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Funky Monkey - The Chinese Calendar
... Chinese calendar is still used for festivals (like Chinese New Year which falls on the 2nd new moon after the winter solstice) or to pick "lucky" dates for weddings etc.
-The 12 animals are used for naming years, but have nothing to do with the calculations of the calendar
In terms of astrology, here is the deal:
-Each year is related to an animal on a 12 year cycle (there are 12 animals)
-There is a cute story about how ...
A tale of visiting two French cities: Lyon and Aix
... and credits back the unused part. A rental period of less than half an hour is free. As you keep the bike longer rates progressively rise, so you are motivated to commute
and dock. There is a good system of bike lanes in Lyon and drivers are very patient. Every day we biked into a different part of the city then walked to sites we wanted to see or participated in tours available at the city’s tourist office. These ...
Waiting for them...
... a major resort or the inside of a conference centre/boardroom!). Our first night in the Pacific Ring of Fire began with a jolt....literally. A mag 5.1 earthquake, centered only 38 km from Nusa Dua (where we are staying) (according to the US Geological survey) shook me out of bed at 10:59:53pm ...and for those of you who are disaster junkies like me...yes, I immediately logged my report on their "Did you feel it?" ...
And we're off...
... is hiking the rugged coastline, if we feel like it. Maybe we'll go for a quick swim or a boat ride. We'll see...
Last but not least, we have a week in the Eternal City: Roma! Of course we'll go to the Vatican and see the Colosseum, and we're staying a stone's throw from the Pantheon, so we'll go there too. But if all we manage is to go from piazza to piazza ordering espressos, that'll be a fine experience!
Ciao!
Linda & Rod
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Amazing what a baby can do
... had bought for my nephew Andy. We eventually got to his house and carried it up stairs but didn't put it together. Andy grabbed his bags and we headed through the city to get to the highway but stopped at a restaurant called the Works to have dinner. The food was great and the number of burger options was quite high. I can't even remember what was on mine but it was really good. Cost was a bit more than an average burger restaurant - but this ain't no average burger.
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