Temple in Seoraksan National Park WOMEN stand transfixed in the rest room of the service station, staring up at the large plasma screen above the taps. All eyes are focused on a coffin as it is placed on the flower-strewn hearse surrounded by people sobbing their hearts out. The woman next to me puts her … Continue reading From Plastic to Fantastic – a day trip to Seoraksan in South korea
Dancing in the Streets
London School of Samba. Click image for more photographs of Notting Hill Carnival. A man staggers under a burning atlas, warning us of global warming. Behind him, a vulture rides on the back of a crocodile perched on the head of an African woman going to market. She turns and smiles at the crowd who … Continue reading Dancing in the Streets
A dowager’s secret
Heralding Spring Pavilion As I walk through the gardens of the Summer Palace, 12 kilometres northwest of Beijing, skeletal trees bend towards the pavilion jutting into Kunming Lake. The sun catches the gold-fringed branches swaying in tune with the reeds below, with all the delicacy of a Chinese brush painting. This is my first view … Continue reading A dowager’s secret
High Times – early morning tai chi in Jingshan Park
A group photograph in Tiananmen square. Click on image to see other photographs of Beijing. Dodging swarms of bicycles and breathing in the traffic-polluted air of Beijing is not my idea of a good time. But this is how to best take in the sights of China's capital. I visit Tiananmen Square, where groups … Continue reading High Times – early morning tai chi in Jingshan Park
Eithne Nightingale 