My Digital Diary...

...chronicling my travels in pictures, and the occasional travelogue.

To Market To Market

At the market, Changchun China.


On a chilly morning in March in the city of everlasting spring in north-eastern China, the goods are laid out for the masses.




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Buying And Selling

At the market, Changchun, China.


A busy market out in the open in a city in north-eastern China.




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Interesting Sculpture

Changchun City, China.
Interesting sculpture, Changchun City, China


Touring Changchun, which was the capital of the old Manchurian empire, we came upon this sculpture in the city square.

Don't ask for the full frontal shot.



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Baotou Hotel

Our hotel in Inner Mongolia, China.
Our hotel in Inner Mongolia, China


Returning to our hotel in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia China one night.




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Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan, Inner Mongolia China.
Genghis Khan, Inner Mongolia China


An imposing sculpture of the great Genghis Khan, Inner Mongolia China.




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Camel Trash

Trash bin, Inner Mongolia China.
Trash bin, Inner Mongolia China


Touring the Resonant Sand Gorge in Inner Mongolia, China.

Throw your trash into these camels!



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Lamb Dish

Lunch in Inner Mongolia, China.
Lunch in Inner Mongolia, China


One of the interesting dishes during lunch in Baotou, Inner Mongolia China.

It must be lamb, or mutton.



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The Forbidden City

Beijing, China.
The Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Rounded Corner: Top-left
Rounded Corner: Top-right

This was taken during a brief visit to the world's largest palace complex on a cool spring day in March 2004.

I wanted to see it again in the summer of 2007 but...ooh, the crowds! It looked like the entire 1.3 billion population of China was out in force queuing for tickets, and so we gave up that opportunity.



 

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