Originally posted on falling in love….with arts:
This was my fourth visit to MOMA, on October 7, 2013. I went with my family to Eastern Europe for two weeks and then ended in New York City where we stayed for a few days. We shopped, ate (a lot) and visited the museums. We only…
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Shilin or “Stone Forest”: My Yunnan Trip #20
The final destination of our Yunnan Trip is Shilin, or Stone Forest. It is one of the “must see” sites, if you go to Yunnan. See the video and the pictures I took, and you will agree with me. Here’s a short description of Shilin, from the Wikipedia: The Stone Forest or Shilin (Chinese: 石林;…
The Ganges River – a Place of Life and Death
Thanks to my friend Rebecca’s recent post on The River Goddess, I remember I did some exploration on the Ganges River a year ago. I was helping my sister in organizing her pictures in Shutterfly, and could not resist from going into an exploratory mood…to find out the importance of the Ganges River to the…
Sharing with you my recent Learning Experience in Publishing an e-book
A blogger friend Michael Lai in response to my last post My third e-book: An Unforgettable Trip: Angkor Wat, Cambodia on this Blog, asked if I could share my learning experience in writing an e-book. I am thrilled with this request, as Michael’s traveled everywhere around the world and his blog is always filled with high quality professional…
My third e-book: An Unforgettable Trip: Angkor Wat, Cambodia
I am happy to present to you a complete e-book this time, instead of one chapter only as in my two previous post. The pictures and contents of this e-book have been published on this blog . You may say, that is easy then. Unfortunately this is not the case. As this includes 5…
Istanbul Attractions – Chapter 1 of my new e-book (coming soon) Exploring Turkey and Greece
After reading a fellow blogger Janet Williams’ post and her subsequent explanation to me how she published her e-book When Janet Met Tilly, I would like to give it a try. I have been successful up to this stage: converted a word document to a PDF format, and uploaded to Speaker Deck. Here it is:…
Weekly Photo Challenge – the world through your eyes – My Yunnan Trip #19 – Lijiang Old Town
This post is in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: the World through your eyes. I wanted to visit Yunnan for a very long time. In April this year, my wish came true. I was hoping to visit a place with lots of ethnic arts and traditions, with women wearing ethnic clothes everywhere. Did I see them?…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting – My Yunnan Trip # 18 –Tiger Leaping Gorge
This is in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting. The above two pictures were taken inside the bus on our way from Lijiang to the Tiger Leaping Gorge, The views were gorgeous. Seeing and hearing the thunderous rushing waters slam into sharp, large rocks, I could feel the power of nature. While some travelers felt very…
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says – My Yunnan Trip # 17 – The Ancient Writing or Drawing on the Walls of the Lijiang Old Town
This is in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: the Sign Says In my Yunnan Trip series, I mentioned about the city Lijiang, which is the most impressive one. I do have fsome interesting things to share with you in my future posts. What I am posting today are a few ancient writing symbols written…
The Naxi Minority in Yunnan – My Yunnan Trip # 16
As I mentioned in my post “My Yunnan Trip #1”, there are many minorities in Yunnan. I am particularly interested in the Naxi or Nakhi minority, because of their matriarch family structure, which is very different from the Han’s family structure in China. The Naxi people mostly live in the Naxi Autonomous County in Lijiang, Yunnan…
Happy Anniversary to my “Initiation” into the Blogging World – my 100th post on “My Notebook”, and my 259th post on my 6 Blogs
Happy Anniversary! Today, there are reasons to celebrate. It is the first anniversary of my first blog which is from “curiosita to…” As I was new to blogging, I went around to experiment on different themes. Writing is not really my best attribute, but I love to learn new things, and love challenges. As traveling…
Weekly Photo Challenge: In the Background – Daguan Park, Kunming – My Yunnan Trip # 14
Daguan Park, Kunming, Yunnan, China This post is in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: in the background The picture was taken in Daguan Park in Kunming, Yunnan in April, 2013. This is a wishing tank. If you throw coins into the tank and hit the hole of one of the…
The Longest Couplets in the World – Daguan Park, Kunming, My Yunnan Trip #15
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daguan Park “Daguan Park, located in the southwestern suburb of Kunming City, is a lakeside park. Today many locals come to sit, drink tea, fly kites, and go boating. Among shady walks and pools, Daguan’s focal point is Daguan Ge, a square, three-storeyed pavilion built to better Kangxi‘s enjoyment of the distant Western Hills and now a storehouse of calligraphy extolling the area’s…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Pattern (2) – Colorful Transportation in Yunnan – My Yunnan Trip # 13
This is my second post in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge – Pattern What are these colorful patterns? They are patterns on the colorful fabrics which mount the “chairs” for travelers who cannot do the hiking themselves in places like Shangrila’s Tiger Leaping Gorge. These chairs would be carried by two strong men who would…
My Yunnan Trip #12 – Dali City, the Ancient Tea Route and the Bai Minority
“Dali City (Chinese: 大理市; pinyin: Dàlǐ shì; Bai: Darl•lit; Hani: Dafli) is a county-level city in the seat of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, northwestern Yunnan province of Southwest China. Dali is the ancient capital of both the Bai kingdom Nanzhao, which flourished in the area during the 8th and 9th centuries, and the Kingdom of Dali, which reigned from 937–1253. Situated in a once significantly Muslim part of South China, Dali was…
Weekly Photo Challenge: From Above #2 – What is the Duckie? Why is it a Fad in Hong Kong?
This post is in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge – from above I just reblogged another post and thought I could add-on to it. But WordPress messed up all the pictures and contents when it is reblogged. I may as well write another post. I am interested in the Duckie because my friends from Hong Kong…
Lijiang, the cute little bungalow where we lived – My Yunnan Trip #10
This is the cute little bungalow where we lived in Lijiang. There was an attendant who made breakfast for us every morning. We were a party of six who occupied one bungalow with three floors. There were four rooms, each equipped like an individual hotel room. The night scenery in the hotel compound was very…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Culture #2 – My Yunnan Trip #9: What is the Totem Pole in Yunnan?
This post is in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Culture. This is my second posting on this Challenge which is very interesting to me. I always thought that totem poles only existed in places where natives Indians lived. I saw quite a few in Alaska and Canada. After my visit to Yunnan, I realized that…
Weekly Photo Challenge – “from above”- My Yunnan Trip #8
Koi Good Fortune, Success, Prosperity, Longevity, Courage, Ambition, and Perseverance This post is in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge – from above This picture was taken in a restaurant in Daly, Yunnan. The restaurant had a big pond. When I looked down, wow….so many koi! Have you ever seen so many koi? I haven’t. This was my first time! Enjoy the…
What did we eat in Yunnan? — My Yunnan Trip #7
Originally posted on FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
I just returned from a 9 days’ trip to Yunnan, China. The trip was great, but not the food! In fact, none of my previous China trips had food that satisfied me. For some of my readers who don’t know, I grew up in Hong Kong which has the…
Where on earth will you find a TV inside the compartment of a public toilet? My Yunnan Trp #5
What is the most challenging experience traveling in China? Unanimously: public toilets! I still remember the most challenging ones were during our trip to the Silk Road in 2006. This year, when we went to Yunnan, there was no exception. Everywhere we went, the public toilet is the squatting type (which is better than…
Lufeng World Dinosaur Valley – Five Tops and Five Mysteries -My Yunnan Trip #4
There must be times when you or your kids were fascinated by the world of dinosaurs. When the science fiction adventure film Jurassic Park was created by Steven Spielberg in 1993, The film was marketed with the tagline “An Adventure 65 Million Years In The Making.” The movie was a hit. Theme park Jurassic Park was developed in…
My Yunnan Trip #3 – Folk Dancing and Folk Music at Stone Forest (Shilin), Kunming
Stone Forest (Shilin) is one of the highlights of my Yunnan trip. Before we talk about the natural rocks landscape in this UNESCO World Heritage site, I would like to introduce to you the beautiful traditional folk dancing and folk music by the ethnic minorities in this area. Yunnan has many minority groups. This is…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Culture – My Yunnan Trip #2
This post is in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Culture. I just came back from a 9 days’ trip to Yunnan, which is “a province of the People’s Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately 394,000 square kilometers (152,000 sq mi) and with a population of 45.7 million (2009). The capital of the province is Kunming. The…
Five or Six Maidens? The Porch of the Maidens in Athens, Greece
Please refer to my previous post which is reblogged from my friend Clanmother’s post The Philosopher who loved numbers. When I saw her picture, I asked her when and where she took this picture. She told me it was taken in May, 2011 at the Acropolis. I said, I visited the same site in April, 2011…
My South America Trip #22 ; Weekly Photo Challenge – Lost in the Details; Iphoneography – Monday: Nature; Say Cheese! March is Phoneography Month
As you can see, the posts of my South America trip seem never end! Just when I wanted to stop and turn to the attention of other subject matter, I read a post from a fellow blogger, and realized there is a new term Iphoneography! Hey, this is exactly my club, and I should join…
Weekly Photo Challenge: “Forward” — My South America Trip #21 – The Metropolitan Cathedral in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This post is in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge : Forward of WordPress. I thought I have concluded my South America trip, but I haven’t. Churches, temples, mosques, are the places of worship, and most of them I visited, are ancient or historic in their architectural style. This is the first time I visited a…
Musical Instruments in Turkey and Xinjiang
This post was inspired by my blogger friend musiqdragonfly’s post on Bologna of Italy, a college town. As she has been particularly inspirational to me in her music posts, I would like to dedicate this post to her. This is a picture that I took in 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey. A gentleman was playing this musical instrument…
Weekly Travel theme – Bridges
This post is in response to Ailsa’s weekly travel theme – bridges. http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/02/22/travel-theme-bridges/ The first photo : Budapest. The bridge is between old and new towns, The second photo: We were crossing the Charles Bridge in Prague leading to the Prague Castle,
Argentine cuisine – trout, beef, pasta, empanada, sweet snacks and chocolates…
Originally posted on FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
In this South America trip, we were in Argentina for about 8 to 9 days. Therefore I can say that we did tried quite a bit of everything in terms of Argentine food. The food was good, but again, I did not notice a lot of traditional Argentine cuisine.…
My Notebook 