Well, it took just a little longer than seven years, but my blog has reached 100,000 page views. Yes, I … More
Category: China
Today is the seventh anniversary of my blog … so, THANK YOU! to those who’ve visited
Today, May 22, 2021, is the seventh anniversary of my blog that I call “A Gator in Naples.” I’ve been … More
Today’s Disney photo: Here’s Temple of Heaven replica at EPCOT … and real one in China!
Here’s a photo (at left) I took of the replica of the Temple of Heaven at the China Pavilion at … More
My blog ’18: Hitting the milestone of 50,000 page views!
Today is the last day of 2018 and as we segue to 2019, I want to revisit the highlights of … More
Thoughts and numbers at my blog’s 3rd anniversary
Today is the third anniversary of the first posting of my blog, “A Gator in Naples.” It has had nearly … More
A look back: Signs of coming spring in China in ’07
Look close! There are little green spouts showing up on this wonderfully twisted tree we saw in China in Xi’an … More
A look back: More blur of motion in China performance
In yet another look back at our visit to China in 2007, here’s yet one more shot from the performance … More
A look back: And yet another from Xi’an martial arts academy
In yet another in my continuing look back at our visit to China in 2007 and here’s another shot from … More
A look back: Yet another from martial arts show in China
I’m continuing my look back at our visit to China in 2007 and here’s another shot from the performance we … More
A look back: A special martial arts performance in China
It was a wonderful performance during our trip to China in 2007 when we visited a martial arts academy in … More
A look back: No surprise! Martial arts in China!
Here’s another shot from our trip to China in 2007. We visited a martial arts academy in Xi’an. We were … More
A look back: A visit to a martial arts academy in China
One of the many highlights of our trip to China in 2007 was our visit to a martial arts academy … More
A look back: A panda zoo in Beijing
I’m not a big fan of zoos, but seeing pandas in China was really neat. However, the zoo was a … More
A look back: Going to China? See a panda!
Here’s another shot of a panda we saw while visting China in 2007. It was at a panda zoo in … More
A look back: More architecture from China
Here’s a shot of a building on the grounds (as I recall) of Beijing’s Summer Palace. I took the photo … More
A look back: A government building in China circa 2007
Who knows what kind of building this is (was?) that I shot in 2007 in Beijing. Could it be a … More
A look back: Beauty along at path at China’s Summer Palace
Even a path is a work of art at historic spots in China. Here’s one at the Summer Palace at … More
A look back: Another of a guardian lion in Beijing
Here is another shot I got of one of the ubiquitous “guardian lions” at the Summer Palace at Beijing in … More
A look back: Martial arts students in Xi’an in China
I’ve enjoyed posting shots I got at a martial arts academy we visited in Xi’an during our trip to China … More
A look back: Another of the ceremony in Xi’an
Here’s a shot of a nice ceremony for the Barron Collier High School marching band when we visited China in … More
A look back: Another at Cloisonne factory in China
I posted one of a worker at a Cloisonné factory in Beijing a while back, so here’s another from our … More
A look back: A splash of color at Beijing’s Summer Palace
The brilliant colors of the curtains add a splash to a rather drab series of buildings (although their historic architecture … More
A look back: Bilingual signs in Beijing
Take a close look – the traffic signs on this bridge in Beijing are bilingual. You’ll find Chinese characters (naturally) … More
A look back: Another from China’s Summer Palace
Here’s yet another of the hundreds of photos I got while we visited Beijing’s Summer Palace in 2007. On the … More