China holiday,last november.

[darylB]

Last nov Bev and i spent 17 days in China and then 3 in Hong Kong, just got round to sorting some pics of the holiday.
Beijing first. Tian an men square.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/darylB/DSC00398.jpg

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Mao's mausoleum.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/darylB/DSC00394.jpg

Temple of Heaven.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/darylB/DSC00493.jpg

The Great Wall of China
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Then to the Terracotta warrior army.
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work in progress


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To this

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Couldn't resist

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Birds nest stadium, Beijing

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Then flight to Guilin.

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Electric scooters everywhere

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Guilin by night



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Police bike,
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Short river cruise on Li River.

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A Panda at last

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Then flight to Chonquing to catch river cruise on the Yangtse for 4 days.

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Through 5 locks at the main dam, drop of 120 metres, dam is 1 and 1/4 miles long and 180 metres high, 60 metres wide at base.

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Then back to Shanghai.
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Shanghai harbour at night





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Me and my mate Jackie Chan
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Next on to Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong harbour

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Hope you like the pics, was a fantastic hol. still got another 1000 pics but i hope these have given you an idea what China is like.

Daryl.

[timwilky]

Lucky you, I worked in China for 3 years (10 years on and off) and saw one heck of a lot of changes over that period (80s/90s) Mainly round the GuangDong area but occasionally up in Beijing. Two memories of there, the cold and the pollution.

Hong Kong is one of my favourite cities. But the last few visits I miss the flight into Kai Tak between the high rise blocks.

[maviczap]

Went to see the Terracotta Army in London, so i'm dead jelous that you saw the real thing!

Nice lunging!

[Ed]

Looks fantastic Daryl:D

*invites self around to inspect the rest of the pics* hint

[mister c]

Place looks stunning. Nice one Daryl :)

[amnesia]

Your photos look quite cool - it looks like a really interesting place...a place of stark contrast between the old and new.

I am off to China later in the year for our honey moon.

Hong Kong - Guilin - Yangshao - Shanghai - Xi'an - Beijing.

Hopefully we can get some photos to do the place justice too.

[darylB]

You'll not regret for 1 minute going to China, the scenery is amazing, the people can't do enough for you , the food is different every day and is superb. Take plenty of card capacity for the photo's, i could easily have taken twice as many as i did. if it's an organised tour it is pretty tiring, breakfast was between 7 and 8 o'clock and not back to the hotel until 6pm for tea. if you get the chance to do some extra shows in the evening they are well worth the money. If you go walking in Guilin watch out for the electric scooters, they are virtually silent! Have a great time.

Daryl.

[Speedy Claire]

Absolutely fantastic Daryl... many thanks I really enjoyed looking at them

[Daimo]

Ace shots!!!

Do you mind if I ask you how much the trip set you back?

[darylB]

not at all! it was £1800 each for 3 weeks absoloute bargin!

[Quiff Wichard]

last November and you only just sorted the pics !!


hey good lunges.

did you pic Vhina so you would feel reeeaallly tall for 3weeks?;)

[xXBADGERXx]

Damn that looked like a good holiday , I wanna go to Japan but I would never come back as I have a weakness for flashy lights and cute Brunettes as well :)

[Frank]

Damn that looked like a good holiday , I wanna go to Japan but I would never come back as I have a weakness for flashy lights and cute Brunettes as well :)
but do they have a weakness for big hairy bikers?
Good pics and as good price too

[xXBADGERXx]

but do they have a weakness for big hairy bikers?


Nobody seems to have that :smt010

[pegasus]

great pics, thanx for sharing.

[darylB]

Damn that looked like a good holiday , I wanna go to Japan but I would never come back as I have a weakness for flashy lights and cute Brunettes as well :)

our barmaid for the 4 day cruise, not brunette, but she sold plenty of drinks, especially to the men.


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Daryl.

[_Stretchie_]

Great pics mate, I'd love to do that..

Nice to see you got a lunge or two in there too

[dizzyblonde]

I'd so love to see the real terracotta army 8) saw a replica in the royal armories last week, and seeing your pics, puts into context how spectacular and vast they actually are. You don't realise how big they are singularly until your faced with one.

Brilliant :-)

[xXBADGERXx]

our barmaid for the 4 day cruise, not brunette, but she sold plenty of drinks, especially to the men.


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Daryl.


Aaaah forgot to say they need reaaaaally long hair as well :)

[Lozzo]

our barmaid for the 4 day cruise, not brunette, but she sold plenty of drinks, especially to the men.


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Daryl.

Nice pics, looks like a fascinating place.

I spy a bottle of Kahlua and some vodka - I'm booking a flight :D

[darylB]

I'd so love to see the real terracotta army 8) saw a replica in the royal armories last week, and seeing your pics, puts into context how spectacular and vast they actually are. You don't realise how big they are singularly until your faced with one.

Brilliant :-)

utterly astonishing how they are putting them back together, each one is in hundreds of pieces, all different, archers, swordsmen, cavalry and their horses, etc, talk about painstakink work, still discovering new sites of more statues. you have to see it to appreciate the scale of the task. I'll never forget the site of walkink in to the first hall, mind blowing.

Daryl.