Just Another Average Day in Xi’an
This…goldfish…in transit. #ThisisChina
China: Chairman Mao in all his glory….#ThisisChina
China: Ear Cleaning down a Chengdu alley way. #ThisisChina
China: Red lanterns…. Riding the wall… #ThisisChina
How you doin? #Pandamonium in Chengdu China
China: Babes on bikes….notice anything unusual. #XianScenes #ThisisChina Photo courtesy of Steve Kotso
China: Village ladies in Ping’an Guilin
China: Yangshuo in Guilin – what a magical place….. #ThisisChina
China: The City Wall at night in Xi’an….#Pretty #XianScenes
China: The neighbourhood all dressed up for Chinese New Year #XianScenes #China
China: Big Snow for the Big Wild Goose Pagoda #Pretty #SpringFestival #XianScenes #China
China: Spring Festival (CNY) is on her way…. #prettylanterns #bluesky #Pagoda
China: Just a little bit of snow #BigWildGoosePagoda #XianScenes #ThisisChina
China: I thought this cute & colourful trio brightened up a dull morning!
China: 2015….What a year, what an adventure!
China: Winter is here! The fire is lit! #WorkmeninChina #roadside #XianScenes
China: Toffee apple anyone? It’s a bit chilly out for one of these today, but they look pretty! #XianScenes #ToffeeAppleBouquet — Photo courtesy of Kerry Breeze
China: No need for a cash register…this will do! #XianScenes #MarketDays #China
China: Great way to ride! #Jumponboard #pedalfasterhoney #ChinaLife #XianScenes
China: I hear you Sir! #SnoozeTime #ChinaTime #XianScenes
China: Chinese ladies practicing their traditional sword dancing #XianScenes #ChinaLife
China: Trikes lined up outside the fabric markets #XianScenes
China: Wet Markets + Dancing equals mornings in Xi’an! #ChinaLife
China: Would anyone like some meat? #MorningMarkets #XianScenes #ChinaLife
China: Markets in China!
#GoodMorningXian #VegesAnyone
China: The Great Mosque, Xi’an
China: Open air barber shop in Xi’an… photo courtesy of Kirsten Lalor
China: Riding high…….don’t let it fall off… #XianScenes
China: Muslim Quarter crowds during Golden Week! #XianScenes
China: The details in this figurine display are amazing! I think the guy on the left had too much Baijiu! #XianScenes #ThisisChina
China: Street food is out in force for Mid-Autumn Festival. #Dinnerinabucket #XianScenes
China: Errr I think they’re installing a new Starbucks or make that Sterbucske!?? #fakeittillyoumake it #XianScenes — Photo courtesy of Kerry Breeze
China: Is this a great ad for coke, or what?! #XianScenes
China: Family off to work/school for the day in a very wet Xi’an! #XianScenes
China: It’s a mad bike culture in Xi’an…. mass commute to work Monday morning!
China: The type of bikes people ride to work on always fascinates me! #bikeculture #XianScenes
China: Flower Delivery in Xi’an! #XianScenes #itsawondertheymakeit Photo: courtesy Kerry Breeze
China: Load up the bus China-style #XianScenes
China: Just a man-hole in the middle of the street! #Howlonghasthattreebeengrowing…. Photo courtesy of Mike Breeze
China: A ‘lost in translation’ moment. Kid’s cup in a toy store. 😉 #Ishitloveyou
China: Xi’an’s fancy new airport terminal and these! Sleepboxes….a cosy little bed for that stop over nap!
China: Monks seeking shelter outside the hotel. #Justmonkingaround #XianScenes
China: The Postman! #Xi’anScenes (No wonder my mail doesn’t always make it!) 😉
China: A rainy old day in Xi’an…but the myriad of bikes are prepared!! #umbrellanation
China: My local street #Chinastyle #XianScenes
China: Shanghai alleyway. I love the way the clothes are drying in the street! #ShanghaiShenanigans
China: What’s behind the big red door? #XianScenes
China: Pretty Big Wild Goose Pagoda #XianScenes
China: Random birdcages along the Muslim Quarter lane ways #XianScenes
China: A rainy old day in Xi’an #bikesandwich
China: Indian PM Narendra Modi visiting China. First stop, my backyard with President Xi Jinping…
China: Just making dinner #streettalk #HangzhouScenes
China: Hangzhou’s WestLake – crowds sightseeing on a public holiday #crowdcrush #chinatravel
China: Hungry anyone? Hangzhou street food
China: A little lunchtime entertainment in Hangzhou. Say “cheese!’
China: A small truck and a horse. #onlyinChina
China: Someone has turned the high definition vision on in Xi’an today. #CrystalClear #Nopollution #China
China: Crowd crush in Ma Wei Folk Culture Village
China: Lunch in a Chinese village #XianScenes
China: Locals (and us) flocking to a Chinese village during QingMing Festival. #XianScenes
China: Visiting a village in the middle of nowhere and what do you know, a theme park! #Chinalife #XianScenes
China: Street Food…..delicious bread…3 for 1 kuai!
China: Now I understand #Spring. Pretty flowers blossoming all over the city.
China: This man sells strawberries on the back of his bike in the same spot every day. #XianScenes #Chinalife
China: Rain….driving is tricky in China at the best of times….Is it any wonder we had a ‘bingle’ (Aussie lingo for sml crash) yesterday? 😉
China: Lost for Words. #FriendlyAdvice? #Caution? #DidsomeoneuseGoogleTranslate #LivinginChina 😉
China: These ‘bike stations’ are all over Xi’an. It’s no more than 30 RMB to hire one for 24 hours! #itsabikecity #spring #livinginChina
China: Muslim Quarter in Xi’an…. #cookingstreetfood #steamyaffair
China: Meat!!! #StreetFood #MuslimQuarter #Areyougame
China: Ever tried one of these? A sausage on a stick covered with fried chips!!! #streetfood #heartattackonastick #xianscenes
China: Skewer anyone? #Streetfood #Xianlife
China: Street food colour! #CNYFestivitiesinfullswing #XianScenes
China: CNY festivities equals much fun to be had! #streetfood #stalls #celebrate #outsidethewestin
China: Some pre-CNY military action outside the hotel and famous Dayanta (Pagoda)!
China: Celebrating CNY with lucky oranges in the shape of the chinese character for ‘good luck’….
China: The Westin Hotel, Xi’an…Spring Festival #CNY
China: It’s pretty dusty in Xi’an so there are hundreds of these road cleaners washing down the streets all day, cruising to the tune of “It’s a small world after all…” #itsnotmrwhippy #livinginChina
China: Home to Xi’an and it’s in CNY mode. #prettylanterns everywhere
Phuket Thailand: The other side of Asia #somethingdifferent
China: These ‘police’ vans are dotted all over the city in Xi’an #safecity
China: They were all yellow….. #breakfast #muslimquarter #xianscenes
China: Mornings in Xi’an…there is a lot of this ‘dancing’ going on around the city.
China: A beautiful clear day in Xi’an… #HelloKittyShoppingCentre Oh yes!
China: Factory workers leaving on their bikes for lunch. Road closed while they ride home for a 2 hour break.
China: Xian – so proud of its pomegranates! This juice is the city’s golden elixir! #oneverycorner
China: Xi’an and the ancient city wall gate…
China: Proof you can find snow in North West China. #XianScenes
China: Pizza Hut is universal! #Orientalstyle
China: Giant lanterns being made by the ancient wall for #CNY
China: Xi’an’s Ancient City Wall…1300 years old and 13 km’s long.
China: We’re ready for Christmas here in downtown Xi’an. Are you?
China: A little bit of Christmas cheer in Xi’an!
China: My office for the day! View of the 1300 yr old Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Dayan Ta!
China: Xi’an’s Terracotta Warriors getting into the Christmas Spirit! #mmmchocolate
Day 54: China…. Still trying to work out what this street food is! Bread?!
Day 52: China… just some of the modes of transport we pass by on our school run…
Day 46: China… Forget the Tuk Tuk, may be better investing in one of these!
Day 42: China … Street Barber!
Day 37: China – Breakfast in Xi’an… lining up for street food!
Day 36: China – Amazing Chinese monuments with changing light show in the local park!
Snap of the Day 34: China – Colourful Street Vendor, Muslim Quarters
Day 31: China… Guess where I went today? The famous Terracotta Warriors!
Day 28: China – Pretty Colours!
Day 25: China – Cool Cafes – loving unearthing these great coffee spots around Xi’an
Day 24: China – Noodles! Xi’an’s favourite food!
Day 22: China – Fairy floss for sale, being ‘spun’ on the back of a bike on the street corner!
Day 20: China – This is one way of getting home in Xi’an!
Day 18: China – Xi’an’s famous Drum Tower
Day 16: China…. Is it a bird, is it a plane….no, it’s a mighty big paper broom!
Day 15: China – It’s been pretty ‘nuts’ around here lately
Day 12: China…. Blondie ‘papped’ by the paparazzi (aka locals)!
Day 10: China “Beware of clothes sandwich….”
Day 9: China – Tiny Toffee Apples! #Streetfood
Day 6: China – Really need to get me a ride in one of these taxis!
Day 5: China – Found ourselves in a ‘ginormous’ shopping centre, feeling VERY conspicuous amongst the masses!
Day 4: China 3-Wheeler Biking Buddies – taking a break. (Still not sure what food they are selling.)
Day 3: China…The Colour of Red… Westin Xi’an
Day 2: China. In a foreign country it’s always good to spot something familiar
Day 1: China. Welcome to a wet and rainy Xi’an!