Destination: China

Xi'an (days 5 and 6)

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 | By thatgirlkate | Views [504]

Monday and Tuesday September 6 and 7 When we arrived in Xi’an the next day it was pouring. When we met up with our tour guide he told us that the bus was a 20-minute walk to the bus… in the rain. That was a rough walk but we all survived ... Read more >

Photos: Xi'an

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 | By thatgirlkate | Photo Gallery

Beijing day 4

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 | By thatgirlkate | Views [592]

Sunday September 5     Again we ate at the delicious breakfast buffet and were able to have a long time to rest in the morning. We needed to pack our bags anyways. When we left the hotel at 11am, we headed off to see Tian’an Men square and the Forbidden ... Read more >

Moon Cakes

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 | By lha | Views [536]

It's that time of the year again........Mid Autumn Festival is a traditional holiday which falls on the 15th day of the eighth month on the Chinese Lunar calendar and this year it will be held on a Wednesday.  To celebrate this, all here worship the ... Read more >

Tags: mid autumn festival

Beijing day 3 (scary scary night)

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 | By thatgirlkate | Views [886]

Saturday September 4 This morning we ate breakfast at the delicious buffet in our hotel then headed off to the summer palace and had a great time just walking around and taking in the beauty of the park. They had build a huge boat made entirely of marble ... Read more >

Beijing day 2

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 | By thatgirlkate | Views [746]

Friday September 3 Today was somewhat cold and rainy. BUT on the bright side we were able to trek the infamous Great Wall, well not exactly. This was just a small section of the Great Wall that is closest to Beijing, it was used in the past as a fort ... Read more >

BEIJING day 1

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 | By thatgirlkate | Views [455]

Thursday September 2     This morning we woke up early to make our flight but it was pouring outside. When we got to the airport our flight was delayed 2 hours, because of a typhoon warning. But since we are in China, they ignored the typhoon and took ... Read more >

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 | By mifoto | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 | By xiaowen | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

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Photos: CAKE + teachers

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 | By samvanneilson | Photo Gallery

MOOOOOOOOOOOOON + CAKE

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 | By samvanneilson | Views [643] | Comments [1]

YOHOHOHO, Let me tell ya folks! moon cakes leave nothing for a non Chinese person to admire. On Wednesday i went to school to see the other teachers making said moon cakes and maybe make some of my own. I was going to take lots of photos but another ... Read more >

Tags: china, korean, moon cake, school, students

Photos: Cake + Korean

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 | By samvanneilson | Photo Gallery

Photos: Shangrila

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 | By wanderlass | Flickr Photo Gallery

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 | By china | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010

School daze

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 | By samvanneilson | Views [565] | Comments [1]

Hi everyone, update! short because i haven't been too much. There was teachers day in China on Friday! I forgot to mention :s It's a day where teachers are celebrated surprise surprise! nothing fancy but i got a big box of milk and some cracker ... Read more >

Tags: china, school, students, teachers