Today ends the Spring Festival holiday in China that began with the new year on Feb. 17

Today, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, is the final day of the Spring Festival holiday across China. It is seven days … More

It’s Peking Duck Day in the U.S., but we had our first Peking Duck in Beijing (the former Peking)

Today (Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025) is national Peking Duck Day. It’s a day for us in the U.S. to celebrate … More

Well, it took just a little longer than seven years, but my blog has reached 100,000 page views. Yes, I … More

Today, May 22, 2021, is the seventh anniversary of my blog that I call “A Gator in Naples.” I’ve been … More

Here’s a photo (at left) I took of the replica of the Temple of Heaven at the China Pavilion at … More

Today is the last day of 2018 and as we segue to 2019, I want to revisit the highlights of … More

Today is the third anniversary of the first posting of my blog, “A Gator in Naples.” It has had nearly … More

Look close! There are little green spouts showing up on this wonderfully twisted tree we saw in China in Xi’an … More

In yet another look back at our visit to China in 2007, here’s yet one more shot from the performance … More

In yet another in my continuing look back at our visit to China in 2007 and here’s another shot from … More

I’m continuing my look back at our visit to China in 2007 and here’s another shot from the performance we … More

It was a wonderful performance during our trip to China in 2007 when we visited a martial arts academy in … More

Here’s another shot from our trip to China in 2007. We visited a martial arts academy in Xi’an. We were … More

One of the many highlights of our trip to China in 2007 was our visit to a martial arts academy … More

I’m not a big fan of zoos, but seeing pandas in China was really neat. However, the zoo was a … More

Here’s another shot of a panda we saw while visting China in 2007. It was at a panda zoo in … More

Here’s a shot of a building on the grounds (as I recall) of Beijing’s Summer Palace. I took the photo … More

Who knows what kind of building this is (was?) that I shot in 2007 in Beijing. Could it be a … More

Even a path is a work of art at historic spots in China. Here’s one at the Summer Palace at … More

Here is another shot I got of one of the ubiquitous “guardian lions” at the Summer Palace at Beijing in … More

I’ve enjoyed posting shots I got at a martial arts academy we visited in Xi’an during our trip to China … More

Here’s a shot of a nice ceremony for the Barron Collier High School marching band when we visited China in … More

I posted one of a worker at a Cloisonné factory in Beijing a while back, so here’s another from our … More

The brilliant colors of the curtains add a splash to a rather drab series of buildings (although their historic architecture … More