-小枯注
Been
there, done that! Wish You Were Here!!
Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China June 2006 Ticket prices were 100 Yuan for
tourists, 1 Yuan for Tibetans! The Potala is the traditional home of the
Tibetan government and houses Stupas containing the remains of previous Dalai
Lamas (in the red structure, but photos are not allowed!). It was nearly
destroyed by the Chinese Communists during the Cultural Revolution in 1960.
Road to Kabul at Khyber Pass at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border Aug 2007
With a security guard and tour guide hired out of Peshawar. An AK-47 assault
rifle around here costs 600 Pak Rupees, about $100USD (the weapon I'm holding
belongs to the guard and yes he set the safety switch). This border was
artificially created by the British invaders when they partitioned the area with
India. To their credit the British built the road and rail line which is now
abandoned. There was a continuous stream of trucks including some that were
clearly carrying military cargo to the current Western Occupiers. Traditional
inhabitants are the Pashtuns. The area is also known as the "Federally
Administered Tribal Areas" and is ruled by local warlords, living in high walled
homes, who make money by smuggling goods, arms and drugs. Osama bin Laden (if
he's still alive) is believed to be in this region called the North West
Frontier Province. A special permit from the Pakistan Home office is required
to come out here.
Shanghai, China, July 2007 - Amazing! I went up to the top of the Oriental
Pearl Tower too! One can also cross the Wangpo River by a made-for-tourists
passenger rail car that goes underneath the river or by ferries at the Bund. Up
until twenty years ago, the area shown was mostly rice paddies and has seen
explosive development.
Tanglang La Pass in Kashmir at 17,582 feet altitude, Oct 2007 in Ladakh.
This is the "Highest Motorable Road in the World" Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags
blowing in the absolutely freezing wind! I got to this spot after a 3 hour
shared 4x2 jeep ride (9 passengers and driver) from Leh. I bought the genuine
green Indian Army head cover in Leh for 50 Rupees (about a dollar) on the day
before and it did the trick nicely!
Mysterious Angkor
Wat Hindu Temple ruins at Siem Reap in Cambodia, Sept 2007 It costs
$20USD for a one day pass or about $60 for a 3-day monument pass.
The magnificent Taj
Mahal at Agra, India 2007 built by Persians who invaded India in the
14th Century, it is actually a mausoleum containing the sarcophagus of the wife
of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Entry is 10 Rupees for Indian citizens and
250 Rupees for tourists. It is accessed by a half day train ride from New Delhi
to Agra where train station taxi drivers mob everyone who looks like a tourist
to take you here.
Checking out the amazing temples of Bangkok, Thailand October 2007
Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China June 2006 where the Emperors prayed for good
harvests.
Mr. Maw and Chairman Mao at the Forbidden City in Beijing, China June 2006
Kashgar China on the Silk Road, Aug 2007. Marco Polo was here in the
thirteenth century
Amritsar India at the Sikh Golden Temple, October 2007
Watching the sunrise over Macchu Picchu in Peru, South America Andes, May
2007
I climbed the Huayna Picchu peak, 2720m, in the background too!
Mugging with the Inca King in Aguas Caliente on the way to Macchu Picchu
Peru, May 2007
Visiting the mysterious Nasca Lines in Peru, April 2007
Did aliens really land here once?
Somewhere in south central Ghana between Accra and Kumasi, Feb 2008
Cruising down the Li River among the Karst Limestone hills in Gui Lin China,
July 2007
Chinese Obruni visits Ashanti gold fields of west central Ghana, Africa, Feb
2008
Visiting the Ghana Independence Arch the capital city Accra, February 2008
Swimming in the Atlantic Ocean in Ghana at Kokrobite Beach at Big Milly's
Back Yard April 2008
In Ghana's exotic Market Circle in Takoradi on the central Atlantic coast,
April 2008
Checking out the former slave export city of Cape Coast Ghana, April 2008
London Eye, United Kingdom, February 2008
Riding the London Eye along the Thames River in England, February 2008
Me and the Pierce Brosnan James Bond Agent 007 in London, February 2008
Amsterdam, Netherlands in front of Centraal Station, April 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Jan 2008 !!!!!
Exploring the islands of Vietnam's Halong Bay November 2007
Hanoi Vietnam Military Museum, Nov 2007 showing the crap America left behind.
Hanoi, Vietnam "Maison Centrale" better known as the "Hanoi Hilton", Nov 2007
Most of the compound is now occupied by a modern office building but they
saved the facade and turned it into a museum. John McCain was here too!
Vietnam's famous China Beach near Danang on the Pacific Ocean November 2007
Shooting an M-16 assault rifle at the Cu Chi Tunnels near Saigon, Nov 2007
They charged a dollar per bullet and there was nothing much to shoot at!
Chilling out with "Charlie" at the Cu Chi Viet Cong Tunnels November 2007
The (wax) dudes are playing with B40 rocket propelled grenades.
Going into the Viet-Cong tunnels at Cu Chi near Saigon, Vietnam, Nov 2007
Saigon former Presidential Palace of South Vietnam, November 2007
Crossing the border from Cambodia to Vietnam at Bavet to Moc Bai, Nov 2007
Monivong Boulevard, the main road in Phnom Penh Cambodia, Nov 2007
Cambodia's infamous Tuolsleng torture prison in Phnom Penh, Nov 2007
Investigating Cambodia's "Killing Fields" at Choeung Ek Genocidal Center
Human teeth at Cambodia's Killing Fields at Choeung Ek Nov 2007
The ground at the edge of the lake was littered with human bones, teeth and
clothing....
Cambodia's Mysterious Bayon Temples near Siem Reap, Nov 2007
Not sure why I went to Vientiane in Laos ! Nov 2007
Laos - Luang Prabang, beautiful Kouang Si waterfalls on Halloween 2007
Along the Mekong River at Pak Beng in Laos, Nov 2007
Sonamarg in the Kashmir mountains near the India-Pakistan border, Oct 2007
Watching Sunset Border Closing Ceremonies between Pakistan and India at
Wagha, Oct 2007
Pakistan - Lahore's famous Red Mosque, August 2007
Pakistan - Islamabad National Monument Aug 2007
Legendary Shaolin
Monastery Kung Fu temple, China ,July 2007
Everybody's Kung Fu Fighting!
Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Nov 2007
Taking a morning row boat down the Ganges River at Varanasi, India 2007
200 Rupees buys an hour of this guy's rowboat time although he tried to rip
me off by asking for $400 but I waited him out!
With Hindus bathing and burning their dead on the shore of the Ganges River,
Varanasi, India 2007
Terra Cotta Warriors, Xian, China, August 2007 Monument to the first Emperor
of China.
Central Asia International Grand Bazaar at Kashgar in western China, Aug 2007
Kashmir hiking with my guide dude, October 2007
Tiananmen Square, Beijing, July 2007
China Beijing Military Museum, July 2007 - Bring 'em on!
Dal Lake at Srinagar in Kashmir India, Sept 2007
Somewhere on the road in Kashmir between Srinagar and Ladakh, October 2007
"First Pillar" End of the Great Wall of China in the Gobi Desert at
Jiayuguan, August 2007
Amber Fort in Jaipur, Rajastan, India, September 2007
Elephant rides at Amber Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 2007
Lowest spot in Asia, 154 meters below sea level near Turfan, China in the
Gobi Desert
No photos allowed with Big Buddah at Thiksey Monastery near Ladakh in
Kashmir, India 2007
Somewhere up in the Kashmiri Himalayas near Pang in Kashmir, India, 2007
Beautiful mountains of Karakoram Highway near Taxkorgan in China, August 2007
The China-Pakistan Road (a.k.a. Karakoram Highway) at Taxkorgan, China,
August 2007
Khunjerab National Park on the Karakoram Highway in Pakistan, August 2007
The China-Pakistan border at Khunjerab Pass on the Karakoram Highway, August
2007
Note that the smoothly paved highway ends right at the borderline!
Karakoram Highway immigration check post at Sost Pakistan, August 2007
Note the big Chinese transport trucks with the "CHN" markings in the
background.
The Ladyfinger Spire of the Karakoram Mountains in Pakistan Aug 2007
On the Karakoram Highway at Besham in Pakistan, August 2007
On the beaches of Goa on the Arabian Sea in India, September 2007.
These beach hawker women just wouldn't leave me alone although they were very
pretty!
Me and Bruce Lee (statue) at Victoria Peak in Hong Kong, July 2007
Lantau Island Big Buddha, Hong Kong, China, July 2007
Macau Ruins of Saint Paul's Church, July 2007
Grand Lisboa Casino, Macau, China, July 2007
Sunrise in front of the Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai (Bombay) India October 2007
India Gate on the Mumbai Harbour, October 2007
This was the place where the British ships would land and then take the road
routes to New Delhi
With Hindu God Vishnu in the Elephanta Caves near
Mumbai, India, October 2007
Second Class train ride somewhere in Rajasthan India, Sept 2007
Bombay (Mumbai) on the shores of the Arabian Sea, October 2007
Crossing the Houghly River Bridge in Calcutta India October 2007
Calcutta India October 2007
Tiger Temple near Bangkok Thailand, October 2007
Bangkok Floating Markets, Thailand, October 2007
River Kwai Railway Bridge, Thailand 2007 is now a big tourist attraction.
Ayutthaya Buddhist Temple, Thailand, 2007
The erotic Hindu Temples of Khajuraho in Rajasthan India 2007
Hiking along the Great Wall of China at Ba Da Ling, June 2006
Inside the Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China June 2006
Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China June 2006
Mugging with a Buddhist monk in the Jokang Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, China
June 2006
Jokang Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, China, June 2006
Ayer's Rock (Uluru) summit monument, Australia, 2004
Sunset at Uluru (Ayer's Rock) Australia, 2004
SCUBA diving with the fishes in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, 2004
Sydney, Australia, 2004, (wearing my Red Hat Linux cap)
On the Beaches of Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia, 2004
Checking out the Crocodile infested Anbangbang Billabong in Kakadu National
Park, Australia, 2004
Taking in the views at Yosemite Point, California, USA, after a long hike up,
Sept 2002
Kicking the giant stone blocks of the Great Pyramids of Egypt, Giza near
Cairo, Egypt, 2003
Tutankhamen's Tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, Oct 2003 - it was
bloody HOT~!
Riding a camel in front of the Sphinx, Giza, Egypt 2003 (wearing my Swiss
Army hat)
About to climb the ancient Mayan Teotihuacan (Temple of the Sun) near Mexico
City 2004
Ancient Mayan Teotihuacan (Temple of the Moon) Pyramid near Mexico City, 2004
Me and Buddha on Lantau Island in Hong Kong, July 2007
人不怎的应景，但这周游世界，煞是令人艳羡。-小枯
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Food Around the World that I've Eaten...
Ghana cassava "fufu" with a chunk of meat in spicy soup, 7000 Cedis or about
75 cents, April 2008
Punjabi sweets served on a leaf in Lahore Pakistan, 20 Rupees or about 30
cents, Oct 2007
Lunch in Macau: chicken, sausages and mushrooms in a clay pot Dec 2007
Buddhist ("Kill nothing") all vegetarian lunch on Lantau Island in Hong Kong,
July 2007
Pig tails and snouts in Suzhou, China, July 2007
Cambodia - fried tarantula spiders near Phnom Penh, Oct 2007
A baked Guinea Pig (Cuy) for lunch in Lima, Peru (30 Pesos, $9), April 2007
Roadside food in Lima, Peru, April 2007
Enjoying coca leaf tea in the Peruvian Andes, April 2007
Fresh road side orange juice in New Delhi India (10 Rupees, 25 cents) Sept
2007
Batman snacks sold in a rural village near Turfan, China, August 2007
Uygar men sell "mutton biyrani" (saffron rice) in Urumqi in northwest China,
Aug 2007
Roadside kebabs in Urumqi, Xingjian Province, China, Aug 2007
KFC in downtown Urumqi, Xingjian, China, Aug 2007 - THANK GOD!
Breakfast with the locals in Varanasi India, Sept 2007 (20 Rupees or about 50
cents)
Hot and spicy breakfast in Panaji, Goa India, Oct 2007 (30 Rupees, 75 cents)
Breakfast In Kolkata (Calcutta) India (15 Rupees, 30 cents), Sept 2007
Indian sweets in Calcutta, Sept 2007 (5 Rupees each, about 15 cents)
Breakfast in Chanderi India, Sept 2007 (25 Rupees, 60 cents, including the
Chai)
Lahore's Food Street in Pakistan - I forgot what I ate here...
Lahore Pakistan fruit yogurt desert - (20 Pak Rupees, 30 cents)
Kashgar in western China Uygar man sells cold noodles August 2007
Lunch in western China Kashgar cold noodles with Hot Sauce, Aug 2007
Bowl of tea and meat kebabs, Kashgar, western China, August 2007
Breakfast in the Gobi Desert on the China Rail train between Urumqi and
Kashgar
Cold oily noodles with soy sauce, Lhasa, Tibet, China June 2006
Fermented Yak butter tea in Lhasa, Tibet, China, June 2006 (hard to swallow)
Breakfast noodle soup with minced yak meat, Lhasa, Tibet, China, June 2006
A KFC in Beijing China June 2006 - popular with the locals!
Dumpling shop in Rikaze, Tibet, China June 2006
The included breakfast at the Lhasa tourist hotel, Tibet, China June 2006
More cold noodles with soy sauce and onions in Lhasa, Tibet, China June 2006
Tibetan food in Rikaze Tibet China June 2006
Tibetan Restaurant, Rikaze (Xigatse), Tibet, China June 2006
Chinese breakfast (congee, dumplings and hard boiled egg) in Rikaze
(Shigatse), Tibet, China June 2006, 5 RMB or 60 cents.
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