from Shanghai to Zhujiajiao
In case you are wondering what the hell is that in the title, it is the name of a small water village near Shanghai. These are old villages that now survive in large part on the buses full of visitors…
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second day in Shanghai
This short post is going to be a mere continuation of Lost in Shanghai, mostly bringing a few more pictures. Yesterday, because of the very late hour I couldn’t complete the photo album, so now this can be seen as…
lost in Shanghai
As I wrote in a previous post, last night was to be spent on the train from Beijing to Shanghai. And this is exactly what happened. I traveled “soft sleeper” and slept like a baby. Or a tourist who walks…
preparing to leave Beijing
Well, tomorrow I am leaving Beijing to go to Shanghai. I am already panicked that I missed a lot of the sights – some really beautiful like the Summer Palace, some just for the experience of it like Mao’s pickled…
visiting the Temple of Heaven
Today brings you a largish set of photos from an excursion to the Temple of Heaven. This is a very nice temple in southeastern Beijing, with different pagodas, pavilions and gardens scattered on a pretty big area. While it is…
rambling in Beijing
This post, until I put my brain back on track, is going to be a mix of impressions and thoughts regarding Beijing. It also has some photos, but there is no real connection. Just something for everyone. So, without further…
first day in Beijing
Still fighting an awesome jetlag, I try to post a bit more on what I did yesterday. Also this time – there are some photos. Taking up where I left in the previous post – at the hostel. I am…
another day, another photo album
As you are probably accustomed already, I try to upload from time to time a new photo album to Picasa and here. This time there is a mix of photos from New York, Rome and Toledo included. And even one…
Easter Bunny brings you more photos
I finally managed to setup my laptop to also use my Philips LCD, and Lightroom is pretty happy with this change. Now I can enjoy multi-monitor features – and the truth is that it is a pretty nice improvement. I…
more photos for your enjoyment
Today brings a new set of photos that I just finished to post-process. I know that I should probably just upload one huge set and then let you enjoy them, but remember that the blog name is “bits and bobs”.…
experimenting on deviantART
Although I am a member on deviantART for 2 years, I never really bothered to post anything there. However, I decided to finally try an upload and see how it goes. While you will not see anything there which is…
a few photos from Spain and Portugal
Today I added a few photos to Picasa gallery. They are very different from the photos I usually upload – these are heavily processed in Adobe Lightroom. I hope you find them interesting. Some are different interpretations from the black…
lightroom in black & white
Take one part Lightroom, one part beer and one part playfulness and the results might be surprising. This evening, bored of hostels, reviews, train schedules and other plannings I decided to experiment a bit. Some of the results might be…
Aranjuez visit and photos
This entry comes two weeks late. It is the last (hopefully) batch of photos from Spain which I did not process. One of the last days in Madrid I spent going on a day trip to Aranjuez. This is a…
the new Canon 500D Digital Rebel
Canon announced their latest incarnation of the Digital Rebel line, now with more bells and whistles. All the juicy specifications, and also a short preview, can be found at dpreview. I find the Canon naming fascinating: Canon EOS 500D, Rebel…
a daytrip to El Escorial
Last Wednesday, after returning from Lisbon, I took the train and visited the El Escorial town / monastery complex. El Escorial was for a long time the residence of the Spanish monarchy and it is located in the town of…
Found Nemo – at the Oceanographic in Lisbon
Today being Sunday I wanted to do something easy, and relaxing. So I went to the Oceanographic in Lisbon. You can see what interesting creatures I found beside Nemo.As tomorrow a new week begins, I hope these photos will lighten…
Streets of Toledo
Finally I managed to select and prepare some of the photos from Toldeo. These you can enjoy here – photos from the streets of Toledo. This small town really impressed me – it is so full of personality and charm,…
second day in Madrid
I think I didn’t get the occasion to talk about the weather here. Yes, lovely weather – sunny and warm. Incredibly nice! I went to the weekend flea market – full of useless stuff, pretty interesting nonetheless. Lots of people…
a stroll in Madrid
I must say that Madrid is amazing in the evening / at night. There are so many people strolling, drinking at cafes or bars, preparing for clubbing – it’s really incredible. At times the streets or plazas were crowded! You…