S. E. Asia

China, Beijing - The Great Wall of China at the Ju Yon Pass (1)

China, Beijing - The Great Wall of China at the Ju Yon Pass (2)

China, Beijing - The Great Wall of China at the Ju Yon Pass (3)

China, Beijing - Arriving by coach

China, Beijing - Front of the Forbidden City on Tiananmen Square

China, Beijing - Mao Tse Tung's photo on the front of the Forbidden City atTiananmen Square

China, Beijing - National Museum of China, on Tiananmen Square

China, Beijing - Nothing can describe the vastness of Tiananmen Square, with its Monument to People's Heroes

China, Beijing - One of the Forbidden City's towers, seen from outside the walls

China, Shanghai - A street in Old Town

China, Shanghai - Clothes drying on balconies, a common sight in Chinese streets

China, Shanghai - Local welcome on the pier at the cruise port

China, Shanghai - Neighborhood building near the Jin Mao Tower

China, Shanghai - The Jin Mao Tower

China, Shanghai - Yu Gardens (1)

China, Shanghai - Yu Gardens (2)

China, Shanghai - Yu Gardens (3)

China, Shanghai -Lunch hour in the Old Town

Hong Kong - A comparison of HK 20 years ago and HK now

Hong Kong - Close-up of the Feng Shui hole in a building near the harbor

Hong Kong - Feng Shui holes in harborside buildings

Hong Kong - Jumbo Floating Restaurant in the harbor

Hong Kong - Juxtaposition of the old and the new at the boat dock to ride to the Jumbo Floating Restaurant

Hong Kong - Lunch at the Jumbo Floating restaurant

Hong Kong - Sampan boat used to ferry passengers around the harbor

Hong Kong - View of the new from the old, on a sampan boat ride out of the harbor

Hong Kong harbor - A water people boat, with its sentry at the ready

Hong Kong harbor - The world of water people, on its way to disappearance

Hong Kong skyline early morning

Hong Kong skyline from Victoria Peak (1)

Hong Kong skyline from Victoria Peak (2)

Japan - Nagasaki - Tulip display in the Glover Garden

Japan, Nagasaki- Tulip bed in back of the Glover House

Nagasaki, Japan - A Japanese high school fokloric group getting ready for the official welcome later that day

Nagasaki, Japan - The Glover House, surrounded by extensive gardens

Nagasaki, Japan - Two teenagers showing off their traditional banner to be used for the ceremony later

Nagasaki, Japan - A Japanese high school fokloric group getting ready for the official welcome later that day

Orchid Garden in Singapore's Botanic Gardens (1)

Orchid Garden in Singapore's Botanic Gardens (2)

Orchid Garden in Singapore's Botanic Gardens (3)

S. Korea, Busan - Comparison of Chinese and Korean characters on a street sign

S. Korea, Busan - Inside the Beomeosa Temple

S. Korea, Busan - On the grounds of the Beomeosa Temple

S. Korea, Busan - The Beomeosa Temple

S. Korea, Busan - The Busan Jai-Gai-Ch'i fish market (1)

S. Korea, Busan - The Busan Jai-Gai-Ch'i fish market (2)

S. Korea, Busan - The Busan Jai-Gai-Ch'i fish market (3)

S. Korea, Busan - The Busan Jai-Gai-Ch'i fish market (4)

Singapore - The Stadium in the harbor

Singapore - The Stadium in the harbor

Singapore's Chinatown's Buddhist temple

Thailand, Bangkok - Homes along the Chao Praya river

Thailand, Bangkok - The Grand Palace Complex (1)

Thailand, Bangkok - The Grand Palace Complex (2)

Thailand, Bangkok - Wat Trimitr temple

Vietnam - Downtown Saigon

Vietnam - Traditional Vietnamese fishing boat on the Cai River

Vietnam, Nah Trang - The Cham Tower complex

Vietnam, Nha Trang - Old residence turned into a museum in a river village

Vietnam, Saigon - Long-lasting spiral incense burners at Thien Hau Temple

Vietnam, Saigon - Meeting Room of the Reunification Hall

Vietnam, Saigon - Notre-Dame Cathedral (built by the French in 1865)

Vietnam, Saigon - Street vendor

Vietnam, Saigon - Thien Hau Temple

Vietnam, Saigon -Common sight in city streets

Vietnam,. Saigon - The preferred mode of transportation