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Tag Archives: Travel
China: Terracotta Warriors
I’ve been a bad blogger and haven’t posted in ages. But it’s time to continue the China travel story! After Beijing, we traveled (on the infamous overnight train) to Xi’an, which was once the capital of China, and was the … Continue reading
China: The Great Wall
Probably the thing I was most interested in seeing in China was the Great Wall. We not only had beautiful weather, but since we were there right after the big Labor Day holiday, it wasn’t very crowded. We went to … Continue reading
China: Beijing
May Day (May 1st) is International Labor Day in China. Because it’s one of the main long weekend holidays (a “golden weekend”), millions of Chinese travel domestically and internationally. Major tourist areas are packed, with the biggest draw being The … Continue reading
China: The trains
From Changjou, we took the high-speed (“bullet”) train to Beijing – about a 5 hour ride, traveling at a top speed of about 300 km/h (186 mph). We had “First Class” tickets, which gave us reserved seats in this car: … Continue reading
China – Changzhou
Our first few days were spent with family in Changzhou, which is a third-tier city with a population of around 5 million. It is definitely not a tourist destination, and there are very few foreigners there. One of their few … Continue reading
China: Grocery Shopping
Not all of the food-related enjoyment in China was eating. Some of it was shopping. Traditionally, meat and produce has been sold at wet markets. We went to a couple of them, and they were very interesting. The produce and … Continue reading
Real Chinese Food
(Sorry… long and full of photos!) We had our concerns about the food situation in China, since Larry is pesco-vegetarian (and a wimp – doesn’t like anything even remotely spicy). Pork is used heavily in China, and is often found … Continue reading
The other side of the world
Hi! Or perhaps I should say nǐ hǎo. I’ve been MIA here for a while for various reasons, but the latest reason is that we were on a trip to China. Larry’s niece is living there for two or three … Continue reading
Roadtrip: Tulsa – the Center of the Universe
Or at least, they claim it is. Before our road trip, I took some time to look for interesting roadside attractions along the way. One of them was the “Center of the Universe” in Tulsa Oklahoma. This is a spot … Continue reading
Roadtrip: Chattanooga
Our travel destination on our trip was Chattanooga Tennessee. We were staying in the downtown area, which we found very walkable. It was a bit unusual, though – the downtown area was pretty much hotels, restaurants, government buildings, art galleries, … Continue reading
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