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| Not Your Average Friends on the Street |
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| Believe it or not, we met friends in Bangkok who live 10 minutes from us in McHenry. We also met up with Miki, Julia, Mel and Betty in Hong Kong for dinner. This photo was taken by a passerby on a Hong Kong street corner who happened to live in Naperville, Illinois. It's a small world. |
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| Dunny Chinese Style |
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| These are typical. BYOTP. |
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| Shopping In Macau |
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| Not only was Mario an awesome tour guide who filled us with local information and insight, he was a great shopper. Thanks Mario. |
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| You Can Run But You Can't HIde |
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| They are everywhere!
Lantau Island, near Hong Kong |
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| Another New Friend |
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| We met Gerhard (from Germany) while we were touring around Macau. Hello to his daughter who is checking up on him. He's doing great and racing through town. |
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| Antique Shoes |
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| These are a pair of shoes that women wore when they had their feet bound in China. They are about the size of a two-year-old's feet. |
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| St. Paul's Church Facade |
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| The great ruined facade and staircase of St. Paul's was designed by an Italian Jesuit and Japanese Christians. Built from 1602 to 1637 and burnt down in 1835. We met some great folks from Melboune, Aus, on the Macau trip. Lynette and Julian are with us in the picture. It was nice to hear an Aussie accent again. |
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| Smoke & Prayers |
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| Outside a temple in Macau...more incense and more smoke. |
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| Hong Kong Skyline |
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| The Hong Kong skyline can barely be seen on most days due to pollution. I used to think that Hong Kong was one of the most beautiful places in the world. Actually, I'm very disppointed in the growth, congestion and pollution that has turned this harbor community into just another dirty megacity. (Marla's commentary of the day.) |
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| Parking At The Ferry Station |
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| Trnsportation on Lantau Island is very limited to cars. Only 1,000 cars, taxis and buses have permits to drive on the island. Like so many other places in China, Lantau residents commute on bicycle. |
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| View From The Bridge |
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| Lantau Island - Small fishing village |
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| Fish Market On Lantau Island |
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| The people of the fishing village at Lantau dry and hang their delicacies. |
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| Hanging Out At The South China Sea |
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| Lantau Island |
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| With Love From Buddha |
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| We took a side trip to Lantau Island, a rural land mass twice that of Hong Kong Island with 250,000 people. In Cantonese, Lantau means broken head, perhaps because of the rugged area dominated by Lantau Peak, which rises 3,086 feet above sea level. Up the mountain to The Po Lin Monastery is the world's largest, bronze statue of a seated Buddha (79 feet high). Tricia and I are in the picture to make sure you didn't think we copied this from a postcard.
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