Kowloon
April 30, 2005 in Hong Kong ⋅ 28 °C... and that's where our China trip ended - Evi and Walter took the plane back to Kloten and I left for Los Angeles
... and that's where our China trip ended - Evi and Walter took the plane back to Kloten and I left for Los Angeles
The markets and the Botanical gardens (the scorpions in the red bowl are for soup, still alive).
Street markets in Canton
Kormoran fishermen along the Li River. the birds are excellent fishers but have their necks closed with a string so that they cannot swallow. They are trained to bring the fish back to their handlers.
Seafood lunch, prepared in the "kitchen" at the rear of the boat, with snake-wine (aphrodisiakum, only for the men in the group)... all the women didn't want any anyway
Guilin, existing for 10,000+ ears, one of China's most popular tourist destinations. Main attraction is the Li River with its picturesque Karst mountains, a scenery often used in Chinese paintings.
A day on the Li River, the river vendors are sliding by on their bamboo floats, never loosing their foothold during transactions