China, in Frames
The journal

Day 1

Vancouver to Hong Kong

From the back seat to the big blue welcome sign.

A woman in glasses smiles from the back seat of a car with her seat belt on.
On the way to YVR

I had the little Kodak out in the car on the way to YVR. First up were a big grin in the back seat and a snack pouch already in use.

A child in a blue car seat holds a snack pouch.
Airport snacks started early
Two adults smile in the airport concourse while a child looks toward the camera from a front carrier.
Made it to the terminal

At the airport I kept finding little gaps to take pictures. I like the one with the long rows of green seats and the planes outside. Then it’s back to close-ups and a peace sign at the gate.

An adult wearing glasses carries a child in a front carrier in the airport line.
In the check-in line
Rows of green airport seats sit beside windows overlooking parked airplanes.
A little time at the gate
A smiling adult and a child look into the camera at the airport.
A quick gate selfie
Two adults stand near the gate. One raises a peace sign.
One more before boarding
A child and two adults lean into frame beneath the overhead bins of the plane.
On board

On the plane, the green headphones looked enormous on her. I got a couple of shots out the window too. The mountains go on and on in the first one. In the next, the water takes up almost half the picture.

A child holds dark green headphones up to her ears.
The plane headphones
Mountain ridges and scattered clouds seen from the plane.
Mountains from the window
Deep blue water meets a narrow shoreline below rocky ridges.
Where the land met the water
A child smiles beside the plane window with daylight across one side of her face.
Window-seat grin

By the time we got to Hong Kong it was dark outside. We squeezed into a selfie in front of the big blue welcome sign. I’m glad we got that one.

An adult in glasses with a backpack stands beside a help phone at the airport.
After landing
Two adults pose together beneath a blue airport sign with dark windows behind them.
In Hong Kong, still smiling
Four people fit into a selfie in front of a blue Welcome to Hong Kong sign.
Welcome to Hong Kong

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