China, Day 18: Over The Top: Hangzhou
Monday, April 29, 2013 – Hangzhou Afternoon: Hangzhou is kicking our ass. First of all, bad food. Breakfast was “rice soup,” literally rice in water, nasty ass pickles and a […]
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China, Day 17: Marco Polo’s Top Pick: Hangzhou
Sunday, April 28 – Hangzhou Morning: Bus ride is about four hours. Expecting it to be full to bursting. Last four partial days and three nights of our my vacation. […]
China, Day 16: Taoist Temple over Qiyunshan
Saturday, April 27, 2013 – Qiyunshan Morning: If I had to name one book that saved my life, it would be Lao Tzu’s Tao te Ching. So yeah, I was […]
China, Day 15: Mt. Huangshan Sunrise Is Worth It!
Friday, April 26, 2013 – Mt. Huangshan Descent Morning: Frank and I got up at 5:00 to go see the sunrise. I took him to the same place that I […]
China, Day 14: Climbing The Yellow Mountain
Thursday, April 25, 2013 – Mt. Huangshan Night: We arrived at the hotel around 16:00, right on schedule. We started out this morning meeting up at 7:00. Took a taxi […]
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 […]
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 […]
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