Summer Palace Pt 1

Summer Palace is a gigantic summer resort built by the Empress Dowager Cixi, one of the most fearsome empress in the history of China. The Kunming Lake actually covers majority of the area of the summer resort, and it was used to grow fresh water pearls to be used for cosmetic purposes by the empress.

I had wanted to make only one post for the Summer Palace, but there turned out to be more photos than I thought so I'm separating it into two. :)

Weekly Word Picks - Sweet

SWEET

Vintage 1980s Pastel Victorian Lace Jacket - aiseirigh // I Love Us, Romantic Print - IslaysTerrace

LOVE Necklace in Pink Gold - laonato // Honey Almond All Natural Soap - MilkAndHoneyNaturals

Create a Bear like Bear Vanilly Pattern - zverrriki // Creamy Intimate, Leather Ballet Flat Shoes - TheDrifterLeather

For the complete treasury : Sweetness

This week's word was chosen by moonmud.

So what should next week's word be? Suggest by posting in the comments below!

For a list of words already suggested, please refer to this post.

Ming Dynasty Tombs

As the name implies, this is the burial site of one of the emporer's from the Ming Dynasty. It was... a lot bigger than I thought! I only got photos of the structures on land though, the tombs are underground and lighting is pretty terrible down there. Plus it looks more like an underground military site (empty though) than anything else.

The tour guide was giving us some warning (for fun!) about taking photos in the tombs, since we might capture something unclean with our cameras. I didn't, thankfully!! But my dad did!!! I don't know whether it was his camera's problem (he uses a cheap compact digital camera) or anything, but the photo was pretty eerie looking with white smoke and what looked like distorted fingers. However, a few nights later my dad had a nightmare and he deleted the photo lol!!

My Favorite Cats on Etsy (Photographs)

Sleeping Cat Feline Photo - oohprettyshiny // Kitten Photograph, Nursery Decor - AmyTylerPhotography
White Cat Shelter Charity Photograph - FelinesCanines // Cat Sitted on Old Stairs - TheCatsWhisperer
The Prettiest Flower Cat Photograph - InmostLight // Peekaboo Cat in Bathtub - ficklesparrow

Just some of my favorite cat photographs on Etsy. :) Since I shared some photos of Patches last week I've been looking at cat photos on Etsy hahahaha! It's addictive.

View from the Great Wall of China

Great Wall part two! These are the views from atop the Great Wall of China. It's quite amazing!

The Great Wall of China

A visit to China would be incomplete without a visit to the Great Wall of China! The Great Wall is huuuge and there are many towers/stations. We went to the Juyongguan (Juyong Pass) section of the wall, where there aren't any elevators to bring you up haha. We had to climb those stairs on the left there to get up. It LOOKS easy, but it's surprisingly difficult to get up. I only managed to get up to the first tower there on the left, (at the top of the stairs) as with 80% of the tour group lol. Only my youngest brother and another gym nut were able to get pass the first tower and to the fourth, you can see the tip of it riiiiight at the upper right corner there behind the hill.

Here are more photos from the first tower!

And I end this post with a cute kitty at the Great Wall. She has the cutest little ears and she keep squinting because the wind was very strong that day.

Weekly Word Picks - Escape

ESCAPE

Digital Dream Escape Print - PicturePrints // Hidden Red Fire Escape - ZazaPhotography
Photo Jewelry Pendant Necklace - thebqe // Delete and Escape Keyboard Keys Earrings - ReComputing
The Dillinger Escape Plan Crop Top - HowDoiRock // The Swan Escapes Fine Art Print - SarahAllegraArtistry

For the complete treasury : Escape

This week's word was chosen by Nadiah from Nukilan.

So what should next week's word be? Suggest by posting in the comments below!

For a list of words already suggested, please refer to this post.

Koyamori

More gems I found on DeviantArt! I always have a soft spot for beautiful child-like artworks, pieces that had a child-like wonder and creativity to it. And then I found Koyamori, aka Cynthia L from DeviantArt. Such a unique, colorful and unique art style to love! What's even better is that these are done in traditional media - watercolor! One of the art medias that is totally lost to me hahaha. (I suck at watercolors) Visit her gallery for tons more of her beautiful work.