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... and not really worth seeing. Also, I took pictures on my phone that were (unbeknown to me) tiny and in black-and-white. After the 10 minutes at the temple, we walked 30 minutes in the biting cold back to a main road so we could grab a bus into the town.<br><br>We took a taxi into the TEDA district to look around (she took us to the wrong spot) and, after walking around to look at some less than exciting buildings, we went into an Irish ...

A couple of months have past since our last little adventure and the throes of a day to day job have enthralled me for the moments. I do feel, however, the often little tug to wander streets I haven't walked and to places I have not yet gazed. And so, for this weekend, the two of us decided to go to the close coastal city of Tanggu to see there what it had to offer. Of ...

... at my elite chinois skills yo?). All kinds of ZhongShanMen ensues. Don't think I'll settle for the road. Naw, the bridge doesn't look like fun. No more ZhongShanMen. Half hour's almost up. But lo and behold, here's Anr (two) thingy that looks like a pagoda? GM indicated is would just be a short but confusing walk from here, rock it! But the bus don't stop. O the humanity. How will I reconstruct those confusing directions? Well ...

... of work to eat around all the bones in a skull is amazing, truly a work of dedication.<br><br>After the duck head place, we walked a long time and eventually came to a park in north Tianjin called 'Beining.' The park itself was quite large, with lots of attractions and amusement rides and even a couple miniature zoos, but very few people. I actually felt sorry for most the vendors here. The ...

October 1 I had the day off for the Celebration of Chinese National Day. It was the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China. I used this time to explore more of Tianjin. I did a lot of walking and sweating but it was worth it. Enjoy the Photos.<br><br>Blake<br>

National Day in China is celebrated on October 1st, and this year is a big one since it's the 60th anniversary of the PRC. Added with that, the fall festival fell close enough to national day this year that I ended up with 8 days off. 'Course, I had to work the Sunday before and the Saturday after ...

Pics from Culture Street and Dinner at a Hot Pot Restaurant.<br><br>HUO GUO mean "fire pot"-- The concept is easy you put seasoned water in a pot and boil it in the center of the table. Everyone around the table cooks food in it and eats. Kinda like a Fondue.<br><br>Our dinner was shrimp, beef, lamb, mushrooms, cabbage, octopus, squid, and noodles. To make the ...

... computer. He got on Sogou and found a map with the city, the station and the 669 bus route I needed to take from the station to Nanjing road (where I was supposed to be meeting J) all very clearly labelled. Ah, technology is a beautiful thing. When you remember to use it, that is. LiuYangQing was way to the west of the city centre, about 28 bus stops, but the bus trip would only cost me a measly 2 RMB. Great! I texted J and told her I would probably get to Nanjing road ...

... the train ride of the countryside. Once out of Beijing, we finally saw the sky, which was great. I took pics of tons of farmers with donkeys, horses, and all sorts of what I had thought were outdated methods. China is still a third world country after all, even though Beijing does not seem third world in any respect (except maybe the lines). The train stopped at a first stop which looked like a tiny little village and I started to worry because I did not see anything which ...

... ortama hareket katmis olduk. Ucagimizin iki saat sonra nereden kalkacagini bilmiyorduk, gorevli suradan ya da buradan diye iki ayri kapi gosterdi. Su an etrafta hic bir gorevli yok .Kapinin uzerindeki tabelada ucus numaramiz goruluyordu ama simdi o da sondu. Askaabad havaalani simdiye kadar gordugum en korkunc mekanlardan biri. Sanki herkesin sessizce bekledigi sey ucak degil de olum gibi. Her yerdeki dev sapkali guvenlik gorevlisi-askerler atmosferi tamamliyor. Her yerde ...