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July 11, 2005

Last Day

Hard to believe that I start heading home today....

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July 10, 2005

Temple Day

This was the official end of the trip - some people were flying out in the morning, others in the...

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July 09, 2005

Great Wall

Was up and in the dining room at 7am to bulk up for the culmination of our trip: the Great...

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July 08, 2005

Summer Palace and Silk Market

Got up disgustingly early once again to visit the Summer Palace....

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July 07, 2005

Tiananmen, Forbidden City, Huiling and Shopping

Today was ridiculously busy - we were up early to visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City with a local...

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July 06, 2005

Datong to Beijing

Datong was a small city with not much to offer, so we really only saw the area around our hotel....

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July 05, 2005

Pingyao to Datong

We had one more day and night left in Pingyao, before an early rise and long bus ride to the...

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July 04, 2005

Coal and Kung Fu

We arrived in Pingyao at a disgustingly early hour....

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July 03, 2005

Warriors!

The day of the terracotta warriors deserves its own entry. I apologize for the length....

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July 01, 2005

Helloooooo "Western Peace"

We have now arrived in the ancient capital of Xi'an, which translates to "Western Peace."...

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June 29, 2005

Suzhou

This is coming to you straight from the "business centre" of the Gold Bridge Hotel in Suzhou, possibly the swankest...

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June 27, 2005

Intrepid Travellers

I've met up with my Intrepid group and am now living the highlife....

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June 25, 2005

Easing Into It

I think that Shanghai is sort of a nice way to ease into China....

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June 24, 2005

Shanghai Arrival

Once the train finally arrived, we were greeted with signs pointing us into the country....

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Train Ride

I caught a cab from the Macau ferry to the train terminal. It was pouring rain and I had no...

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