Pingyao Yide Hotel

... it this morning. I knew it would be rough when I could see my breath in the bathroom and had to hop back and forth on the stone floor for the cold. But standing under the trickle of piping hot water was luxury, and an hour in my sleeping bag following helped the blood start flowing again. <br> <br> What little heat there is here comes entirely from coal. A coal-fired haze dulls the sun, a sight all to common in this country, more noticeable here than anywhere. This province ...

Hallo lieve vriendjes &amp; familie,<br><br>hoewel het het plan was, hebben we langs deze weg nog niet veel van ons zelf laten horen... maar dat had verschillende redenen... vaak hadden we slechts beperkte toegang tot internet omdat het bezet was, veel te veel yuan, roebel, euro of iets anders voor werd aangerekend, omdat anderen sneller (en ganse avonden) waren om computers in te palmen of simpelweg omdat bepaalde sites niet toegankelijk waren.<br ...

... we covered a lot of distance and gained some confidence. To think there's still two and half months of this makes me want to sit on a couch with a cold beer and watch someone else doing it instead of me.<br><br>Day 3<br><br>We convince a cab to take us on the freeway to the nearest service station. We get there and find ourselves on wrong side of the freeway. Luckily there's an underground tunnel. At the service station there ...

... niet zelf buiten de stad rijden). Dus wat doe je? Je gaat naar buiten, rookt een sigaret en wijst na 20 minuten op je horloge en zegt dat ie door moet rijden. Dat deed ie gewoon. In ieder geval voor 100 meter. Daar stopte hij weer. Er kwam een andere taxi aangereden. "wadiezie hou nie kwa koy Pingyao kemla ma mong zie si djunohedo Pingyao". Dan vraag je, natuurlijk in het Engels: "wat is de bedoeling". Een dan krijg je in keurig Chineze volzinnen uitleg en wordt de ...

... price. My ancient guidebook said 30RMB was a decent price to Pingyao. Given inflation has been pretty steep, I figured 40-45 would still be acceptable. I asked how much and was told a staggering 160 RMB for two. Grr. I told the boss he was being ridiculous and our haggling began. I noticed he shut the door so that the guys inside couldn't listen or talk to me. Finally, Mum and I paid 50 each, which I was unhappy with, but we were pushed for time. In the final minute, he'd really ****** me ...

... and still lives there at present. Why was she moved to Hunan Province? I don't really know why but I guess it either has something to do with the fact that she is a female and that she has a 'real' brother. She is from a small town about an hour away from the city and sadly she has never seen any of Taiyuan city except for the train station. Before ...

... about 22 miles) from Pingyao Ancient City and 140 kilometers (about 87 miles) from Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. It is a luxurious residence built during 1762-1811 by the descendants of the Wang Family, one of the Four Families of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in Shanxi Province. The compound occupies a total area of 150,000 square meters (about 179,399 square yards), of which 45,000 ...

... red lanterns and the traditional chinese roofs. This all made us feel much better and brought smiles to our tired faces. Chrissy's smile increased noticeably when she saw our hostel - it was just what we wanted. It is the traditional-style with a traditional-style room set in a courtyard and a great atmosphere with exceptionally friendly staff. The room is cleaned each day and has little luxuries like hot showers all day, a 'Pow-Wow' that dispenses both ...

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... and get rid of the annoying golf-cart tours that obviously have nothing better to do in winter than chase after backpackers who aren't ever likely to actually take the tour. The streets were in a state of chaos, being ripped up and re-paved (though with some effort to retain some consistancy with the original streets and surrounding buildings), but this did have the fringe benefit of making certain parts of the town off limits to motor vehicles, however ...