A hot, late afternoon sun is beating down on these Chiang Mai girls as they make their way home from school.
Afternoon Break, Chiang Mai, Thailand
These women are taking it easy on a warm day at Wat Lam Chang in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Wat Muen Lan, Chiang Mai, Thailand
This stupa stands in Wat Muen Lan, a small temple in the eastern part of Chiang Mai’s Old City.
Thai Orchids
These lovely orchids bloom on the grounds of a Buddhist wat in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Elephant Statue, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Thai Buddhism sees elephants as auspicious; this elephant statue stands at the entrance of a wat in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Wat Saen Mueang Ma Luang, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Wat Saen Mueang Ma Luang is one of the many Buddhist sites in Chiang Mai’s Old City. I love the elephant off to the left.
School Girl Lunch, Chiang Mai
Lunch time for a group of school girls in the Old City of Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Snowy Day Walk
10 January 2010: Window Shopping, Beijing
Nanlouguxiang is a street designed for tourists in central Beijing. It features traditional looking buildings, which may or may not look like Beijing buildings used to look, pricey shops, bars, cafes, and a few restaurants, and lots of tourists, mostly Chinese. A local resident does some window shopping on a cold Beijing day that has kept most of the usual throng of visitors at home.
1 January 2008: Cleaning Crew, Beijing
A cleaning crew is (sort of) at work in Beihai Park on a cold, sunny Beijing New Year’s Day.