Chinese New Year Break, Jan. 21 to Feb. 12

Three weeks is a long time to be on vacation,

but we did our best to make the time pass.

Hong Kong

Cruising in Victoria Harbor.

Seeing the Big Buddha atop Ngong Ping.

Climbing over 200 steps to the top.

Eating at the Jumbo Floating Restaurant.

Macau

Sketching St. Peter's Ruins.

Visiting the supersized casinos.

Exploring the Portugese/Chinese city.

Thailand

Bangkok

Touring the Traimit Witthayaram Temple.

Viewing the largest solid gold Buddha

image in the world inside the temple.

Feeling small beneath the Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho.

Touring Jim Thompson's House.

Chiangmai

Entering Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep Rajvoravihara
through the snake guardian, Nara, at the
base of the stairs.

Resting at the mountain peak temple.

Floating down a river in a bamboo raft.

Riding an elephant through the mountains.

Relaxing at Maewang waterfall.

Seeing rice paddies up close.

Chang Rai

Boiling eggs at the Hot Springs.

Gazing upon the White Temple.

Sailing in the Golden Triangle (Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Thailand).

Feeling awestruck at the Long Neck Karen Village. 

Being stuffed and entertained at the Thai cultural dinner show.

Phuket

Relaxing on the beach at dusk.

Phi Phi Island

Snorkeling and touring the various limestone islands.

Krabi

Needing a haircut.

Not feeding the wild monkeys on Ao Nang beach.

Wondering how the islands were formed.

Walking between two islands on

a sand bridge at low tide.

Taking artsy photos of longboats.

Enjoying a final beachside meal at 
Banlay Thai Kitchen in Ao Nang.

Arriving back in Shanghai.