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Kiinan kauneimmassa kaupungissa

Ainakin joidenkin mielesta Hangzhou ja erityisesti West lake'n ymparisto on kappale kauneinta Kiinaa. Se olikin, ja sade ja usva ja harmaus melkein lisasivat jarven salaperaisyytta ja charmia. Se oli niin kaunista etta melkein henki salpautui. Mutta henki salpautui myos kaatosateessa, vetta...

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rosabella on March 3, 2012 from Hangzhou, China

from the travel blog: Kaukana kotoa: Siperian halki ja matkantekoa Itä-Aasiassa

Rat in maze test 3: FAIL!

My routine is to get up early to wander the maze, getting pictures before the crowds descend. I stop for breakfast early in my wanderings and stop for lunch at the end. Breakfast - check! Wandering - check! Lunch - no check. Where are the restaurants?? Not find a restaurant in China? ...

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prrrrl on March 3, 2012 from Lijiang, China

from the travel blog: Yunnan, China

Quaint shopping mall

Shuhe is touted as the quieter Lijiang. I suppose it is but as I don't wander Lijiang's Old Town in the afternoon or evening I don't see the crowds that are so dense, passage is difficult. Shuhe is one of three remaining cities that dotted the Tea Horse Road [I think also called the southern...

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prrrrl on March 3, 2012 from Shuhe, China

from the travel blog: Beijing, 2010 or Liaoning, 2013. They are appear to be mixed up!

Not waiting for the bus

Mini vans, and I mean Smart Car size mini, wait at depots and will not leave until full. There will be a line of maybe 8 vans waiting their turn to wait for 7 passengers. I arrive at the depot and am fortunate to be passenger #7 meaning immediate departure. Bonus is as the last person in I...

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prrrrl on March 3, 2012 from Lijiang, China

from the travel blog: Beijing, 2010 or Liaoning, 2013. They are appear to be mixed up!

Rat in maze test 4: FAIL!

I found the street with restaurants! I made a mental note of where to find the alley that lead to them. Later I suggested to some friends I made at the hostel that we should go for 'barbecue' as that's the local specialty. [Note to US southerners: But do they use vinegar???] They agreed. ...

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prrrrl on March 3, 2012 from Lijiang, China

from the travel blog: Beijing, 2010 or Liaoning, 2013. They are appear to be mixed up!

Hungry AND cold!

I thought I read 24 hour access for the hostel I'm currently residing in. Either I read wrong or they have an interesting idea of what that means. After my long wait for half a meal I arrived at the hostel door to see the handles cabled, bike lock style, shut. It was 1:30 am and cold. No! I...

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prrrrl on March 1, 2012 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Beijing I, 2012

Frying pan into the fire Frying pan into the fire

Going to Lijiang to escape Beijing's bitter cold winter is like jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Or rather like jumping from the refrigerator into the freezer. No central heating anywhere! It's COLD at night here. The night was saved, however, by a heated mattress pad. Cozy! Can...

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prrrrl on March 1, 2012 from Lijiang, China

from the travel blog: Yunnan, China

Rat in maze test 1: FAIL!

Lijiang's Old Town is a maze of narrow curving alleys criss-crossing up a River bank. I'm dropped off at the edge and told to go down then turn left. It's 9:30 in the evening and very dark. Hmmm... I had picked the Panba Hostel for several reasons, one being that it was one of the few...

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prrrrl on March 1, 2012 from Lijiang, China

from the travel blog: Yunnan, China

Rat in maze test 2: SUCCESS!

Eat a hostel breakfast? Not if I can help it. Bad American food is not my idea of a fun time. I took off through the alleys and to stay returnable to my cozy mattress pad, I decided to go straight. That went through the market square, clear across Old Town to a tri-belief temple turned...

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prrrrl on March 1, 2012 from Lijiang, China

from the travel blog: Yunnan, China

Feeling smug!

I am packed for two weeks in a very small back pack & a medium size book bag. That includes toiletries, pharmacuticals, two changes of clothes, a camera with small accessories, sandals, two disassembled hiking sticks, two shawls and LOTS of socks. The two fleeces & rain shell I wear to the...

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prrrrl on February 29, 2012 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Beijing I, 2012

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