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I spent some time in Asia, and the trip exceeded all my expectations, and has provided me with a lasting memory. I started in Bangkok, Thailand. I will start with the Temple grounds where there are over a 100 colorful buildings. Here are just some of them  | ||
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All the buildings are made of glittering mosaics  | |||
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This complex dates back to 1782, and the founding of Bangkok  | |||
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I wish that I could post all of these beautiful structures, but I am afraid that space is a bit limited  | |||
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Here is a picture from the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market in Bangkok  | |||
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One more image from the same market  | |||
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Singapore's beautiful Botanical Garden  | |||
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Beijing, Forbidden City  | |||
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The Forbidden City is a complex of palaces and and hidden places where Emperors held court for 500 years  | |||
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The Great Wall rises and falls over impossibly steep mountain ridges  | |||
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Beijing, sublime Temple of Heaven, a 15th century Ming architectural masterpiece  | |||
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A lovely temple of Peace and Harmony  | |||
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An old gentleman writing his words of wisdom  | |||
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Xian The army of lifelike terra cotta soldiers discovered in 1974. This is a 2,200 year-pld wonder. It was part of the tomb of Quinshihuang, China's first emperor. The site contains some 8000 individually sculpted warriors and horses  | |||
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Guilin, and the beautiful scenery along the Li river  | |||
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Li river scanery  | |||
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A little more of the Guilin beautiful landscape  | |||
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Shanghai, Buildings from a colonial era  | |||
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From the same era  | |||
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And some more of the older architecture  | |||
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