A Year Passes Like Nothing

It's hard for me to believe that a full year has gone by since the missus and I went to China to see my brother. Right now we're making plans and reservations for our upcoming European Tour, but a year ago we were getting close to the end of a nearly-three week trip around China. It was truly the adventure of a lifetime; here are just a few of the literally hundreds of pictures we took while we were there.


On the way to the giant Buddha at Leshan, Sichuan Province.


Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Temple of Heaven, Beijing.


Generik and friend, Shanghai.


Yuyuan Gardens, Shanghai.


Pearl Tower and Pudong business district, Shanghai.


My brother, M Otis, in Yangshuo.


Along the Li River, Yangshuo.


Marble boat, Summer Palace, Beijing.


Wearing Roy's hat on the Great Wall at Badaling.


Mrs. Generik buys a garland along the Jade Dragon River, near Yangshuo.


Sam, our guide in Yangshuo, and Mrs. Generik on the Li River.


Hanging meat, Jade Dragon River.


M Otis in Kowloon, across the harbor from Hong Kong.


Juggler in Chengdu.


A happy boy on the Li River.


Reflections on the Pearl River, Guangzhou (Canton).


Kite stand in Chengdu park.


Koi pond, Chengdu park.


Buddhist monk and friend outside Forbidden City, Beijing.


Club in Kowloon (Mrs. G wouldn't let me check it out).


Another club in Kowloon (but what is it tonight?).


Seafood on display at the night market, Hong Kong.


It's good to be the King; it's better to be the Emperor.