July 25, 2005

The Trans-Siberian

We've gotten a little behind on entries here in China because the internet connections are pretty slow...and we've been doing some traveling outside of cities....(we hope to fill in the gaps in the next couple of weeks) We leave the...

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Posted by Jim & Lisa on July 25, 2005 06:34 AM
Category: China, Russia

July 20, 2005

Southwest China

Lisa and I left Beijing seperately: She caught a flight to Chengdu to take some Qi Gong classes and I boarded an overnight train to Xi'an the next day. Chinese trains are very clean and efficient for the most part...

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Posted by Jim & Lisa on July 20, 2005 07:42 AM
Category: China

July 17, 2005

It really is a Great Wall

From our hostel WAY outside of Beijing we headed north to the section of the great wall at Mutianu. It is supposedly about 2 hours north of the city. However, our driver didn't seem to know how to get there....

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Posted by Jim & Lisa on July 17, 2005 06:48 AM
Category: China

July 16, 2005

An Outside in View of Beijing

Beijing: The undisputed center of the Chinese world. A city with as much history, complexity and appetite for change as China itself. We were on the outside - quite literally. While Beijing may not be China's largest city in terms...

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Posted by Jim & Lisa on July 16, 2005 02:45 AM
Category: China

July 07, 2005

Jim's birthday in Shanghai

We woke in the early morning of July 1 and headed for the airport in Hanoi (Vietnam). By mid-afternoon we had arrived in Shanghai, China. I had booked us in for 2 nights at a REAL hotel to celebrate Jim's...

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Posted by Jim & Lisa on July 7, 2005 01:44 AM
Category: China

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