China Week: Pretty Pictures for 08-08-08

To finish up China week, I'd like to share some of our favorite photos from China. Enjoy the Olympics!

Shanghai from the Pearl City Tower

Sunset in Shanghai by you.

 

A squished pig from a Nanjing market.

Squished Pig by you.

 

Summer Palace

Summer Palace, Beijing, China by you.

 

Locks on Yellow Mountain.  You might remember these from The Amazing Race.

Yellow Mountain, China by you.

 

Li River, near Yangshou, China

Li River Boat, Guilin, China by you.

 

Li River Karsts, via Guilin, China.

Karst Formation, Li River, Guilin, China by you.

 

It was a sunny day in Shanghai.  The umbrellas (parasoles?) were to block the sun. 

It was a Sunny Day by you.

 

Yangtze River - Three Gorges

Yangtze River - Three Gorges by you.

 

Grand Hyatt Atrium, JinMao Tower, Shanghai.

Grand Hyatt Atrium, JimMao Tower, Shanghai China by you.

No, she was not chopping off my head with a giant knife. I was getting a haircut and, much to my surprise, I got a massage too.  They even cleaned my ears with a Q-tip. I think I'll be the only person sticking anything in my ears in the future.

Haircut and More by you.

Sachi at the Great Wall. But you probably figured that out yourself.  You might enjoy reading about our Mutiny on the way to the Great Wall

Sachi at the Great Wall of China, Simatai by you.

OK, now back to our regularly scheduled programming...