Troubadour Photos

Her Name Was Lola. She Was a Guard Dog.

2008-11-24T01:06:00.000-08:00

A guard dog (puppy, actually) that I came across on my travels.

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MacBook Pro at Night

2008-11-04T21:47:00.000-08:00

Backlit MacBook Pro keyboard and other computer lights at night.

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Beijing CD Jazz Club

2008-08-29T03:38:00.000-07:00

Signs at the Beijing CD Jazz Club at night.

"The venue is modelled on a Paris jazz club, and just oozes cool style. Owner and saxophonist Liu Yuan is sensational and the club regularly hosts reknowned local and international artists. Has a good mixture of expats and jazz-loving locals."

More info on Liu Yuan and the Beijing CD Jazz Club can be found here.

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One Big Sign

2008-08-22T13:10:00.000-07:00

A close-up view of a big sign near the Great Wall of China at Badaling advertising the 2008 Summer Olympics, now being held in Beijing.

The slogan "One World One Dream" is featured in English and Chinese, along with the "Dancing Beijing" emblem, backed by supporting struts that appear to be patterned after the unique architecture of the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest.

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One World, One Dream, One Great Wall

2008-08-08T22:38:00.000-07:00

A big sign by the Great Wall of China at Badaling advertising the 2008 Summer Olympics, now being held in Beijing.

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Let’s Make a Deal

2008-04-03T02:44:00.000-07:00

A hostess at the Tibetan area of the China Nationalities Museum (the Chinese Ethnic Culture Park) in Bejing makes a deal with members of the audience. Taken on Oct. 20, 2006.

The China Nationalities Museum (the Chinese Ethnic Culture Park) is an anthropological museum as well as a complex to reconstruct, collect, display and study the ethnic cultures, histories and social life of the 56 nationalities in China. (Click here for more information.)

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Tibetan Sisters in Arms

2008-03-26T04:12:00.000-07:00

Not weapons, happily, but their actual arms, as these dancers help each other prepare for a show at the Tibetan area of the China Nationalities Museum (the Chinese Ethnic Culture Park) in Bejing. Part of the Beijing National Stadium, aka the “Bird’s Nest”, is visible in the background. Taken on Oct. 20, 2006.

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A Starry Night in Tiananmen Square

2008-03-18T03:12:00.000-07:00

The emblem at the top of the west side of the National Museum of China, located on the eastern side of Tiananmen Square.

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“Nothing to Do But Go On Home”

2008-03-12T06:33:00.000-07:00

A girl working as a hostess at the China Nationalities Museum (the Chinese Ethnic Culture Park) in Bejing, still dressed in a traditional outfit but with a Western-style jacket on, walks away across a courtyard after the end of her shift. Taken on Oct. 20, 2006.

In case anyone’s wondering, the title of this post is from the song Superman’s Song, by the Crash Test Dummies.

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The Bumps Leading the Blind

2008-03-01T23:57:00.000-08:00

Looking down on feet on a sidewalk in Beijing, China that is bevelled, or textured, to aid visually impaired pedestrians, taken Oct. 13, 2006.

For the sake of welcoming the Olympic Games, all the municipal authorities of Beijing Municipal Government are sparing no efforts to reconstruct the obstacle-free facilities in Beijing, including the obstacle-free buses, bus stops, slopes, bathrooms and blind roads across the whole city.

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Sunset at UBC (3rd)

2008-03-01T00:34:00.000-08:00

Sunset - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Sunset at UBC (cont.)

2008-02-22T04:51:00.000-08:00

Sunset - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Sunset at UBC

2008-01-24T06:22:00.000-08:00

Sunset - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

This was a good day to photograph a sunset because there were a few clouds in the sky, but not too many.

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Katie Melua in Concert

2008-01-17T04:42:00.000-08:00

Katie Melua performing at her July 29, 2006 concert at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

The sold-out concert featured songs from her latest album at the time, Piece By Piece, including "Nine Million Bicycles In Beijing" and a cover of the Cure's "Just Like Heaven".

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Katie Melua Concert Posters

2008-01-17T04:06:00.000-08:00

A board wih posters advertising the July 29, 2006 Katie Melua concert at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, at the venue just before the concert.

The sold-out concert featured songs from her latest album at the time, Piece By Piece, including "Nine Million Bicycles In Beijing" and a cover of the Cure's "Just Like Heaven".

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Beauty Amid the Squalor

2008-01-14T04:19:00.000-08:00

Images of flowers engraved into the plaster of a wall in an apartment building in Beijing—much nicer than graffiti.

I was on my way to take the elevator when I saw this on the wall nearby. I don’t recall ever seeing anything like this in the West.

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Westerner Meets East

2008-01-08T06:06:00.000-08:00

A German tourist on the Great Wall of China at Badaling, photographing the countryside beyond, in the autumn of 2006. Some Chinese graffiti is visible, carved into the stones of the Wall.

The Badaling section of the Great Wall, the closest section to Beijing, was the first section of the Great Wall opened to tourists, and it remains the most popular.

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A Life in Chalk

2008-01-08T04:14:00.000-08:00

Girl with a crutch writing her life story on the sidewalk with chalk, near Tiananmen Square, Beijing

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An Ironic Welcome

2008-01-08T03:52:00.000-08:00

This sign greets travellers arriving at Beijing Capital International Airport, many of whom came to visit the home of one of the world's most ancient cultures. The irony was so thick it stopped me in my tracks, and I just had to take this picture. It's a sign of change as well as a welcome sign, I suppose.

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