I travel to Childers and overnight I camped in the street, and went to town the next day to see the Childers Festival. Colin is volunteering at the Art Gallery so I have a look there first and then walk the main Street which is full of stalls and people It is very crowded everywhere, TheContinue reading “Childers Festival at Childers Queensland”
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Stradbroke Island Oyster Festival
A ferry went from Russell island to Dunwich, Stradbroke Island for the festival, but we were unable to get seat. So we went by bus to Cleveland, then bus 258 to the jetty where for $10 we took a ferry to Stradbroke Island. http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/stradbroke-island There is a bus stop right outside the ferry which takesContinue reading “Stradbroke Island Oyster Festival”
ZhongShan Park Beijing was full of beautiful flowers
There was a holiday today and we coukd not go into the buildings at The Forbidden City, but the 10 yuan entrance fee for Zhangshan park was well worth the ticket price. There were many flowers there ..Blossom and tulips, and pansies, geraniums and marigolds. The colors were beautiful. This is only a small selectionContinue reading “ZhongShan Park Beijing was full of beautiful flowers”
Coal Carving Yangquan China
http://traditions.cultural-china.com/en/16T4948T11005.html The history of the coal carving can be traced back 6,000-7,000 years. The jet adornments that were unearthed in the cultural stratum at the Xinle ruins in Shenyang, capital city of Northern China’s Liaoning Province, comprise the embryo of coal carving. The jet-carved circlet and lumps sculpted in coal, which were unearthed inContinue reading “Coal Carving Yangquan China”
Peach Blossom Festival Yangquan
This should have been marvelous but alas only a few peach trees were out in full bloom. The blossoming is late this year; It would have been spectacular had the surrounding mountains been full of blossom. http://www.bicc.org.cn/EN/taohua.asp You can see here the walk through the peach trees but the trees do not have any blossoms.Continue reading “Peach Blossom Festival Yangquan”
