Archive for August, 2009

The Unmistakable Tourist: Episode 34

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

Dalian, China. “Mermaids, Penguins, & a Bicycle Car”. Enjoy!

(Quick note: this video has a few seconds of flashing lights in the first minute or so, for those with sensitive eyes).

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PS: It’s currently the evening of Day 49 of my stay in China, and Day 85 of my entire Asia trip. Today we had some really heavy rainfall in Beijing in the afternoon, but not for more than a couple of hours.

Beautiful Dalian (part 10)

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

lamb skewers

Dana and Me

street food

neon lights

turtle

city lights

Beautiful Dalian (part 9)

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

sunshine in the rain

fruits

mysterious

family portrait

best friends

fun

Beautiful Dalian (part 8)

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

awesome color

in the shark cage

underwater peace

lonely Walter

romantic penguins

chickens

Beautiful Dalian (part 7)

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

3 monkeys

2 monkeys

blue mask

in the sharks mouth

2 crabs in the shadows

corn

Beautiful Dalian (part 6)

Friday, August 7th, 2009

lama and me

skunks in trees

lemur

soft and cute

2 white tigers

dalian beach

Note: Beautiful Dalian (parts 6 -10) feature pictures taken by my friend Dana, not by myself. I wanted to share some of her great photography of the places we visited together.

The Unmistakable Tourist: Episode 33

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Dalian, China. “Z.A.A.Z. (Zoo Adventure with Andrew Zeller)”. Enjoy!

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PS: Special Thanks to my friend Dana for filming me, and to the animals for their realistic performances.

Beautiful Dalian (part 5)

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

fun sign

talented elephant

green letters

pink flowers

many birds

outside Dalian Zoo

Beautiful Dalian (part 4)

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

blue faces

ive fallen and i cant get up

lama

white furry ghost

walking talking bear

Tom

Beautiful Dalian (part 3)

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

two tigers

tiger and reflection

lions

black stallion

zebra

zebra 2