From Alaska to China

Beijing, China

11/26/2008 2:35:55 AM

Great Wall guard in traditional dress draws his sword for my camera

Beijing, China

11/26/2008 2:35:52 AM

The Beijing portion of the Great Wall was built during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) is the most often seen and best preserved, running over 373 miles

Beijing, China

11/26/2008 2:35:48 AM

Forbidden City - Nine Dragons Wall - added during Qing Dynasty in 1773. Dragons symbolized the Emperor.

Beijing, China

11/26/2008 2:35:45 AM

More of the Forbidden City

Beijing, China

11/26/2008 2:35:42 AM

Bob and our tour guide, Emma, stand on first level of Hall of Supreme Peace building - courtyard behind them.

Beijing, China

11/26/2008 2:35:38 AM

From these walls, the Communist Party has often watched national parades. Tiananmen Square was originally built in 1420.

Beijing, China

11/26/2008 2:35:35 AM

Forbidden City - main courtyard- as also seen in Steven Speilberg open scenes of the movie, "The Last Emperor."

Beijing, China

11/26/2008 2:35:32 AM

TiananMen Square - From the wall behind Debbie, Chairman Mao Zadong declared the beginning of the Cultural Revolution in 1966.

Beijing, China

11/26/2008 2:35:30 AM

TiananMen Square - People stand in line for hours to see the body of Chairman Mao Zadong in a glass coffin located in his mausoleum building.

Beijing, China

11/26/2008 2:35:27 AM

Debbie and Emma at TiananMen Square - largest public square in the world

Kagoshima, Japan

11/26/2008 2:35:22 AM

The Diamond Princess is a huge ship- carrying over 3600 passengers and 1400 crew.

Dalian, China

11/26/2008 2:34:13 AM

City Park scupture

Dalian, China

11/26/2008 2:33:56 AM

Russian Embassy in Dalian

Dalian, China

11/26/2008 2:33:53 AM

Inscription in city park - a beautiful city indeed.

Kagoshima, Japan

11/26/2008 2:33:50 AM

The Diamond Princess awaits our arrival back from a day's tour of the city.

Kagoshima, Japan

11/26/2008 2:33:47 AM

Fairwell ceremony

Kagoshima, Japan

11/26/2008 2:33:44 AM

New dock which we used for our ship.

Kagoshima, Japan

11/26/2008 2:33:41 AM

Sakurajima - active volcano spills ash over city many times per month. Today was one of those days!

Kagoshima, Japan

11/26/2008 2:33:39 AM

Distinctive Japanese arch from observation hill.

Kagoshima, Japan

11/26/2008 2:33:36 AM

Beautiful monument near small cemetary.

Dalian, China

11/26/2008 2:33:33 AM

This city was controlled by Russia for many years, and only in recently years turned back over to Chinese control. One of China's cleanest cities.

Kagoshima, Japan

11/26/2008 2:33:30 AM

Beautiful Japanese city and port!

Busan (Pusan), South Korea

11/26/2008 2:33:26 AM

A ship next to ours at dock.

Vladivostok, Russia

11/26/2008 2:33:23 AM

Sometimes compared to San Francisco, or Naples, Italy due to the hills coming down to the bay.

Vladivostok, Russia

11/26/2008 2:33:19 AM

Czar Nichols III - Russia's last Czar laid the cornerstone for this railroad station, marking it the end of the Trans-Siberian Railroad -5000 miles long.