London! - Chinatown

We met Sarah for a dinner and afterwards decided to walk through London's Chinatown.  It's pretty legit with the lanterns and archways.

Took a few pictures, too bad the lighting wasn't great.

I didn't get a picture during the day with a guard so I settled for ones in front of a store. :)

We then ventured into a pub for some beers.  Beers in London seem to be served in their offical glass as often as possible.  Sarah indeed had a Peroni, I had a Nicholson's and Darren had some Pilsner that I can't remember.  Beer in London is also not as hoppy as in the United States and I don't think Darren was incredibly impressed with what we had!

Last Asia Page!

Finally I am done with this scrapbook.  Asia was amazing, scrapbooking was like reliving it again which was great.  Loved this trip, will cherish this scrapbook!

China, Thailand & Hong Kong

The front page of our Asia book.  Just the back page of this page to do and it is done!

Last Night China

Amazing, almost to the end of the Asia trip... Finally!  What a great trip. Time of our lives!

Temple of Heaven

Day 12 - Before our flight on our last day in Beijing we had time for a bit more sightseeing on our own.  We visited the Temple of Heaven and went back to the Zoo for a couple hours.

Ming Tombs

Day 11 - After the Great Wall we walked down Spirit Way to the Ming tombs.  It still amazes me that each soldier or animal was shown in both awake and sleeping positions since one of each type had to be awake and alert at all times to protect the Emperor.

Great Wall of China

Day 11 - This was the most anticipated day of our whole trip, the Great Wall.  I wish the weather was more clear the day we were there but it was absolutely amazing.

Beijing Sites

Day 10 and 11 - Visits to the drum tower, bell tower, Hutong and Birds Nest.  We also celebrated Harry and Cas' 50th anniversary and our farewell Peking Duck dinner.

Summer Palace

Day 10 - Lunch at the summer palace to see what the Emperor's Concubines dressed like and then a walk across the beautiful grounds.

Panda's at Beijing Zoo

Day 10 - So glad we got to see the Pandas while in China.  But the most memorable was the Pelican scaring me to death when it took off flying!

Beijing - Forbidden City

Day 9 - Our arrival in Beijing, China's most well know city and visits to the Forbidden City and Tien'namen Square.

Terracotta Warriorrs

Day 8 - Even more than the Great Wall I was most interested to see the Terracotta Warriors and they did not disappoint.  I still cannot believe why someone thought they needed all these "body-guards" in the afterlife!

Xi'an

Day 7 - Xi'an thought to be one cities in China with the most history so only fitting we started our visit by going to a history museum.

Fengdu

Day 6 - Who would have thought we'd go to a cave while in Asia?  Certainly not one as beautiful or as large as the Snowy Jade Cave.

Lesser Three Gorges

Day 5 - Seeing the sights and many cities along the Yangtze including a visit to the White Emperor Castle.

Three Gorges Dam

Day 4 - The Three Gorges Dam - An amazing engineering feat!

Yichang

Day 3 - Arriving at our riverboat cruise ship for our sail along the Yangtze river.

Shanghai at Night

Day (Night) 2 - Amazing how a city can change from dreary looking to so bright and colorful.

Suzhou

Day 2 - A trip to Suzhou's silk factory and a boat ride on their famous canals.

Shanghai, China

So excited to start scrapbooking our trip to Asia last year.  I realize I'm still far over a year behind but getting this trip done will allow to catch up much more quickly.

Day 1 - Shanghai included visits to The Bund and the Yu Yuan Gardens.