Playing Favorites

As our time in China quickly comes to a close, I wished to share some of my favorite photos taken over the past couple years. There are a few repeats, but a good majority of the pictures posted below are making their first-ever debut on my nifty little blog.

Our humble abode.

Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong.

The laser-light and fireworks show on Jin-Ji Lake.

Downtown Suzhou after dark.

What do you do on a rainy afternoon in the city? Take items from your kitchen and photograph 'em. Duh.

BEST. FRESH. SEAFOOD. EVER. @ Fred's in the Philippines.

I'm not even going to attempt an explanation of this one.

We may be smiling but this photo commemorates the worst business trip ever. Everything that could go wrong, did.

Autumn in Suzhou.

The biggest snow storm to hit the city in more than 100 years.

Taking the scooter out for a spin.

We only visited Starbucks a few times...really. :)

My favorite fan club.

The Shanghai Skyline.

Face-off

The Great Wall - definitely a must see.

Playing Favorites - Part Deux

Celebrating the May 1st holiday with a game of Mahjong.


Love these girls. Last May the Olympic Torch passed through the city and all of Suzhou came out to see it.

One of the many sculptures scattered throughout SIP (Suzhou Industrial Park).

Klynt snapped this last summer while visiting the great state of California.

We also spent some time in the Sequoia National Forest. The Sequoias are giants. Their size reconfirms just how small and insignificant we really are in the grand scheme of things.

Me love you long time!

My Fidel!

Two weeks on the tropical Hawaiian island of Oahu. Need I say more?

Christmas 2008. This photo oozes cheese but I love it!

The city of Suzhou will always be grateful to Trent Smith for his heroic efforts in saving this historical landmark.

Street art in Shanghai.

Hall and Alice singing a duet. Karaoke is very popular in China

Bowling is what we do best (not really). We had a blast though.

Celebrating the Chinese New Year. A few of Klynt's co-workers did a little dance - hilarious.

The Terracotta Warriors of Xi'an - souvenir version of course.

I enjoyed showing my sister around Suzhou.

This photo is one of my absolute favorites; even if the Balinese girls are laughing at us. Nice work Klynt. :)

SSCAC - The Suzhou Science and Cultural Arts Center is one of the most unique buildings in the city (in my humble opinion).

What can I say? I'm easily entertained.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye

I have an announcement. Uncle and Aunt (that would be us), now have 26 nieces and nephews, thanks to the recent arrival of Jack and Kami’s (Klynt’s sister) little Elijah. Of course in January, thanks to Kaleb (Klynt’s brother) and Whitney’s extracurricular activities, the count will be at 27. My guess is half of them (the nieces and nephews) don’t even know who we are, and the other half that do, are trying to forget. Anyway, I thought it was pretty exciting, and worth a mention.

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Bali-rama

In Bali we; spent time with family, relaxed, watched the sun rise over a rice paddy and the ocean, browsed a few markets, scaled a couple volcanoes, had a picnic, visited a temple or two, sampled an Aussie meat pie (my mother always said “if you don’t have something nice to say then don’t say it” so I will remain silent on the subject of meat pies), came across a few monkeys and a bat the size of a small dog, moved quickly in the opposite direction of a python, stayed in a Villa, laid by a pool and got burnt to a crisp (I was later told we were only seven degrees from the equator. Nice.), witnessed many ceremonies, got caught in the rain, blew a fuse, viewed a few pirated movies (dang pirates), picked up a few sea shells, raided the silver shops, sipped strawberry juice, learned the “proper” way to extract a gecko from the house and all in all, had a really great time!

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