China, Day 13: Ancient Water Town Hongcun
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 – Hongcun Early morning: Ah, refreshed by the shower! Getting used to the combination of shower/toilet/sink and everything just being wet. Must remember to set the […]
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China Day 12: Beautiful Tunxi
Tuesday, April 23 Morning: Now on the bus to Hangzhou. We decided to skip the free hostel breakfast in lieu of getting to the South Shanghai bus station. The steamed […]
Day 11: Sunny Shanghai Gardens and the Jade Buddha Temple
Monday, April 22, 2013 Late morning: The weather is sunny, so there are hordes of soon-to-be wed couples out here taking pictures at the park. They don’t just wear white, […]
Day 10: Planes, Trains and Foreign Laundry Machines
Sunday, April 12, 2013 Late morning: None of us slept well last night. Though we were back from dinner around 20:30 and had plenty of time to pack and get […]
Day 9: Spectacular Li River Cruise
Saturday, April 20, 2013 – Yangshuo Morning: I give up on the hard bed. It’s 7:00. The alarm is set for 8:00. Chris is trying to will himself to lie […]
Day 8: Gondolas, Buses and Learning to Accept Being Stinky
Friday, April 19 – Dazhai Morning: Had at least four nightmares last night, when I finally did fall asleep. Twice I fell down stone steps. In another dream I was […]
Day 7: Chinese Rapunzel
Day 7 – China Travel Journal Thursday, April 18, 2013 – Ping’an to Dazhai Morning: Woke up to bright sunlight assaulting my eyes and a rooster. Terrible creature. Raining a […]
Day 6: We’re All Dying on this Mountain Road
Day 6 – China Travel Journal Wednesday, April 17, 2013 – Ping’an Morning: We’ve just had a quick breakfast of noodles and fried rice, cheap as usual at about 1.50 […]
China, Day 5: Yangshuo, Tourist Haven
Day 5 – China Travel Journal Tuesday, April 16, 2013 – Yangshuo Morning: We’re sitting on the tarmac. Our flight to Guilin is delayed by a half hour, although we […]
China, Day 4: Water Town, Xitang
Day 4 – China Travel Journal Monday, April 15, 2013 – Xitang Morning: Early start, we are off to the bus station. We are going to an old-fashioned water town, […]
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