The Sleeping Buddha

Posted by | Jul 26, 2006 | , ,

    The Dazu stone carvings at Chongqing are one of ancient China’s most valuable treasures. They were declared a National Key Cultural Relics Protected Unit in 1961, and in 1999 they were listed as a World...

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Boating in Door County

Posted by | Jul 24, 2006 | , ,

I found a few pictures of our trip last month to Door County. We had 8 kids and 4 adults on this trip! We started in Sturgeon Bay and then headed to Fayette, MI. for the weekend. Edit: 2/29/2020 I have added some more pictures...

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Door County Weekend

Posted by | Jul 24, 2006 | ,

We spent the weekend at Door County on the boat. We had some friends with us and went to Escanaba, Michigan for Saturday night. Yesterday evening Dan, Luke and Emily brought Take Five (our boat) to Sheboygan for the next month....

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“Panda”monium

Posted by | Jul 20, 2006 | , ,

The pandas were a highlight for the Peterson kids. They were not very active, which is probably a good thing given their size compared to the kids. They seemed quite busy chewing and chewing. Emily got the short end of the...

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Made in China

Posted by | Jul 14, 2006 | , ,

We were able to visit a few factories on our journey. Shown here are photos a cloisen vase factory and a silk factory. The cloisen work was beautiful and elaborate. We were able to watch the artists form the vases through each...

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The Process of Elimination

Posted by | Jul 12, 2006 | , ,

Sophia enjoys a 4 star toilet. Note assistance from mom required each time to avoid falling on the residue of other contented visitors.Unfortunately, the Peterson clan had to frequently visit the Chinese toilets due to our...

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