Last Day
Monday, July 11th, 2005Hard to believe that I start heading home today.
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Temple Day
Sunday, 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
Saturday, July 9th, 2005
Was up and in the dining room at 7am to bulk up for the culmination of our trip: the Great Wall of China.
I decided to treat myself to the breakfast buffet that had been enthusiastically recommended by Rob. The ... [Continue reading this entry]
Summer Palace and Silk Market
Friday, July 8th, 2005
Got up disgustingly early once again to visit the Summer Palace.
Emma had to go deal with her Russian visa, so she was unable to make it. Jason and Rob had to stop by the bank, so they planned to ... [Continue reading this entry]
Tiananmen, Forbidden City, Huiling and Shopping
Thursday, July 7th, 2005
Today was ridiculously busy - we were up early to visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City with a local guide.
Tiananmen was walking distance from our hotel, down past the Supreme People's Court - maybe ten minutes away. We ... [Continue reading this entry]
Datong to Beijing
Wednesday, July 6th, 2005
Datong was a small city with not much to offer, so we really only saw the area around our hotel.
In the morning we went to the Yungang Grottoes, which are caves built into a cliff that contain thousands of Buddha ... [Continue reading this entry]
Pingyao to Datong
Tuesday, July 5th, 2005
We had one more day and night left in Pingyao, before an early rise and long bus ride to the northern city of Datong.
We headed out on a bus ride that lasted about an hour to visit the Wang family ... [Continue reading this entry]
Coal and Kung Fu
Monday, July 4th, 2005
We arrived in Pingyao at a disgustingly early hour.
We had breakfast at our guesthouse, then George informed us that we couldn't check in until sometime around noon. He handed us our Pingyao entry tickets and set us loose on ... [Continue reading this entry]
Warriors!
Sunday, July 3rd, 2005
The day of the terracotta warriors deserves its own entry. I apologize for the length.
On our night in Xi'an we attended the Tang Dynasty Song and Dance show. Before the dinner, there was a dumpling feast - and ... [Continue reading this entry]
Helloooooo “Western Peace”
Friday, July 1st, 2005
We have now arrived in the ancient capital of Xi'an, which translates to "Western Peace."
Yesterday we went to the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou - it was massive, and beautiful. George managed to save us about 35 yuan on ... [Continue reading this entry]