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Time to choose my steak! (Taken with Instagram at...

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:06:23 +0800

Time to choose my steak! (Taken with Instagram at Alexander’s Steakhouse)

Ready for an evening out (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 12:06:54 +0800

Ready for an evening out (Taken with instagram)

Delicious! (Taken with Instagram at Kitcho)

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 07:54:54 +0800

Delicious! (Taken with Instagram at Kitcho)

Buddies (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 07:54:09 +0800

Buddies (Taken with instagram)

Sportiest shoe shine I’ve ever seen (Taken with Instagram...

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 08:55:50 +0800

Sportiest shoe shine I’ve ever seen (Taken with Instagram at Terminal 1)

Rainy night in Venice (Taken with Instagram at Venezia)

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 08:54:18 +0800

Rainy night in Venice (Taken with Instagram at Venezia)

Beautiful day in Vatican city (Taken with Instagram at Piazza...

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 08:52:58 +0800

Beautiful day in Vatican city (Taken with Instagram at Piazza San Pietro)

Is this a snowflake chandelier or just “modern”?...

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 05:21:43 +0800

Is this a snowflake chandelier or just “modern”? (Taken with instagram)

Taking a nap (Taken with instagram)

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:04:28 +0800

Taking a nap (Taken with instagram)

An exhibit of various waterways found around the...

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:20:59 +0800

An exhibit of various waterways found around the world…among them…the Venetian hotel?

As an educational tool, this museum had a variation of…...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:47:26 +0800

As an educational tool, this museum had a variation of… wack-a-mole!

They weren’t really trying to show these animals in their...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:45:53 +0800

They weren’t really trying to show these animals in their natural habitats either - but was a good display of the different types of wildlife I guess

I think that the taxidermists that were hired to put together...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:43:10 +0800

I think that the taxidermists that were hired to put together this particular exhibit need more training. I’m pretty sure that these lions didn’t look like that when they were alive.

This is the national wetlands musem - unfortunately the cool...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:40:39 +0800

This is the national wetlands musem - unfortunately the cool looking pod on top wasn’t opened yet and it was quite a walk from where I went into the park, but had some interesting exhibits.

Outside the museum they are working on what looks like some...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:37:21 +0800

Outside the museum they are working on what looks like some cleanup or demolition. Actually, when I saw this, all I could think of was an old episode of Dirty Jobs

The wetlands are continually being developed into a preserve and...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:34:41 +0800

The wetlands are continually being developed into a preserve and park, with several phases completed already. Most of the paths seem to be cobbled together from random stones, but here is one of the nicer paths.

Over the years, the Xixi wetlands were inhabited by people, and...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:31:27 +0800

Over the years, the Xixi wetlands were inhabited by people, and some were quite well off. Here is one rich guy’s house.

The Hangzhou Xixi wetlands - the giant orange thing is for the...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:23:00 +0800

The Hangzhou Xixi wetlands - the giant orange thing is for the persimmon festival they were having

Hangzhou is really turning into a more commercial city with...

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:47:36 +0800

Hangzhou is really turning into a more commercial city with money, as evidenced by this Aston Martin dealership.

This was an international area on the side of the lake,...

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:45:02 +0800

This was an international area on the side of the lake, xihutiandi - that also had a bunch of restaurants and some bars.