Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Recently, I dug through my old photos of where I have been. I am not sure how long ago they were from because I do not have a well structured filing system or system but they are part of my travels from the past. Clearly I do prefer nature than cosmopolitan cities.
Some notable places which are missing because I didn’t have a decent camera then but the pictures are in my mind!
Hokkaido – Japan
Rocky Mountains – Canada
Taipei – Taiwan
I really need to add more to the list!
On the way to Xinjiang, chilling out with a camel. That is my favourite place because I love lamb. Sure, they are cute and fluffy but unfortunately for them, I love them dead and cooked. Harsh, but tasty. There is some sort of lamb in everything they eat. I felt they got carried away when I ate a ‘sweet’ pastry with lamb lard. I think I still got that aftertaste. Despite being in China, they are actually Muslims but I had no problems there. I do enjoy interacting people from different faiths because I believe there is always something you can learn from them.
Above is the Terracotta situated in Xian. Basically the emperor annoyed a lot of people so he built an exact replica of his army in clay to protect him in the afterlife. Every face was unique and height varied. It would be interesting to find out how that worked out for him. He was a bit of a weirdo. However he was also responsible for the Great Wall (or a part of it). Although it is a combination of different dynasties and slave labour in different dynasties. I met the “Uncle” who discovered it. Now he has a desk job signing autographs there. So many lives were used to provide these “wonders” which was unfortunate, hence I think natural beauty always trumps artificial creation.
The Heavenly Lake. It was not the highest lake in the world, that would be Tilicho Lake in Nepal, unless Wiki correct me otherwise. Nonetheless it was high up in the mountains. I love places away from pollution in terms of the noise, air and to a certain extent people.
I think having people around is nice, I mean I don’t want all of them to disappear because that would be antisocial. It is just the non-responsible tourists are really annoying. Hence I carried a lot of my rubbish back from Nepal. (excl, used toilet paper etc but loads of water bottles, plastics etc). Plastics are killing the Earth, albeit rather slowly.
Adventures of Delboy 