Archive for August 3rd, 2007
Waking up in Beijing
I forgot to post this video this morning, so apologies for being a bit out of order. Watch below and you’ll see the “beautiful” view of downtown Beijing out of our hotel window. We also came across some interesting fellow foreigners, in town to promote the Olympics.
Posted: August 3rd, 2007 under News.
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Day 2 - Evening (Carrot Swan)
Paul and I completely forgot to eat today. It was nearly 9pm before we realized we’d only had one bowl of plain rice each! It’s not so easy to eat vegetarian in this town. We ordered spicy beans at lunch and we got spicy beans…with pork. We ordered eggplant tonight at dinner and […]
Posted: August 3rd, 2007 under Impressions, News.
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Reading The China Daily
Paul just read a story in the China Daily today that I have to tell you about. It’s titled “A Stranger in Lhasa? Not if you’re from Sichuan” and it talks about the surprise of a government official from Chengdu, named Hu Jian, who travels to Lhasa and is thrilled to find so many […]
Posted: August 3rd, 2007 under News.
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Day Two - The Railway
This morning we went to Beijing West Railway Station, the departure point for trains to Tibet. This mostly express service started last July. Even though I knew we weren’t going to make the trip to Tibet, just being there at the station was exciting. We had our bags with us and I […]
Posted: August 3rd, 2007 under Photos, Railway, Video.
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Day One - Good Night and Good Luck
Some reflections at the end of our first day here in Beijing. Lots of emotion and adrenaline mixed with a good dose of exhaustion and paranoia.
Thank you for all the supportive comments and well-wishes. I wish I could respond to each you, but I have to be careful about how and when I access this […]
Posted: August 3rd, 2007 under Impressions, Video.
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