZA!
Because our host is trying to be a vegetarian again, yes she failed a few times before and now she is trying to do it again, to be a semi-vegetarian.
We can't wait to see what pizza it is!!!
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Ummmm, Garden Special with Big Catch!!! Yum!!!

Beijing issued Red alert for smog..
Suspend classes in all elementary and middle schools, kindergartens and extracurricular training schools;cars are allowed on the roads on alternating days depending on the odd or even numbers of their license plates;outdoor operations of construction sites are banned and some industrial plants are required to limit or stop production.
BUT NOTHING CAN STOP US EXPLORING THE CITY!!!
The photos are not that perfect tho, the bird's eye view of the Forbidden City should be like the bottom picture...ok I admite that picture was over PSed.

Today I went to the CBD and Tiananmen Square. Did you see the skyscraper in the  photo below? It's China World Summit Wing which is 330m high, what a wired name! Ok it looks shorter in the photo, maybe I should learn some new photography tricks..
Well, perhaps I just need to move a bit closer next time. The buildings are always there standing still, but they truly give me different feelings in deferent seasons.

Here are some photos I took on Qianmen Street. Did you see the memorial archway?
The tablet on it reads 'Zhengyangqiao', qiao means bridge.
People come here to buy souvenirs, clothes, jewelry.
On this street you can find most of Beijing food you've heard.
Like Beijing Duck, Beijing Noodles...and all kinds of snacks!

Here is Krabi!!! Thailand!!!!
Krabi Town is the main town in the province of Krabi on the west coast of southern Thailand at the mouth of the Krabi River where it empties in Phang Nga Bay. As of 2010 the town had a population of 52,867. The town is the capital of Krabi Province and Krabi District. Tourism is an important industry. Krabi is 783 km south of Bangkok by road.
There are so many nice bars along the beach, let's have some drinks!!!

Hi folks,

Today I took a stroll on Wangfujing Snack Street, well-known for its street food, especially for some creepy food..

The wangfujing Snack street has been hailed as one of the most exotic dinning locations in Beijing, boasting a wide range unusual cuisine including fried insects, scorpions, sea stars, seahorses, silk worms, and centipedes. (I didn't see silk worms this time..ewww)

Dear mum,

Today I visited Badachu Park. I saw a fab statue when I was walking through the red wooden gate. He is the god of longevity. 

You see the tower in the photo? That is a Relic Stupa, which holds Buddha's relic. I guess it must be a very holy building, although I don't know much about Buddha. Ummmm..it seems that the photo I took is not clear. Don't worry I will definitely come closer to have a look at the tower. Oh yes when we passed through the long bridge, I noticed there were so many brown spots up there on the trees, then I relized they were all monkeys! You know this year is the Monkey Year, IT IS MY YEAR!!...monkey is very popular among all 12 Chinese Zodiac.

Here we got many ice-sugar gourds, a kind of snack made of fruits like hawthorns, sometimes even strawberries.

Bada Chu it's a buddhist site so we can find many beautiful sculptures about Buddha here. More than that, there is a wall with full of exquisite relief on it, it's a kind of sculpture. The relief is actually much more beautiful than they look in the photo we took, and they tell Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety which is a classic text of Confucian filial piety written by Guo Jujing during the Yuan dynasty. Did you see the buffalos behind us? I seems to have seen them wagging their tails!
Finally It's hiking time!!!Cant' wait!!!!! 

Look who I met in the parking lot! Oh oh I know you love me haha stop, people're watching..
I got an invitation to visit the States! Bye China! I'll miss you. Hi, San Diego!
And befor my departure, I should give my lovely friend a hug, he is only 8 months.
I'll see you again when you grow up into a big guy.

Hola from San Diego! 

I want to say a big "thank you" to my hosts in Beijing!  I had a wonderful visit and saw so many places.  My new host Judy says that she has visited China about 30 times from 2002 to 2010 for business.  She has been in very many cities and factories, from Beijing to Shenzhen.  Her favorites places were the Great Wall at Mutianyu, the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square in Beijing, West Lake and the Shangri-La Hotel in Hangzhou, and the amazing Terra Cotta Warriors in Xi'an.  She says to tell you that she ate silk worms one time in Korea She made many good friends in China and wants to say 谢谢 to you for sending me. 

I have made friends with the family pets, Moishe and Noodgie.  They are small dogs, but very much larger than me.  They seem to be kind and gentle and only wanted to sniff me.  I hope they will not try to eat me!  I had a fun time with my dog friend in China 

Judy has taken many photos of me but has been working too hard for a few months.  Now she has a vacation and will post many photos of my time in California and also our vacation in Florida.

[code]I met some other TV's here in San Diego.  These new friends are Hansi Hu and Kelev.  Kelev is from San Diego.  Hansi Hu is originally from Germany and has travelled many places.[img]null[/img]

With some other TV's, we had a picnic around the jacuzzi.  We had summer fruits like nectarines and also pistachio nuts and dates and some cheese also.  Pistachios and dates are grown in California. 

With TV's Hansi Hu and Kelev we met Judy's granddaughter Layla.  Layla also introduced us to her friend, a little bear named "Bee-Bai".  She would miss him too much if he went traveling.