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