Brutal Travel
July 12th, 2005This has been the longest day of my life.
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What my blog is about
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July 11th, 2005Hard to believe that I start heading home today.
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Temple Day
July 10th, 2005This was the official end of the trip - some people were flying out in the morning, others in the afternoon, a few were staying on. I was too lazy to deal with moving to a hostel, so I paid $70 to spend an extra night in the hotel.
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Great Wall
July 9th, 2005Was up and in the dining room at 7am to bulk up for the culmination of our trip: the Great Wall of China.
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Summer Palace and Silk Market
July 8th, 2005Got up disgustingly early once again to visit the Summer Palace.
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Tiananmen, Forbidden City, Huiling and Shopping
July 7th, 2005Today was ridiculously busy - we were up early to visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City with a local guide.
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Datong to Beijing
July 6th, 2005Datong was a small city with not much to offer, so we really only saw the area around our hotel.
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Pingyao to Datong
July 5th, 2005We had one more day and night left in Pingyao, before an early rise and long bus ride to the northern city of Datong.
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Coal and Kung Fu
July 4th, 2005We arrived in Pingyao at a disgustingly early hour.
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Warriors!
July 3rd, 2005The day of the terracotta warriors deserves its own entry. I apologize for the length.
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