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Wed, 1 Oct 2014 | By adaptive | Views [728] | Comments [2]
OK, several times I've tried to write about how awesome Xi'An was with the terracotta warriors and all. But I will just move on...
I'm in Chengdu and I saw pandas today! They have a superior zoo for them I was really impressed. However I ... Read more >
Tags: awesome bathroom, kitten, pandas
Tue, 30 Sep 2014 | By paulinemendes | Views [810]
Day1
Our day began with a Chinese tea ceremony performed by a proprietor in one of the specialty Tea shops selling fine tea in incongrous shapes and sizes. Prices ranged from $15 to over $200 a kg. Our Master of the tea ceremony surprised us by ... Read more >
Tue, 30 Sep 2014 | By paulinemendes | Views [610]
An early start today to catch the train from Kunming station to Dali Old City. Success!! We made it despite having little idea where to alight off the bus, which platform to head for and when to get off the train. Thank goodness for helpful locals who ... Read more >
Tags: mandarin teacher
Sun, 28 Sep 2014 | By paulinemendes | Views [695]
A Sunday stroll in Kunming past Green Lake Park took us to Yuangtong Temple. We enjoyed this spectacular 8th century temple from the Tang dynasty set in spacious courtyards with pagodas surrounded by water. The pagodas feature beautifully ... Read more >
Sun, 28 Sep 2014 | By adaptive | Views [450] | Comments [2]
I keep trying to post and I'm getting frustrated with retyping everything so expect my post to be later.
I'm catching a train to Chengdu at 7:45pm. It's going to be a long one.
Sun, 28 Sep 2014 | By paulinemendes | Views [647]
It was an adventure getting there, negotiating the buses and being left on the side of the road, over 6 km from our destination as the rickshaw driver decided he could not make it uphill. Luckily a monk driving past in a minibus pulled up and saved us ... Read more >
Sat, 27 Sep 2014 | By paulinemendes | Views [609]
A taxi trip, followed by a bus trip got us to this iconic venue about 2 hours from Kunming. We congratulated ourselves on getting there and back given the language barrier. Lots of gesturing and using your fingers for numbers seems to work.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2014 | By paulinemendes | Views [659]
An easy flight from Melbourne to smoggy Guangzhou...a two hour layover , then onto Kunming. China Air was great, good value, healthy Asian food and beautiful hostesses ofcourse. Order is everywhere with glossy airports at Kunming too modern and gleaming.... Read more >
Wed, 24 Sep 2014 | By krodin | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 23 Sep 2014 | By adaptive | Views [361] | Comments [2]
So I went for a walk the day before yesterday evening to look for some cheap food because the hostel makes expensive Western food and that isn't what I'm about. Well I ended up walking around some street stalls and boutiques that all sell jade, amber, ... Read more >
Tags: huashan
Tue, 23 Sep 2014 | By adaptive | Views [499] | Comments [2]
If I don't come out of China with lung cancer it might be a miracle. I cannot express how much Chinese people smoke.... Everywhere. And no one cares about no smoking signs, those are just stickers. I don't think Canada was ever this bad.
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Tags: chicken hearts, smoke, xian
Mon, 22 Sep 2014 | By indecisivedumplings | Photo Gallery
Hutongs, The Forbidden City, Beihai Park, Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace, 798 Art District, Tian'anmen Square, Wangfujing Street
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Sun, 21 Sep 2014 | By adaptive | Views [387] | Comments [1]
Update, I'm actually going to Xi'An next and I still need a ticket.
So going to the tiger park was depressing, as I half expected but hoped it wouldn't be. They have over 300 tigers plus other big cats that don't belong in China. I'm ... Read more >
Tags: tigers
Sun, 21 Sep 2014 | By adaptive | Views [489] | Comments [2]
I had lots of photos of me taken on the train last night. Everyone seemed to ignore me until a little bit into the ride I said "hello and where are you going?"
That opened up everyone's curiosity because I could speak a little mandarin, luckily a ... Read more >
Tags: hostel, photos, tea
Fri, 19 Sep 2014 | By adaptive | Views [482] | Comments [3]
After this long ass train ride where nothing was comfortable and I couldn't sleep enough I made it to Shenyang in the sunrise. It was beautiful but I needed to find a place to stay. Couch surfing wasn't an option here and the hostel ... Read more >
Tags: cheap food, fat feet.
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