Asia Trip November 2008
Asia Trip November 2008
Thursday 23rd October - Wednesday 12th November 2008
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| 08:02:59 From the red book revolution to the red phone one... | 11:58:13 Riding a boat to Zhongshan | 03:27:38 Zhongshan... |
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| 07:09:12 The fair in Canton, busy reception.. | 08:56:05 And even busier MacDonalds... Look at how many people work behind the counter! | 10:48:18 Thanks! |
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| 10:50:07 Typical Chinese guard... | 12:10:52 People having some noodles. | 18:02:15 The hotel in Shangai. |
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| 04:29:36 Shangai... Near Nanjing Road. | 10:03:13 I think the image it's enough and no comment is needed! | 10:19:14 One of the most famus copied CD and DVD stores |
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| 11:39:37 Nanjing Road at night. | 06:39:43 In a more popular area, people queuing... | 06:42:56 Loved these men walking in this old style street. |
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| 06:44:38 Another interesting mean of transportation for rice this time. | 06:47:25 Newsagent stand! | 06:53:30 Eating away. |
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| 06:54:34 A mosque in China is quite a rare view... | 06:54:55 Lunchtime! | 06:55:33 Loved this picture. A typical day in China... |
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| 07:05:22 Toy store... | 07:06:28 And next to it a vigilant guard is.... SLEEPING?!? | 07:08:20 Yes it seems so... |
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| 07:25:54 Near Yu Yuan Gardens, all those buildings are departments stores... | 07:26:03 More Chinese looking buildings... | 07:26:21 And again |
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| 07:50:25 Xiao Mao stand | 07:50:58 More stores action | 07:51:28 This is the entrance to the gardens. |
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| 08:02:18 Inside the garden.. | 08:04:30 Internal lake. | 08:06:12 Carps |
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| 08:06:44 There were a lot of these strange doors, quite nice! | 08:07:18 Ooooooohhh nice! | 08:08:04 It would have been a nice shot if that people in RED didn't appear all of a sudden... |
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| 08:09:20 Some people waiting | 08:10:33 Nice windows! | 08:10:52 More of those strange doors... |
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| 08:14:18 Nice door and colour contrast! | 08:16:33 Ahhhh the castle upon the rock! | 08:19:09 Like any other shot that I take at people this one is stolen from a window. This guy is making some sort of pasta... |
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| 08:21:05 Dragons!! | 08:21:57 Two ladies... | 08:23:13 ... And a guy sleeping! |
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| 08:26:10 Carps | 08:26:27 Carps up close! | 08:26:33 Some of them look rather scary!! |
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| 08:27:42 Nice round shaped door, remind me of a hobbit hut! | 08:38:37 This shot is GREAT! look at the sign and the look of the kid... | 08:40:29 A typical brick |
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| 08:44:21 Engraved stone... | 08:50:01 Yet another department store... | 09:31:34 Loca food stands, here we are in a central part of Shangai that has not been renewed (yet). |
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| 09:31:43 Lovely setting, it feels like China used to be in the past. | 09:32:07 Guy selling roots... | 09:33:44 And the butcher! Health regulations?!? WHAT!? |
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| 09:34:54 Scaffoldings in Asia are like these... scary! | 09:35:55 Card player | 09:36:07 And another one... |
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| 09:36:40 Here are all the Chinese guys looking at the game. | 09:48:05 Shangai and its skyline! | 09:48:15 TV tower that is... |
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| 09:48:54 Another great job in Shangai... | 09:49:58 She is more professional... :P | 09:52:37 More skyscrapers... |
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| 10:00:38 I love the desolation feeling that you get by looking at this picture... | 10:01:39 GOLD!!! | 10:31:20 In Nanjing Road there was an opera thing... |
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| 10:33:59 And a guy playing sax from the window. | 10:35:23 Old looking cars... | 10:07:48 And yet more street vendors. |
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| 10:10:38 WHAT THE HELL!?!?!? :D | 14:18:48 This is Deng Xiao Ping residence that had been turned into a restaurant... | 14:19:26 More of that... |
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| 14:20:54 A round entrance, cool! | 14:45:08 Some nicely carved carrot and courjette | 14:47:13 100 years eggs... |
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| 17:13:06 Some old looking things from Deng Xiao Ping age. | 17:18:21 And here we have his car apparently... | 14:24:21 Shangai crab at a restaurant. The thing is alive of course... |
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| 06:42:59 KOREA - Lovely colours in the autumn. | 06:43:48 KOREA - Macro of some raindrops... | 06:46:18 KOREA - More leaves |
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| 06:48:13 KOREA - And again | 07:50:35 KOREA - A carpet of leaves! | 02:54:44 KOREA - These things reminded me of Dart Vader suit in Star Wars! |
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| 08:27:17 JAPAN - Man sitting | 08:29:02 New skyscraper in Shinjuku. | 08:29:50 No need to comment.... |
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| 08:32:14 In the streets. | 04:18:41 Meiji Jungu, during the national holiday. | 04:21:25 Lantern |
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| 04:22:19 Flowers | 04:23:05 ... and an interesting old man! | 04:23:33 Close up of a big flower. |
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| 04:24:14 On that national holidays kids go to the shrine in their Kimonos... GREAT OPPORTUNITY for a foto reportage!! | 04:27:12 Sake bottles offered to the gods... | 04:28:01 Not sure what this is... |
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| 04:29:15 Ikebana | 04:29:34 Ikebana II | 04:29:56 Ikebana III |
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| 04:30:03 Ikebana IV | 04:30:37 Ikebana V all of these flower arrangements are truly work of art! | 04:32:07 Going to the temple... |
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| 04:33:22 Mum and daughter from behind. | 04:35:53 Family picture! | 04:36:27 Mum with daughter and son discussing in kimono |
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| 04:37:02 Ooooo the baloon isn't working well.. | 04:37:42 MUMMYYYYYYYY | 04:38:04 And a very Japanese pose. |
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| 04:39:09 If I could set the aperture size on the camera I would have reduced it a lot to blur out all the peope behind. I like the pose it's very natural... | 04:39:22 A very traditional Japanese kimono here... :D | 04:39:51 When she grows up she is going to be good looking! |
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| 04:41:09 Oooooo NICE! | 04:41:45 Well well the traditional gheta are too hard probably... | 04:42:49 Better now... |
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| 04:43:04 Posing... | 04:45:28 With Mum too! | 04:45:50 Fatsy is balancing on her shoes... |
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| 04:46:00 Definiately not looking as she is enjoying the day out.. | 04:48:58 Bro and Sis | 04:50:32 The little guy HATED ME! But thanks for that marvellous look anyways! |
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| 04:54:59 Taiko drummer | 04:57:02 They are most certainly brothers! | 04:57:21 This is some important guy (look how much police around) |
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| 04:58:59 The band playing | 05:10:58 Lanterns | 06:25:12 Suspenders!!! |
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| 13:44:41 in Shinjuku station there was this Christmas decor.. | 13:45:11 I grew fascinated by it... | 13:45:21 Quite a lot actually.. |
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| 06:12:27 CATS!!! | 08:06:57 Little nice plant... | 13:31:59 Teppanyaki cook! |
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| 13:32:48 Garlic and the cooking board. | 13:49:35 Cutting scallops and shrimps. | 13:50:10 More of that... |
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| 14:01:37 Kobe steak and potatoes | 07:29:16 TAIWAN - Piano on the water... | 07:29:31 TAIWAN - Hotel |
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| 07:29:39 TAIWAN - More hotel shots. | 07:32:51 TAIWAN - HERE!! The Bank that most certainly does not bankrupt or anything!! MEGA BANK and MEGA SECURITIES, my money rests there! | 07:48:44 SINGAPORE - Having some Hainanese food... |
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| 07:55:37 SINGAPORE - The food. | 08:07:19 SINGAPORE - And some ingredients... | 04:42:09 MALAYSIA - Guy on the moped |
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| 11:40:43 MALAYSIA - Making some delicious Malay snack.. | 09:21:20 MALAYSIA - A tower in the central station | 09:33:55 MALAYSIA - Loved this bus! |
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| 09:34:04 MALAYSIA - Twin Towers at Kuala Lumpur | 10:23:55 MALAYSIA - Starbucks | 10:24:53 MALAYSIA - Local Faces... |
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| 10:26:00 MALAYSIA - More locals. | 10:27:12 MALAYSIA - And three young kids! |
