July 30 ~ 31, 2011 @ Xiamen, China


Xiamen I am coming!

Blue sky + white clouds

Cotton candy?

View from the plane

First sight of Xiamen

So many highrises

A quite developed city

A lot of water connected by bridge

Xiamen

Freeway

Wetland

Dams and beaches

A very long bridge

Xiamen Airport

Yudang Lake

Love these loft apartment buidling, why they don*t exist in HK?!?

Old apt on Hexiang West Road

Love the blue sky + cloud combination

Love the blue sky + cloud combination

Love the blue sky + cloud combination

Love the blue sky + cloud combination

Looks heavy

Commerical buildings on Hongxiang Road

Commerical buildings on Hongxiang Road

Great place to enjoy an ice cream in this hot weather

@ Xiamen University

Xiamen University

Yanwu Bridge

Yanwu Bridge & Gulang Island

Siming Road

Kids* hair salon

China City

China City

Model of China City

A huge development

Lots of shops and restaurants

Partially open only

China City

Trust-Mart, more shops

Eyad, happy after McDonalds

Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street

Sugra Free Café

Very unique décor

Many different themes

Antique disc player

A really nice place to hangout

Sugra Free Café

Sugra Free Café

Table with more privacy

Table on the loft

View from the roof

View from the roof

Sugra Free Café

Bar

Sugra Free Café

Sugra Free Café

This is like HK in the 70s

Yundang Lake

Dragon *door*

Colonial style building

Ferry to Gulangyu Island

What a beautiful day to tour Xiamen

Buildings along Lujiang Road

Haicang Bridge

Taken by iphone

Bailu Nature Reserve, does this looks like a crocodile?

Haicang District

Oil reserve

Gulangyu Island, a small island which contains some beautiful colonial buildings

Aviary

Gangzihou Beach

Shuzhuang Garden

This island is car free

Koxinga Statue

Gulangyu island was designated an international foreign settlement in 1903

It became a heaven for Europeans, Japanese

Eyad

Me

To build lavish mansions, consulates and churches

Nice alley

Where we had our yummy seafood lunch

Greek islands feel

Greek islands feel

Many unique stores on this island

Many unique stores on this island

Haven*t seen this kind of crab before

Colonial style building

Colonial style building

Colonial style building

Colonial style building

Colonial style building

Cable car to Sunlight Rock

So crowded on the island/beach!

Me @ Gangzihou Beach

Protestor

Colonial style building

Yu Garden

Xiamen Haoyue Holiday Club

Xiamen

Xiamen

Me & Eyad

Eyad

Haoyue Garden

Colonial style building


Yudang Lake


Night market @ Siming Road


Bailu Nature Reserve


Gangzihou Beach


Xiamen