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August 30, 2004Bus to LangmusiDay 8... Six hours on a bus to Langmusi, JiuJa is coming with us as he will be our local guide as we get more and more remote. Adrian and Mickey were a bit rough, but Sam, bless her, she...Read this update Posted by Andilad on August 30, 2004 06:40 PM
Category: Xihe - Labrang MonasteryEarly up, to visit the Monastery with our local guide JiuJa, he was a cool dude.. he had a swagger and a knock off North Face jacket. His english was excellent and he is a very dedicated buddist. He gave...Read this update Posted by Andilad on August 30, 2004 06:18 PM
Category: XiaheAfter a long sleeper train ride down from Xi'an to Lanzhou we met our bus, which was to take us to Xiahe. We stopped briefly for a Chinese buffet breakfast, which was good.. Pickled cabbage, rocket, beansprouts, celery, corn plus...Read this update Posted by Andilad on August 30, 2004 06:00 PM
Category: Xi'an - T'ai Chi & WarriorsWe all raised ourselves from our sleepy pits, to go and join in with T'ai Chi in the square next to the hotel. There were a number of groups of people, a couple of people practicing T'ai Chi sword, and...Read this update August 19, 2004Night train to Xi'anThis was a new experience for me, and one which I approached with a certain amount of concern... My preconceptions included very hard sleeper, smokey and noisey.. I have to say, this was not the case at all.. Hard sleeper,...Read this update Posted by Andilad on August 19, 2004 07:48 PM
Category: Beijing - Tiannamen, & Forbidden CityOur last day in Beijing started with the prime tourist sights, Tiannamen Square and the Forbidden City, with our local guide Gloria. We took the underground, which was cheap and easy, and gave the locals more staring time with us......Read this update August 10, 2004Beijing NightlifeMickey Mike, our Intrepid leader, had previously lived and working in Beijing for a number of years, so he was going to recommend some places to eat... and man.. what a good job he did......Read this update Great Wall - SimatiAfter the welcome meeting... I was sold, the leader Mickey Mike is cool, he is Canadian Chinese, and really made me feel the way I wanted to.. he speaks good mandarin... plus is really enthusiastic.. which is great. So I...Read this update First ImpressionsDuring the descent into Beijing, I got my first taste of china, or rather smell... It must have making its way in via the air-con, but there was a really strong coal/soot smell, and once we landed in Beijing, there...Read this update |
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