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Finding H
... in some more. Hover over a bus stop that looks about the right spot and bingo, got it! It is stop #12 and I’ll be starting on stop #48 at the university – a bit of a trek.
Now, what is the name of that street? An English map will help here so it is back to Google Maps. This time I only enter “teda” as I know that will get me into the right area. Zoom in – I know the area – and ...
It’s on the Internet --> It’s True
... described that “…action plans have been drawn up …”
Judge for yourself. The two stories, when I last looked, are at http://www.china.org.cn/china/2012-11/2 8/content_27247159.htm and http://www.china.org.cn/china/2012-11/3 0/content_27272682.htm
Who to ...
Xie dai (鞋带)
... ge yǒu ma” but when typing my journal I have the added help of my computer and Google Translate (& sometimes Bing Translate, but there is another story there …)
And Xié dài (鞋带)? What does that mean? (see the blog entry title) Shoes laces apparently. And did you see the price? Y3.5 or about ...
Trials & Tribulations, Smiles and Felicitations
... the rooms. I don’t know if they were early for a class or were just using the room as a quiet place to study or be with their friends. Or sleep as I found in one classroom I went into last week.
Into the classroom I wanted to try and no-one was there, yay. I waved at the sensor that turns on the lights – they turn off if there is no movement which is not so good if the teacher is immobile in a ...
Off we go!
... The checkpoints were run by the police but were being over seen by heavily armed PLA soldiers. The police checked our passports, and did a quick check of the taxi cab to be sure we weren't trying to sneak any anti-communist propaganda into the capital. After this they waved us on and we made it to the airport with plenty of time to spare, our flight was not until 2.00am after all! The flight from Beijing to Athens, ...