Hi again!
Early Monday morning I caught a plane to Dalian where I visited William and Sue. William was keen to try out driving here, having just got his chinese license, so we first visited Jinshi Beach and going on around to Golden Pebble Beach and Tiger Beach. At Tiger Beach we stopped for
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| Windmill at Golden Pebble Beach |
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| William and Sue |
a fish barbecue and we saw a number of wedding photos being taken. (Here they are not taken on "the day" but rather months before the day. The setting - beautiful. The bride - beautiful, but look carefully at the second shot. The dresses are hired and just for show. Underneath they wear jeans and sneakers!
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| A beautiful bride... but.... |
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| check out what is underneath! |
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| Fish drying in the sun |
We drove the scenic route, enjoying quaint views along the way. I was surprised at the amount of corn grown. Family workers husk it in the field and the corn is put into racks on top of the houses, to dry. This creates quite a splash of colour! The stalks
are piled up into a teepee-shaped bundle in the fields - presumably to be used for fuel.
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| A highly-laden vehicle! |
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| Rice paddy |
We arrived at Dandong to see the Hushan part of the Great Wall of China on the Yalu River (the most eastern part of the wall). Once again, beautiful, but very different to my previous Great Wall experience. Much of this section has been reconstructed and the towers overlook North Korea. In fact, at one stage as we were walking, we were only 2 metres away from the border.
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| View from Dandong across to North Korea |
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Entrance to Hushan - the Great Wall
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| The Great Wall |
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| A classic view |
The next installment will include a bit more about Dandong and the Korean War, as well as Benxi and some AMAZING water caves. I hope the video works - this is a first for me to upload.
xxx,
Shanghaisuz
Really enyoying your pics and stories of travel. Your pics of villiage houses remind me of Korean villages of the 50's. So many stages of history time in view. Wouldn't suprise me if you saw a farmer plowing with an ox.
ReplyDeleteI would imagine North Korea has not changed at all. What I could see (at a safe distance) looked pretty bleak. I haven't been to South Korea, so don't really know. Next week I will put on some photos of the bridge that finishes in the middle of the Yalu River. It was bombed - I guess for strategic purposes. Watch this space! Loved your photos on FB.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, I put a short video on but it is not showing up. Will check it out. (It is just the same one from FB but am checking out how and if it works.)
ReplyDeleteOh yes, we saw oxen pulling carts - also donkeys and burros! They are more distinctly different than I thought.
ReplyDeleteLoving you blog Suz. Can finally sit down and read it through, computer fixed and now in one place. Love the photos too, keep it up!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Georgea. I would love to write to everybody, but I know I could not do it well (and earn a living - ha!) so this was the compromise. Glad you are home...but I won't be able to visit. Lots of love!!!
ReplyDeleteNice pix, Suz! I'm just now catching up. Loved the story of the swimming rat. The "highly laden vehicle," however, isn't fully loaded. That's only about one motorcycle-load in Tainan county.
ReplyDeleteReally great to see all the photos and read about your adventures Suzanne. Absoutely fascinating!
ReplyDeleteLove and Hugs
Jan