Clip Show Round 2

So laziness has struck again, plus we've had about three different trips that I haven't recounted and it seems too late to give each their own separate post at this point.  That being said, here's Thailand, Chongqing, Lufeng Valley and Kunming in pictures.

Waiting patiently for our plane to Bangkok

New Years Carnival in Hua Hin

More carnival

More Hua Hin

Hua Hin train station

Up for sunrise

Eating sand

Riding the elephants

Feeding the elephants

Bathing the elephants

While they rode an elephant, I got to visit with her.  She must be the oldest elephant alive

At least in the pool he couldn't eat sand

Visiting a temple in Bangkok

More temple

We went from Thailand, to this....Chongqing, a city of 27 million where it's considered a sunny day when you can see your shadow.

This is a terrible picture, but it's funny because this was the last stronghold of the resistance against the communist regime so they've set up a special square and clocktower as a monument to communism.  If you look closely at the clocktower/monument thing, it says Rolex on it.  So-Communism, brought to you by Rolex. 

Friends in Chongqing

New Year's fireworks did little to improve the air quality

We were happy to get back to Kunming and see the sun again.  This is the kids at the Yunnan minority village.  

This is a Bai minority village

And a Dai minority temple

The real minorities in Kunming

A trip to Lufeng Valley (Dinosaur Valley)

This was some kind of evolution exhibition.  I guess we will all eventually evolve into multicolored frog-men

Out and about around Kunming

Enjoying and evening out with friends at Kunming's only Irish pub.

And since that photo brings me to last night's dinner, I would say I'm pretty well caught up.