Monthly Archives: November 2008

I spent today at the Zhongshan Scenic Area. This included Linggu Temple, Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum, and Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum. It is a nice forested park home to all these tombs and winding paths. The Ming tomb had a burial … Continue reading →

This morning I changed hostels. The last one I stayed at had only two toilets for the entire building and everything was so cramped. The new one has a new location directly on one of the canals in the city … Continue reading →

After 15 hours, I arrived in Nanjing. Starting to get into southern China now and the weather is getting nicer. After getting checked into my hostel, I returned to the train station to find out how to get to the … Continue reading →

I’ve been able to try some cooking here in Beijing. I’ve been able to cook some French toast (soy milk and eggs), but there isn’t any syrup around here to put on top. Then I was able to cook spaghetti … Continue reading →

The first stop this morning was at the Hebei Provincial Museum, which was unfortunately undergoing renovation. They just had a few photo galleries open, including one about the “truth” behind the Lhasa riots in Tibet earlier this year. Then it … Continue reading →

Back north, I prepared to visit a couple more places in Hebei province. I’ve noticed around Asia that more often than not speedometers are disconnected on vehicles. I suspect most people do this so the odometer number does not increase. … Continue reading →

I checked out of my hotel and tried to get a train to Zhengzhou, but the person said a lot of things in Chinese and it didn’t seem like it would work out. I tried a bus instead. The bus … Continue reading →

My train was scheduled to arrive at 3:42AM. In the mean time, I had a seat next to a very rude Chinese man. He drank a lot of tea and he couldn’t sleep, so while everyone else was trying to … Continue reading →

The bus dropped me off on the street at 4:30AM. The streets were empty and no taxis. I was on my own. The bus driver said walk one direction, but I wanted to know where I was so I opened … Continue reading →

This morning I visited the Longmen Grottoes. Thousands of caves and carvings are here and it is an important historical site. It it similar to what I saw in Shanxi province last month. Longmen picks up where Yungang left off … Continue reading →