Kenny's Pictures, Batch No. 9

Inner Mongolia Trip, Late-September 2000
This is the first EAP sponsored trip that we took this semester. Everything was paid for, technically, from our own pockets. It was really nice not having to think about where to stay or where to eat, kind of like going with a tour. Except this one was much more fun, because it was with all our EAP friends. We left Beijing on Sept. 21st by a night train to Hohhot. From there we took a bus to the Grasslands, where we stayed overnight. The next day we took the bus to the Singing-sand Desert, and then stayed at Baotou. On the last day we went back to Hohhot and went to the spots there, then boarding a night train back to Beijing. It was a very fun-filled four days.

• Steph with my bag
  I had the [bad] judgement of leaving my camera bag and digital camera with these people, and this is just one of the strange sequence of pictures with my bag. Some of them were too abusive to show... (82.2 KB)
  
• The people in our Mongolian Yurt
  At the grasslands we stayed in a Mongolian Yurt, which is the traditional form of housing for the Mongolians. Here are (l-r) Kathy, me, Andrew Aing, Pei-jej, and Andrew Au. (71.6 KB)
  
• BEEF!
  We think this was beef, but normally the Mongolians like to eat sheep. Here are Pei-jej and Kathy feasting on some beef. (59.3 KB)
  
• On the Grasslands
  Some people rode horses on the grasslands for Y50 - here are Andrew Aing, Kathy, and me on a hill overlooking the grasslands while waiting for the horses. (58.4 KB)
  
• Nighttime Fireworks Show
  That night, we bought some fireworks and had ourselves a little show. Here Andrew's shooting a firework while David looks on. (35.6 KB)
  
• At the Bar
  There was a bar at the Grasslands Yurt Hotel we stayed at, and we basically turned it into our little place. We even had our own DJ mixing up some good tunes. (69.6 KB)
  
• Playing in the Yurt
  Afterwards, we went into someone's yurt and played games. This one we're playing Mafia. We planned to stay up for the sunrise, but gave up around 2:30am. (76.7 KB)
  
• Boarding the Bus
  Here are a couple of us waiting to board our bus at the Grasslands the next day. (61.3 KB)
  
• A Group of People at the Desert
  We were on the bus the entire day, until we got here. At the desert, we rode camels and skiied down a sandy cliff. (l-r) Pong, Pei-jej, Pearl, Kathy, Bich, Andrew, and Steph. (38.1 KB)
  
• Wrestling Match
  Diana and Mimi are going at it during a wrestling match out in the desert. (35.8 KB)
  
• Riding Camels
  Here are all of us riding camels for 20 minutes for Y15. Camels are smelly. (46.2 KB)
  
• Everybody JUMP!
  Some EAP'ers were crazy enough to actually jump down the sandy cliff. Well, they rolled down. It was quite a spectacle. (27.6 KB)
  
• During a Rest-stop
  We were heading back to Hohhot from Baotou, and here are some of us waiting for the bus to start going again. (53.2 KB)
  
• Three alongside the Freeway
  This is me, Diana, and Catherine, waiting during our rest stop. (64.3 KB)
  
• The Tour Guide
  Here Andrew fulfills one of his career goals - becoming a tour guide. (67.2 KB)
  
• Dangerous Bell
  If you don't turn in your draft study list, you better watch out for Professor Bell. (59.1 KB)
  
• The CR2 Battery
  I spent an hour looking for this battery for Andrew's camera... thank goodness I got the right size. (54.5 KB)
  
• On the Train I
  Here are (l-r) Cathy, Andrew, and Steph on the train back to Beijing. (62.1 KB)
  
• On the Train II
  Some people had homework due the next day, so here they are studying and asking questions about their homework. (59.6 KB)
  
• Waiting in Beijing
  We finally got back to Beijing, but we couldn't find the busses that were going to take us back to our Universities. So here we are, waiting again. (88.2 KB)
  

• Puzzled in Beijing
  Where are we? What are we doing? Here are (l-r) me, Andrew, and Pong looking puzzled in the airport in Beijing, waiting for our flight to Seoul. (66.2 KB)
  
• Korean Airport Food
  Yum - we were really hungry and resorted to the Airport food in Seoul. (62.6 KB)
  
• Free Internet!
  What a welcomed sight - free internet computers in the airport terminals in Seoul, courtesy of Asiana Airlines. (49.3 KB)
  
• Cheju View
  This is the view from the top of the volcano that created the island of Cheju. It is a very pretty island, and has the nickname "the Hawaii of East Asia." (60.6 KB)
  
• Korean Barbeque
  Oh Korean Barbeque, so delicious. Here are Andrew and Pong eating some good Korean Kimchee. (55.2 KB)
  
• Waterfall Fight
  Pei-jej and Andrew are fighting in the water, and it seems like Pei-jej's winning. (78.8 KB)
  
• In the Waterfall Pool
  Here are the same two after they've made up. (82.6 KB)
  
• Kyongju and the Mounds
  We went to one of the Burial Mounds for an ancient Korean emperor. See if you can find Pong and Andrew. (62.7 KB)
  
• All of us!
  A difficult picture to take, but here is all four of us looking up towards the sky (and the camera). (58.2 KB)

• New Faces
  Here are Cathy, Bich, and Kathy getting used to their new faces covered in white masque. (48.4 KB)
  
• Beware of Monsters
  Here I am with my white masque attacking Kathy. (41.4 KB)
  
• After the Facial
  Here are the seven of us after the facial. (l-r) Pei-jej, Andrew, me, Kathy, Cathy, Pong, and Bich. (89.1 KB)
  
• Jump!
  Pei-jej is jumping because she is finally going to sing karaoke. "Tai bang, yeah, yeah!" (60.2 KB)
  
• Singing
  Pei-jej and Andrew are giving it their all when they're singing. Look at how moved Pei-jej is. (47.2 KB)

• Kathy and me
  Here we are posing in front of the front door to the Forbidden City. It was already fairly dark outside, so we look a little odd (because of Photoshop). (39.6 KB)
  
• Forbidden City Concert Hall
  Here is the venue: it's a very nice concert hall! I really liked the ceiling. (52.6 KB)
  
• The Attendees
  A total of eight people went to the concert, four from Beishida and four from Beida. Top row (l-r) Kathy, me, Pearl, Cathy. Bottom row (l-r) Yang Gang, David, Adel, and Steph. (89.1 KB)
  
• Three in Guilin
  Guilin was the first city on our summer trip to Southern China. Here are (l-r) Andrew, Pei-jej, and me in front of the "elephant trunk" in Guilin. (59.3 KB)

• On the Bus
  Here is the bus that we were all on in Shanxi. As you can see, general mayhem ensues. (47.3 KB)
  
• On the Pingyao Wall
  This wall was built during the Ming Dynasty. And here are a bunch of us on it, walking, walking... (43.3 KB)
  
• Crepe Store #1
  Here is one table eating crepes, and not pancakes, on the commercial street in Pingyao. Clockwise from 12:00: Andrew, Steph, Fil, and Cathy. (43.1 KB)
  
• Crepe Store #2
  Here are the latecomers, who had to be regulated to another table. Clockwise from 12:00: me, Helen, Kathy, and David. (57.1 KB)
  
• Pingyao Five
  Here are (l-r) Steph, Pong, David, me, and Helen posing with the wall behind us. (44.3 KB)
  
• Disco Public Beer
  On Saturday night, we found a little local disco that we went to. Look at all the beer we had ordered! Some people got lots of "gifts" for ordering lots of drinks. (47.2 KB)
  
• Disco Public Five
  Here are five of us at Disco Public (and not Public Disco) (l-r): Mimi, Christina, Liz, me, and Andrew. (54.3 KB)
  
• Bubbles on the Dancefloor
  The disco basically turned into an EAP party (as usual), and here's a cool picture of the dancefloor with bubbles coming down and some people dancing. (54.8 KB)
  
• Some People at Jingci Temple
  This temple was so peaceful - different from most temples in China. (l-r) me, Kathy, Pong, Pei-jej, and Bich are enjoying the scenery here. (50.4 KB)
  

• The Huangshan Three
  Pei-jej, me, and Andrew are enjoying a break at the top of the fogged-in Huangshan. (63.6 KB)
  
• Andrew, me
  Andrew seems to be too focused on getting his "tofu-gan" out than taking pictures. (47.9 KB)
  
• Nanjing Dong Lu
  This is the main pedestrian shopping zone in Shanghai. (54.4 KB)
  
• Pudong New Zone at night
  A new part of town, this was built after the economic reforms of 1990. It has great-looking new buildings and that inverted hypodermic needle otherwise known as the "Oriental Pearl". (41.9 KB)
  

• Downtown Disney
  I got off the plane not too long before this and went out with a couple of friends to Downtown Disney. It was similar to Universal Citywalk, but much closer. (47.6 KB)
  
• Santa Monica 3rd St. Prominade
  The night before going to Las Vegas, I went up to UCLA to visit my friends. Here are (l-r) me, Lucy, and Jeff. (49.7 KB)
  
• Four of us at the Venetian
  Once we arrived, we went further down the Strip. These are some EAP friends, (l-r) Andrew Pong, Kathy, Pei-jej, and me. (72.6 KB)
  
• At Caesar's Palace Shopping
  Me and Pei-jej went shopping at Caesar's and met Pinky and the Brain. (53.8 KB)
  
• Walking along the Strip
  Since driving in LV is usually bad, we walked along the Strip a lot. Here are a couple of us walking back to the hotel where our car was parked. (61.8 KB)
  
• Neil in Las Vegas
  Neil celebrated his 21st birthday in Las Vegas with some Stanford friends, and coincidentally we bumped into each other in that big city. (40.5 KB)
  
• At Red Rock Canyon
  To escape the casinos, we went to see the natural beauty of Las Vegas at Red Rock Canyon. Here are me and Pei-jej. (43.7 KB)
  

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