Marina Yantai
No.128 Binhai North Road, Zhifu District Yantai, Shandong, 264001, China
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Our hotel room
... of the snow.
So, instead of pretty pictures, I thought I'd post our little nest in the hotel. It's a bit dreary, but it's home for the next few weeks. Tomorrow we're buying a broom and some cleaning stuff, as this is pretty much a self-serve hotel. Notice how the shower is right beside the toilet, which is right ...
Mountain Run - Yes, I can!
... height: 17px; ">First, we walked about 20 minutes towards and up the mountain. It was quite steep and I already got out of breath. And we hadn't even started the mountain run. Then we arrived at this beautiful temple. I took a couple of pictures (good excuse to catch some breath) before climbing up the stairs of the temple. We walked right thru. It is really nice. On the other side is the start of the mountain run.
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Fas, Moh Pawah! Kuai! Kuai! Kuai!
... a bit preposterous, but when the Chinese government lists someone as a national treasure for his Chi Gong skills, some benefit of the doubt may be in order. At a minimum, he is one of only 2 people in the country (and hence the world) who can break a marble slab with 2 fingers without damaging the 2 shot glasses supporting it below.
But what makes Master Guo truly incredible was ...
Riven
... this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: he's learning the guitar, has great taste in music, movies and anime, and has seen more of the world and met more diverse people than most Ivy League college students dream of. Basically, he's the poster child for truancy and what you can accomplish if you don't have to be bothered with things like math, science or history.
And most significantly, he's a promising martial artist considering he had ...
AN ENGLISH NAME FOR YA HUI
... But, she said she didn't want to have a flower nor a bird's name.
Finally, I settled on the perfect name for a pale-gray beauty: "Persia".
The name calls to mind exotic Iran. The name calls to mind high-quality things, like rugs and cats. The name even calls to mind a song from my favorite band, Soda Stereo.
The darkly romantic Argentinian song is called "Persiana Americana" (Spanish for: Venetian mini-blinds). And it's about a man ...



