In the Imperial Hallways I went over to Baihei Island in Beijing to visit some of the older parts and see what it looked like inside some of the temples. As you can imagine, everything was quite detailed and ornate. There was even some amazing food that was prepared for us by a chef at the restaurant there. And then, to my surprise, this richly decorated woman came out to serve it to us. As she was walking back through one of the old hallways, I asked her to stop for a second so I could take a photo.And yes, this was taken with the Sony NEX-7. All of my new photos from China were taken with that camera…- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Beihei Park Island in Beijing It was a beautiful and still night when we arrived. This park is quite huge and it can take well over an hour to walk around the whole island, so there wasn’t a lot of time to catch a good location for the setting sun. Luckily, Tom had been to this spot before, so we were able to quickly get in position. Good sunsets are really rare in Beijing because of all the smog, but this evening came out nicely because of a strange pink-purple light that burned through the smog/fog as the sun set. - Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.