From late October to early December 2013 we took an interesting trip to the Far East and South East Asia, covering Sichuan in China, 4 cities/regions in Myanmar, a bus tour to Northern Thailand and eventually wound up for a month in Hong Kong where we lived in the 80's and where my wife originally hails from.

The pictures in this second part of my calendar images for 2013 come from the beautiful region of Jiuzhaigou at the edge of the Tibetan Plateau near Chengdu in Sichuan/China. Jiuzhaigou literally means "Valley of Nine Villages" and features 9 ancient Tibetan villages where life carries on in pretty much the same way as it always has. The area is famous for its series of clear lakes with astonishingly blue water and wonderful waterfalls. We were very lucky to be there at a good time in very late October to view the fall colors of the trees reflecting in these spectacular waters. This is followed by a few candid shots of Pandas in the famous "Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding" with some close-up shots of these cute creatures. The second part of todays post shows a few pictures of beautiful and exotic Myanmar with a Royal Barge in the former capital Yangon, its ancient temples on the Plain of Bagan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a scene on Inle Lake. It closes with a colorful palette in Northern Thailand and a Christmas ambience in Hong Kong.

I have not yet presented any of these on UHH, but plan to do so in the future. For those interested: You can find albums with a much more in-depth view on my photo-website under the CHRONOLOGICAL tab in 2013 in the "South / East Asia" group. I recommend viewing the abbreviated version under the link "Short". Website: www.weberwest.weebly.com

Please note when looking at the website photos that these pictures were shot with a crop sensor D90 in jpeg and very minimally processed in Picasa. I did not have the tools nor the skills at that time to make the necessary level and perspective adjustments nor could I do many of the other tweakings that are available now.

Notes
TRIP INTRODUCTON: Set # 1 provides an introduction. Please use the link below if you would like to review it:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-682502-1.html

EARLIER POSTS of this series: To view, access my profile via the link below, then click on the figure behind "# of topics created" for the list of posts:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-profile?usernum=45105

Thanks for visiting, for best results I recommend viewing the downloads and look forward to your comments and questions.

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From late October to early December 2013 we took an interesting trip to the Far East and South East Asia, covering Sichuan in China, 4 cities/regions in Myanmar, a bus tour to Northern Thailand and eventually wound up for a month in Hong Kong where we lived in the 80's and where my wife originally hails from.

The pictures in this second part of my calendar images for 2013 come from the beautiful region of Jiuzhaigou at the edge of the Tibetan Plateau near Chengdu in Sichuan/China. Jiuzhaigou literally means "Valley of Nine Villages" and features 9 ancient Tibetan villages where life carries on in pretty much the same way as it always has. The area is famous for its series of clear lakes with astonishingly blue water and wonderful waterfalls. We were very lucky to be there at a good time in very late October to view the fall colors of the trees reflecting in these spectacular waters. This is followed by a few candid shots of Pandas in the famous "Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding" with some close-up shots of these cute creatures. The second part of todays post shows a few pictures of beautiful and exotic Myanmar with a Royal Barge in the former capital Yangon, its ancient temples on the Plain of Bagan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a scene on Inle Lake. It closes with a colorful palette in Northern Thailand and a Christmas ambience in Hong Kong.

I have not yet presented any of these on UHH, but plan to do so in the future. For those interested: You can find albums with a much more in-depth view on my photo-website under the CHRONOLOGICAL tab in 2013 in the "South / East Asia" group. I recommend viewing the abbreviated version under the link "Short". Website: www.weberwest.weebly.com

Please note when looking at the website photos that these pictures were shot with a crop sensor D90 in jpeg and very minimally processed in Picasa. I did not have the tools nor the skills at that time to make the necessary level and perspective adjustments nor could I do many of the other tweakings that are available now.

Notes
TRIP INTRODUCTON: Set # 1 provides an introduction. Please use the link below if you would like to review it:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-682502-1.html

EARLIER POSTS of this series: To view, access my profile via the link below, then click on the figure behind "# of topics created" for the list of posts:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-profile?usernum=45105

Thanks for visiting, for best results I recommend viewing the downloads and look forward to your comments and questions.

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From late October to early December 2013 we took an interesting trip to the Far East and South East Asia, covering Sichuan in China, 4 cities/regions in Myanmar, a bus tour to Northern Thailand and eventually wound up for a month in Hong Kong where we lived in the 80's and where my wife originally hails from.

The pictures in this second part of my calendar images for 2013 come from the beautiful region of Jiuzhaigou at the edge of the Tibetan Plateau near Chengdu in Sichuan/China. Jiuzhaigou literally means "Valley of Nine Villages" and features 9 ancient Tibetan villages where life carries on in pretty much the same way as it always has. The area is famous for its series of clear lakes with astonishingly blue water and wonderful waterfalls. We were very lucky to be there at a good time in very late October to view the fall colors of the trees reflecting in these spectacular waters. This is followed by a few candid shots of Pandas in the famous "Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding" with some close-up shots of these cute creatures. The second part of todays post shows a few pictures of beautiful and exotic Myanmar with a Royal Barge in the former capital Yangon, its ancient temples on the Plain of Bagan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a scene on Inle Lake. It closes with a colorful palette in Northern Thailand and a Christmas ambience in Hong Kong.

I have not yet presented any of these on UHH, but plan to do so in the future. For those interested: You can find albums with a much more in-depth view on my photo-website under the CHRONOLOGICAL tab in 2013 in the "South / East Asia" group. I recommend viewing the abbreviated version under the link "Short". Website: www.weberwest.weebly.com

Please note when looking at the website photos that these pictures were shot with a crop sensor D90 in jpeg and very minimally processed in Picasa. I did not have the tools nor the skills at that time to make the necessary level and perspective adjustments nor could I do many of the other tweakings that are available now.

Notes
TRIP INTRODUCTON: Set # 1 provides an introduction. Please use the link below if you would like to review it:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-682502-1.html

EARLIER POSTS of this series: To view, access my profile via the link below, then click on the figure behind "# of topics created" for the list of posts:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-profile?usernum=45105

Thanks for visiting, for best results I recommend viewing the downloads and look forward to your comments and questions.

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