Just Pictures to try to keep up

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These will just be pictures as I try to keep up. We are at a German-owned resort now and I may relax too much.

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Photos

A taxi waiting for customers
These seem to have replaced rick-shaws completely

Venue for 2008 Olympic Water Games
The sailing, etc. will be here in Qingdao

Living Quarters for Athletes
And this is just for the water sports

Olympic Site
Sailing races will be here

Chinese Pepsi Ad
Here is a Chinese ad for Pepsi

Bicycle Powered Scrap Dealer
They had to come back for the rest

Intense Negotiations
Jim & Mr. Liu ironing out the details in the sale of the machine in their coats

Reality Menu
It actually took me 7 pictures to get all the food at this one place in

The Unbelievable Sea Cucumber
Not beautiful in any presentation, but supposedly helpful to your immune system

Lao Shan National Park
This was first a retreat for the Emperor and is now a Taoist Temple as well as a park

The four of us
Mr. Geng, the interpreter, Ellen, and us.

1000 Year Old Tree
This was said to look like a dragon and it was good luck to have your picture with it.

Beautiful Tea Room
I loved this wooden furniture

First Picture of the Great Wall
We are at the Great Wall - More to follow