Saturday, 22 October 2016

In sight of the holidays

June - August 2016

During the "summer" holidays we were fortunate to visit Cambodia and Vietnam.
Angor Wat (Siem Reap) is amazing -  Temples versus the Rainforest forest. 
The people were friendly, food delicious and the scenery beautiful.

Variation on a tree house!

The Rainforest is winning.

One of the many ancient temples.

Face to Face

A guide between two roses.

Symbolic storm clouds for Ankor Wat

Saint Bartholomew's Church - Ho Chi Minh City 
 After the holidays we were able to explore Quanzhou - in the neighbouring province of Fu Jian.
Statue and pagoda are both made entirely out of recycled glass.

Brace yourself - HH is ziplining.

HH - Zipping down the lake.

More like a bunny rabbit than a terracotta warrior!


The first stone beam bridge in China (completed in 1059)  - Luoyang Bridge
Quanzhou

Lao-Tzu - Chinese philosopher -Mt Qingyuan 
 Shanghai was also on our wish list - we were not disappointed.

Despite the weather the skyline still looked impressive.

Looking north from the Oriental Pearl Tower

The lights of Shanghai

Anyone for Tea

And the modern - the Maglev train (Magnetic Levitation) -
the fastest train in the world. Reportedly 400+ klm per hour.

Disappointedly we reached just over 300 - perhaps on a go slow day!

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