Hong Kong's version of 6th Street

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Hong Kong was also a great city to go out in. We spent a couple nights dancing to an Western music cover band. HK also marked the end of Megan's travels as she headed back to Houston. We'll miss you Meg!

Big Buddha

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We took a daytrip to one of the many island surrounding Hong Kong. While there, we could tell we entered into the more Buddhist parts of Asia. This is a picture of the largest sitting buddha statue in the world. It was built about 7 years ago and sits about 30 feet high.

Hong Kong

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Hong Kong was a very dense city packed onto a mountaineous island. This picture was taken from Victoria Peak which is in the middle of the island behind the downtown skyline. The area across the river is Kowloon, which is the more Chinese part of this very western city.

Picture Problems

Hey Everyone,

I noticed that some of my pictures haven't posted to the blog so all you see is a blank box. Some of you may have figured this out, but just click on the blank box and that will direct you to the picture on my Flickr account. Let me know if that doesn't help and I'll see what else I can do.

-bw

Shanghai

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As opposed to Beijing & Xi'an, Shanghai is a very Western city. The background is Pudong, which is the commercial center for much of China.

Terracotta Warriors

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We took a day trip to Xi'an to see the famed Terracotta Warriors. Xi'an is the site of the 1st Emperioral Palace in China. The 1st emperor burried himself with over 500 statues, which were meant to protect him in the afterlife.

Only using the finest facilities

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One of the many bizarre sites in China

Beijing 2008

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This is the Olympic Stadium being built for the '08 Olympics. Overall, Beijing has a long way to go before this city is ready. During our 3 day visit, we didn't see the sun once since there is so much pollution. We're still coughing.

Now I Know Why It's Not the "Average" Wall

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Although it was cloudy during our visit, the Great Wall was spectacular. We climbed and hiked around a 2 mile section for an hour, then road a bobsled down to the bottom. This is definitely something I won't forget.

Bill

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On the gondola ride up to the Great Wall of China we realized we were in good company, depending on who you ask.

Mao

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Shawn having some fun with the picture of Chairman Mao at the entrance of the Forbidden City (hopefully the government isn't scanning this!). The Forbidden City is where the Emperor's palaces were during the many ancient dynansties in China.

Mao

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Shawn having some fun with the picture of Chairman Mao at the entrance of the Forbidden City (hopefully the government isn't scanning this!). The Forbidden City is where the Emperor's palaces were during the many ancient dynansties in China.

Tianamen Square

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Here's a picture of the square made famous in '89. The museum for Chairman Mao is in the background.

Hiroshima

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This is a picture of the peace park that memorializes the Atomic Bombing at Hiroshima. Both the museum and memorial was pretty graphic and really hit home on the severity of what happened. Most surprisingly, the memorial portrayed a pretty honest view of WWII. In the background you can see a picture of a building that still stood after the bombing.