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Welcome to George's Web Photo Gallery!
This gallery contains the pictures I took in various places around the world, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Canada, Czech, China, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Holland, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, USA and Vietnam. As I keep on traveling, you can expect more to come. Stop by again.
George (Email: george@yu-photo.com)
New Pictures: Long Men Town 龙门古镇 , Da Lai Vilalge 大莱村 , Da Lai Hills 大莱梯田 , Pu Yu Tang 普育堂 .
Updated on May 26, 2011
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| | | BrazilBrazil is a country I dreamed of visiting for a long time. I heard a lot about it, from world famous beaches, to rich African cultures, to beautiful women. This raised my desire to see it through my own eyes. In the summer of 2006, my dream came true. I had a chance to visit the country for three weeks.
There are four places I visited on this trip, starting from Sao Paulo, flying south to Foz do Iguassu, then heading north to Salvador, coming back to Rio de Janeiro. Personally, I like Iguassu Fall and Salvador far better than two major cities, because its beauty and nature.
While in Brazil, 2006 FIFA World Cup just started. I witnessed the soccer fever in a soccer country. You can see national color (yellow and green) every where. When the game started, the whole country went to a halt. Joining the local crowd, I watched several games in the restaurant and hotel, to be part of the history. Unfortunately, Brazil team didn't get into quarterfinals. The joke is that current president will be blamed for the loss and he will lose the election in August. Let's see.
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August 2, 2008
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| | | AustraliaDuring the April of 2001, I visited Australia for the first time. Within two week period, I had chance to see the city life in Sydney and natural beauty around Melbourne. The most impressive thing about Australia is her coastline, the cliffs and ocean water. Of course, seeing some of my friends after 15+ years left another wonderful memory. You can see one of them in my pictures.
05/03/2008
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Vietnam is a familiar name to many of us came through 1970's. To many people it is a war torn country by carpet bombing and miserable jungles. However, I heard a lot of good things about her, especially its nature beauty in recent years. That triggered my interest in visiting this country.
In April of 2005, I set my feet on Vietnam's soil. Immediately, it reminded me China 10 or 15 years ago. People are hard working to improve their lives. There are construction sites everywhere (but no high rise buildings yet). What is different is that the streets are flooded with motorcycles, especially in large cities like Hanoi. I was told this is partially due to lack of adequate public transportations. Fortunately, I saw more bicycles in small towns. I hope they keep it this way.
It is not easy to select and categorize thousands of pictures taken there. I put more emphasis on what is unique in Vietnam, its traditional way of life and mountain tribes. Hope you will like these pictures. |
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| | | ItalyItaly has been associated with arts, not just renaissance art, but people, movies, shoes, jackets, etc, those modern artifacts. In 2010, I had a chance to spend more than two weeks in northern Italy to breathe this artistic atmosphere. Driving a Fiat Panda car, I was up and down to big cities like Milano, and small villages in Tuscany. It is absolutely beautiful. |
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Before leaving for Scotland, I was worried about weather conditions in the Fall. The forecast puts raining sign on my entire trip. It turns out that is the best way to see Scotland. First, the rain starts and stops several times a day, hardly lasts more than 30 minutes. Second, between the rains, clouds and sun move in to create a dramatic scenery you cannot see in any other places. Third, the rain keeps everything green. Cheers for RAIN!
Except the motor way journey between London and Scotland, I spent close to ten days in Scotland. It is my first time driving on the left hand side for a considerable amount of time and distance, especially on narrow streets. It went OK except one front wheel cover was knocked off at a curve. No big deal :-). From the following map, you can see the trail of this trip. Purposely, big cities like Glasgow and St. Andrews are bypassed; but focusing on small villages and country roads. The more back roads you explore, the better scenery you can find.
Oops, forgot to give a high five to Microsoft AutoRoute 2006 for Europe with GPS. It made my driving so easy, day or night, small villages or big cities, with or without road signs.
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During the building boom since 1990's, a lot of apartments have been built in Shanghai, China. From an average of four (4) sq meters per person in 1970 to 30 in 2009, it is quite an achievement. With the continuous influx of migrant workers (both white collar and blue collar), there are never enough housing units to residents; on top of those real estate investors with multiple units under their names. Even during the 2009 worldwide recession, the housing price still went up 20-30% in one year. Shanghai is not cheaper than Tokyo or New York City anymore. This is a crazy city with a hard-to-understand housing market.
This set of pictures showcases one of those apartments, from inside and out. It is located next to the Pudong Century Park. The building was built in 2002 on a farm land. With just eight years, the area has matured with schools, hospitals, supermarkets and two shopping plazas. It is one of those sought after residential district in Pudong area.
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