More China Pictures

Here's a few more pictures from my China trip . . .

Disong and his father . . .Disong and his grandpa . . . Jonathan and Robbie . . . Eating breakfast in LongSheng . . . Here's a close-up of the local noodle-dish that I'm eating. It tasted fabulous. Our bus suddenly stopped while on route to Guilin because the bridge was out. We just had to wait for another bus to come from Guilin and pick us up on the other side of this bridge to transport us to Guilin. Enjoying a scenic river boat ride . . .

These monkeys were the cutest things ever! I wish I had some close-ups of them. Or better yet, I wish I could've brought one back with me! :-)

this lady was so sweet that I just had to have my picture taken with her. . .Shanghai at night . . . foot massage . . . ah, this is heaven! touring in Larry's hometown . . .

inside the famous Guilin caves . . .
a typical home in the countyside . . .

Mattie and Kayla

I just adore my niece and nephew. How could I not. They're so cute! I can't wait to see them again. Tomorrow is Kayla's 6th birthday. Happy Birthday Kayla!

China

I had an awesome time in China. It was hard to come back even though I love Taiwan. Here are just some of the pictures I took on the trip. . .

beautiful Guilin . . .
near the famous caves in Guilin . . .
from left to right: Jonathan (Disong's cousin), Disong, me, Robbie

on a boatride touring the Guilin water system . . . the views were so spectacular that I didn't take any pictures because I was too engrossed in the scenery.
cycling in YangShuo . . .
in YangShuo, an old truck-thing carrying log rafts . . .
rafting in YangShuo. . .
I'm Lovin' it!

we took a long and very bumpy bus ride to Disong's grandpa's village. the village's name is Chicken Feet village (no kidding). this was really incredible to watch Disong fishing. he jumped in this big pond and literally grabbed the fish and fought to get it into the net . . . cooking the fish for dinner. . .

our dinner in Chicken feet village. . .
more of the same dinner (it was quite the feast!)

Disong's grandpa going to sell some vegetables the next morning. . .
LongSheng (Disong's hometown) . . .
group photo at Disong's father's office . . .

Robbie and his parents . . .
fine dining in Shanghai. . .
more fine dining. . . (we ate like kings)
fine dining in Larry's hometown (near Hangzhou) From left to right: Larry, Larry's mother, her friend, Disong.