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Month: August 2006

  • World Trip 2006: Day 144 – Luoyang, China

    Saturday 19 August 2006 Highlights: Longmen Grottos, White Horse Temple, the Smiling Buddha Another incredible day this time in Luoyang.   China just keeps on coming with memorable moments worth cherishing, today I got to see both the Longmen Grottos and the White Horse Temple which are both UNESCO protect sites. The Longmen Grottos was…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 143 – Xi’an to Luoyang, China

    Friday 18 August 2006 Highlights: Xi’an Great Mosque Today I visited the Great Mosque in Xi’an before our afternoon departure to Luoyang starting with a walk around the many local markets of Xi’an  (they had Saddam Hussein playing cards from the Iraq war). The Mosque is very unusual, in some ways hidden among the streets…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 142 – Xi’an, China

    Thursday 17 August 2006 Highlights: Terracotta Warriors We go into Xi’an early in the morning after managing around 5 hours sleep in my clothes during our overnight travel (and I like everyone had sweated in their clothes). We immediately headed off to see the Terracotta Warriors arriving there just before the doors opened at 8…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 141 – Beijing to Xi’an, China

    Wednesday 16 August 2006 Highlights: Tienanmen Square, The Forbidden City Today was a chance to visit Tienanmen Square & The Forbidden City (home of the Chinese Emperors for 700 years).   The first thing I noticed today was the smog which only added to the heat and humidity.   Sometimes it was different to see…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 140 – Beijing, China

    Tuesday 15 August 2006 Highlights: Hiking the Great Wall of China, Beijing Acrobats, eating a Peking Duck The China Adventure begins.   Starting at 6 am in the morning we set out for a 2.5 hour drive to the Great Wall (Jinshanling Section), which does not usually have many tourists (it’s far out and fairly…