Seriously polluted indeed! The nature photo is actually from more or less the same place as the Benxi skyline pictures, very close to the city centre. It's strange looking one way and seeing such a haunting landscape, then turning around and seeing nature!
The Benxi skyline... ... is seriously polluted. I'd not realised it was so bad, though I guess I should've guessed, from everything you've been saying about the city. Where is the 'Benxi Nature' photo from, though? Is that within the city limits?
I'm glad you liked them..........the ice sulptures really were unbelievable........definitely worth losing the feeling in my fingers and toes for to see them!
I'm very happy you liked it.............although how people manage to walk around the ice scupltures in the midst of winter and not lose fingers or toes is beyond me!!
Harbin Ice Festival photos Adrian, gorgeous pictures! I'd heard about the Harbin Ice Festival years back when I worked with a travel portal, but this is the first time I've seen so many photos of the sculptures. Awesome!
Having spent several years travelling around the world, living in far reaching destinations and sampling differing cultures and lifestyles, I am now planning my next major travel adventure.
Starting on June 25th 2011 my wife and I will walk from Land's End at the south-western tip of England to John O'Groats, located at the north-eastern tip of Scotland. This is a 1200 mile walk and will take approximately three months to complete. This walk will be for charity and we will be raising money for the charity Association for International Cancer Research (AICR) (ht... full info
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Seriously polluted indeed!
The nature photo is actually from more or less the same place as the Benxi skyline pictures, very close to the city centre. It's strange looking one way and seeing such a haunting landscape, then turning around and seeing nature!