tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85005537243468413822011-07-31T00:25:28.185-07:00Menoreply@blogger.comBlogger321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-57395947370988093442009-05-22T15:38:00.001-07:002009-05-22T15:39:23.016-07:00I am off to the land of the Dragon again this year. I shorter visit but I know I will see some amazing sites. I take off in a week!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-5739594737098809344?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-59287313066419835012008-06-15T14:32:00.001-07:002009-05-22T15:41:32.673-07:00Flying home. This will be a very long day. Work tomorrow.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-5928731306641983501?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-87883442857298966532008-06-14T14:28:00.002-07:002009-05-22T15:41:48.359-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbb2JfgTII/AAAAAAAAAQQ/Tx4NMdeodeU/s1600-h/day27_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbb2JfgTII/AAAAAAAAAQQ/Tx4NMdeodeU/s320/day27_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212595342035405954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dragon Gate Stone Bridge<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbbwL1jtSI/AAAAAAAAAQI/gogZ0o5iepo/s1600-h/day27_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbbwL1jtSI/AAAAAAAAAQI/gogZ0o5iepo/s320/day27_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212595239585559842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Oracle Bone at the Shanghai Museum<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbbKd0_KfI/AAAAAAAAAQA/uQhulB_vzQM/s1600-h/day27_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbbKd0_KfI/AAAAAAAAAQA/uQhulB_vzQM/s320/day27_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212594591579974130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Nanjing Street. Expensive Shopping<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-8788344285729896653?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-64269327941607696372008-06-13T14:12:00.003-07:002009-05-22T15:41:59.472-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbabmy7DsI/AAAAAAAAAP4/y6Y0qtN7wgs/s1600-h/day26_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbabmy7DsI/AAAAAAAAAP4/y6Y0qtN7wgs/s320/day26_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212593786533383874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower. Photo taken from JinMao Tower<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbYc5q0RGI/AAAAAAAAAPw/9ffGbvbsHyo/s1600-h/day26_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbYc5q0RGI/AAAAAAAAAPw/9ffGbvbsHyo/s320/day26_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212591609756271714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />JinMao Tower - view into hotel.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbXrK5xrVI/AAAAAAAAAPo/A2qTsXkCl0Y/s1600-h/day26_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbXrK5xrVI/AAAAAAAAAPo/A2qTsXkCl0Y/s320/day26_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212590755388960082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Night shot of the Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower from a boat<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-6426932794160769637?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-90649291332919627772008-06-12T14:09:00.001-07:002009-05-22T15:42:28.139-07:00We are not going to Hangzhou. I was looking forward to seeing the lake. Today was filled with calligraphy and music classes. It was fun to look at the different types of Chinese calligraphy and hear Chinese traditional music. The music was so relaxing.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-9064929133291962777?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-22256962000892705402008-06-11T14:04:00.003-07:002009-05-22T15:42:36.126-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbWa_KdPqI/AAAAAAAAAPg/_OnGDzrGiMA/s1600-h/day24_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbWa_KdPqI/AAAAAAAAAPg/_OnGDzrGiMA/s320/day24_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212589377848164002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Suzhou...The Venice of China<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbWVzomEGI/AAAAAAAAAPY/by4BkYdsSmI/s1600-h/day24_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbWVzomEGI/AAAAAAAAAPY/by4BkYdsSmI/s320/day24_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212589288853999714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Yunyan Temple on Tiger Hill<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbWRl0SIII/AAAAAAAAAPQ/I22t00uZS7I/s1600-h/day24_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbWRl0SIII/AAAAAAAAAPQ/I22t00uZS7I/s320/day24_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212589216425451650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Humble Administrator's Garden<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbVtXCkOZI/AAAAAAAAAPI/XCJE-FG_ICA/s1600-h/day24_4.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbVtXCkOZI/AAAAAAAAAPI/XCJE-FG_ICA/s320/day24_4.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212588593983535506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Demonstration of local opera at The Garden of the Master of the Nets<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-2225696200089270540?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-57526851031363123592008-06-10T14:02:00.001-07:002009-05-22T15:42:51.164-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbVSk7d_qI/AAAAAAAAAPA/ykXVjzAZHtY/s1600-h/day23_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbVSk7d_qI/AAAAAAAAAPA/ykXVjzAZHtY/s320/day23_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212588133855395490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Suzhou Museum designed by I.M. Pei<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbVNxtM_GI/AAAAAAAAAO4/i_PQF3J9i4o/s1600-h/day23_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbVNxtM_GI/AAAAAAAAAO4/i_PQF3J9i4o/s320/day23_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212588051385875554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Pearl Pillar of the Buddhist Shrine<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbVJUxfXOI/AAAAAAAAAOw/OjNU6YAf6fs/s1600-h/day23_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbVJUxfXOI/AAAAAAAAAOw/OjNU6YAf6fs/s320/day23_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212587974899752162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Silk factory<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-5752685103136312359?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-2722977468429548362008-06-09T14:56:00.000-07:002008-06-17T14:57:50.168-07:00No more Hangzhou.<br /><br />Suzhou - June 10th - June 13th<br />Shanghai - June 13th - June 15th<br />Fly home on June 15th<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-272297746842954836?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-81405853495141106552008-06-09T13:25:00.001-07:002009-05-22T15:43:28.095-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbMfMQxDNI/AAAAAAAAAOg/sUh5j5vH-gA/s1600-h/day22_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbMfMQxDNI/AAAAAAAAAOg/sUh5j5vH-gA/s320/day22_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212578454967487698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A shipping lock. There are upstream and downstream locks<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbMrSVISzI/AAAAAAAAAOo/gNyfjvC4F2w/s1600-h/day22_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFbMrSVISzI/AAAAAAAAAOo/gNyfjvC4F2w/s320/day22_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212578662754831154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Three Gorges Dam<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-8140585349514110655?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-84992527154977008282008-06-08T08:27:00.001-07:002009-05-22T15:43:38.477-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE_0twigPDI/AAAAAAAAAOY/54RtoghqJp0/s1600-h/day21_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE_0twigPDI/AAAAAAAAAOY/54RtoghqJp0/s320/day21_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210652360851864626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It is foggy... :-(<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE_z0qFprNI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/AvyYDyZkGnw/s1600-h/day21_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE_z0qFprNI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/AvyYDyZkGnw/s320/day21_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210651379867692242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Boat trackers<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE_yoN_35MI/AAAAAAAAAOI/o6StBkXB22s/s1600-h/day21_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE_yoN_35MI/AAAAAAAAAOI/o6StBkXB22s/s320/day21_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210650066657207490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hanging Coffins of the Bo people.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-8499252715497700828?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-92192909991861122392008-06-07T07:28:00.005-07:002009-05-22T15:43:46.956-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE0-lq0zKPI/AAAAAAAAANw/e9JYU1XrZcY/s1600-h/Day20_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE0-lq0zKPI/AAAAAAAAANw/e9JYU1XrZcY/s320/Day20_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209889160809359602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A rain filtered picture cruising down the river<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE0-Xqd-aLI/AAAAAAAAANo/3X2b2lb3epg/s1600-h/day20_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE0-Xqd-aLI/AAAAAAAAANo/3X2b2lb3epg/s320/day20_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209888920195459250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Fengdu -- "Ghost City"<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-9219290999186112239?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-19631739857057129692008-06-06T07:19:00.004-07:002009-05-22T15:44:03.329-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE09beAH9jI/AAAAAAAAANg/RnZVqkpz9Bw/s1600-h/Day19_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE09beAH9jI/AAAAAAAAANg/RnZVqkpz9Bw/s320/Day19_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209887886056879666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hongyadong cultural center<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE09NHdhxgI/AAAAAAAAANY/lEUttlvKkok/s1600-h/Day19_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE09NHdhxgI/AAAAAAAAANY/lEUttlvKkok/s320/Day19_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209887639488022018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A night time view of Chongqing from our boat<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-1963173985705712969?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-15529188034898548222008-06-05T07:15:00.001-07:002009-05-22T15:40:59.098-07:00No pics today. We spent the day touring the Media and Communications department at the Chongqing Telecommunication and Posts University, had a lecture on Confucianism and having my own evening of solitude.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-1552918803489854822?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-84980161558317090852008-06-04T07:00:00.002-07:002009-05-22T15:44:12.317-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE06BgMEH_I/AAAAAAAAANQ/VwryJOvDZSQ/s1600-h/day17_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE06BgMEH_I/AAAAAAAAANQ/VwryJOvDZSQ/s320/day17_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209884141432348658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wandering on a mountain side<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE05jFxH9lI/AAAAAAAAANI/SQoNH8pvWNE/s1600-h/day17_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE05jFxH9lI/AAAAAAAAANI/SQoNH8pvWNE/s320/day17_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209883618943956562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The lower entrance of the Laojun Taoistic Temple. I practiced tai chi here.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE04oCTYn8I/AAAAAAAAANA/Oh1SIal_FG4/s1600-h/day17_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE04oCTYn8I/AAAAAAAAANA/Oh1SIal_FG4/s320/day17_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209882604401631170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The main portion of the temple.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE04Du-teRI/AAAAAAAAAM4/bB82j8SoH_U/s1600-h/day17_4.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE04Du-teRI/AAAAAAAAAM4/bB82j8SoH_U/s320/day17_4.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209881980739352850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Chinese Hot Pot<br />That is duck intestines he is putting in. Yes I ate them as well as water buffalo stomach.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-8498016155831709085?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-18147183089157241272008-06-03T06:56:00.001-07:002009-05-22T15:44:29.985-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE03Jq6IyRI/AAAAAAAAAMw/KESuYFFWHwY/s1600-h/day16_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE03Jq6IyRI/AAAAAAAAAMw/KESuYFFWHwY/s320/day16_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209880983214016786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Crossing the YangTze River!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE026fJxYVI/AAAAAAAAAMo/dIN8kKZf-9Q/s1600-h/day16_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE026fJxYVI/AAAAAAAAAMo/dIN8kKZf-9Q/s320/day16_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209880722360328530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Chongqing Zoo<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE02qmzkHKI/AAAAAAAAAMg/dvYnG4_wsSU/s1600-h/day16_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE02qmzkHKI/AAAAAAAAAMg/dvYnG4_wsSU/s320/day16_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209880449536760994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We saw Pandas!!!!!!!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-1814718308915724127?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-68660146841453798772008-06-02T06:37:00.001-07:002009-05-22T15:44:44.223-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE00QkyaREI/AAAAAAAAAMY/306SyTLJHek/s1600-h/day15_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE00QkyaREI/AAAAAAAAAMY/306SyTLJHek/s320/day15_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209877803295196226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Giant Sleeping Buddha at Dazu Stone Carvings<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE0z5UGiCeI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/ObIqMF_JWI0/s1600-h/day15_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE0z5UGiCeI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/ObIqMF_JWI0/s320/day15_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209877403679197666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />At Dazu Stone Carvings<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE0y5ommZ_I/AAAAAAAAAMI/9cdjfMi7Pfk/s1600-h/day15_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE0y5ommZ_I/AAAAAAAAAMI/9cdjfMi7Pfk/s320/day15_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209876309670782962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Cat and mouse...Dazu Stone Carvings<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-6866014684145379877?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-314678519098010612008-06-01T06:30:00.001-07:002009-05-22T15:45:00.573-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE0xF_iXSZI/AAAAAAAAAMA/ztfPpUiC3aU/s1600-h/day14_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE0xF_iXSZI/AAAAAAAAAMA/ztfPpUiC3aU/s320/day14_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209874322962205074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We have arrived in Chongqing.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-31467851909801061?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-59349503271565201202008-05-31T06:17:00.002-07:002009-05-22T15:45:16.712-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE0vUU1QziI/AAAAAAAAAL4/w4k_NE03C78/s1600-h/day13_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE0vUU1QziI/AAAAAAAAAL4/w4k_NE03C78/s320/day13_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209872370173529634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dangjia<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE0vJ6GB3wI/AAAAAAAAALw/PwXfUrmJQFU/s1600-h/day13_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE0vJ6GB3wI/AAAAAAAAALw/PwXfUrmJQFU/s320/day13_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209872191197404930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A faded Mao stencil in Dangjia<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE0uoebwlTI/AAAAAAAAALo/mFPGFVK_nfA/s1600-h/day13_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SE0uoebwlTI/AAAAAAAAALo/mFPGFVK_nfA/s320/day13_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209871616836670770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tomb of Sima Qian<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-5934950327156520120?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-45034264657984895872008-05-30T08:24:00.001-07:002009-05-22T15:45:25.304-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFt5NKfKnI/AAAAAAAAALQ/1YtYiBewfBg/s1600-h/Day12_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFt5NKfKnI/AAAAAAAAALQ/1YtYiBewfBg/s320/Day12_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206563473770621554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The monk who founded the Wild Goose Pagoda<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFuOtKfKoI/AAAAAAAAALY/POdeR3JgIic/s1600-h/day12_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFuOtKfKoI/AAAAAAAAALY/POdeR3JgIic/s320/day12_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206563843137809026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Wild Goose Pagoda<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFuc9KfKpI/AAAAAAAAALg/9kBt_S5d6kE/s1600-h/day12_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFuc9KfKpI/AAAAAAAAALg/9kBt_S5d6kE/s320/day12_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206564087950944914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A monk at the temple at the base of the Wild Goose Pagoda<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-4503426465798489587?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-62630813545624359222008-05-29T08:14:00.006-07:002009-05-22T15:45:38.268-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFrttKfKjI/AAAAAAAAAKw/MeCnwsWlQEM/s1600-h/day11_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFrttKfKjI/AAAAAAAAAKw/MeCnwsWlQEM/s320/day11_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206561077178870322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A neolithic site. Interesting similarities to our southwestern tribes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFsT9KfKkI/AAAAAAAAAK4/bIOna9uUXKI/s1600-h/day11_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFsT9KfKkI/AAAAAAAAAK4/bIOna9uUXKI/s320/day11_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206561734308866626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A archaeological site at Banpo<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFsxtKfKlI/AAAAAAAAALA/qt5Di3zo-I4/s1600-h/day11_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFsxtKfKlI/AAAAAAAAALA/qt5Di3zo-I4/s320/day11_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206562245409974866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A birthday cake for some one in the group. It was amazing.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-6263081354562435922?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-89896263864081598502008-05-28T16:21:00.001-07:002009-05-22T15:45:57.106-07:00Hi.<br /><br />The access to my blog has been very spotty. Sorry for not posting earlier. I am in Xi'an. Tuesday I saw the Terra Cotta Warriors. Very cool! It has been fairly warm and muggy. I am bummed I missed the snow. The skies here are gray all day. In the week we were in Beijing I only saw blue skies once.<br /><br />I have been keeping the pics and blog posts offline until I can connect. So I will be back dating the posts.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-8989626386408159850?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-75015249216291238562008-05-28T08:11:00.001-07:002009-05-22T15:45:57.106-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFtedKfKmI/AAAAAAAAALI/bdDiyLpEKWs/s1600-h/day10_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFtedKfKmI/AAAAAAAAALI/bdDiyLpEKWs/s320/day10_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206563014209120866" border="0" /></a><br />An interesting day. The parking lot in the morning and at night is used for exercise and recreation.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-7501524921629123856?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-71502510894554226072008-05-27T08:08:00.004-07:002009-05-22T15:45:57.106-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFqE9KfKgI/AAAAAAAAAKY/yP1Af3VcRIQ/s1600-h/day9_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFqE9KfKgI/AAAAAAAAAKY/yP1Af3VcRIQ/s320/day9_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206559277587573250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Terra Cotta Warriors<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFqRtKfKhI/AAAAAAAAAKg/B-nPAQjQ_5U/s1600-h/day9_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFqRtKfKhI/AAAAAAAAAKg/B-nPAQjQ_5U/s320/day9_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206559496630905362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Terra Cotta Warriors<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFqitKfKiI/AAAAAAAAAKo/zUImaaW3Kco/s1600-h/day9_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFqitKfKiI/AAAAAAAAAKo/zUImaaW3Kco/s320/day9_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206559788688681506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Tea. Very good!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-7150251089455422607?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-61025597822721622032008-05-26T08:00:00.001-07:002009-05-22T15:45:57.106-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFoRNKfKdI/AAAAAAAAAKA/y9zhoPLzMDI/s1600-h/day8_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFoRNKfKdI/AAAAAAAAAKA/y9zhoPLzMDI/s320/day8_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206557289017715154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Calligraphy by one of the students at Xi'an Shiyou University<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFot9KfKeI/AAAAAAAAAKI/X0EpTRo4pyk/s1600-h/day8_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFot9KfKeI/AAAAAAAAAKI/X0EpTRo4pyk/s320/day8_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206557782938954210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wild Goose Pagoda - Dayan ta<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFo5dKfKfI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/zb0wqQerUKs/s1600-h/day8_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFo5dKfKfI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/zb0wqQerUKs/s320/day8_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206557980507449842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Market near the Drum Tower<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-6102559782272162203?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-90319677706538722442008-05-25T06:20:00.001-07:002009-05-22T15:46:22.852-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFRO9KfKaI/AAAAAAAAAJo/yKlWpTXxOA8/s1600-h/day7_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFRO9KfKaI/AAAAAAAAAJo/yKlWpTXxOA8/s320/day7_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206531961595570594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I made it to the dragon. Welcome to the Great Wall!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFRhdKfKbI/AAAAAAAAAJw/f1hcLCXqGaE/s1600-h/day7_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFRhdKfKbI/AAAAAAAAAJw/f1hcLCXqGaE/s320/day7_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206532279423150514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Making Cloisonné<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFm-tKfKcI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/wGSQPIuwbbY/s1600-h/day7_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFm-tKfKcI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/wGSQPIuwbbY/s320/day7_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206555871678507458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Olympics are coming.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-9031967770653872244?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-60962195288395780632008-05-24T06:04:00.004-07:002009-05-22T15:46:22.853-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFP1tKfKXI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/2IYDNY8-JA4/s1600-h/day6_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFP1tKfKXI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/2IYDNY8-JA4/s320/day6_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206530428292245874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Weekend Market<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFQE9KfKYI/AAAAAAAAAJY/oRxnJHy8mF4/s1600-h/day6_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFQE9KfKYI/AAAAAAAAAJY/oRxnJHy8mF4/s320/day6_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206530690285250946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Beijing Opera actor<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFQUdKfKZI/AAAAAAAAAJg/nOKMkoU0-h8/s1600-h/day6_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFQUdKfKZI/AAAAAAAAAJg/nOKMkoU0-h8/s320/day6_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206530956573223314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Beijing Opera<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-6096219528839578063?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-64600653082237565832008-05-23T05:36:00.005-07:002009-05-22T15:46:22.853-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFGg9KfKUI/AAAAAAAAAI4/BQCG5Gny2Jo/s1600-h/day5_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFGg9KfKUI/AAAAAAAAAI4/BQCG5Gny2Jo/s320/day5_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206520176205310274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Tientan park near the east gate<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFHF9KfKVI/AAAAAAAAAJA/6-43rbJyIWM/s1600-h/day5_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFHF9KfKVI/AAAAAAAAAJA/6-43rbJyIWM/s320/day5_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206520811860470098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Temple of Heaven<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFHfdKfKWI/AAAAAAAAAJI/jLp5iUrsYvo/s1600-h/day5_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFHfdKfKWI/AAAAAAAAAJI/jLp5iUrsYvo/s320/day5_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206521249947134306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A roof tile<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-6460065308223756583?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-78546660302170342592008-05-22T03:26:00.001-07:002009-05-22T15:46:22.853-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEEn9dKfKQI/AAAAAAAAAIY/OP3tgdT8NPk/s1600-h/day4_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEEn9dKfKQI/AAAAAAAAAIY/OP3tgdT8NPk/s320/day4_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206486580971120898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tien'anmen square - 1 million people can stand here!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEEo1dKfKRI/AAAAAAAAAIg/19rTx8xoWUY/s1600-h/day4_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEEo1dKfKRI/AAAAAAAAAIg/19rTx8xoWUY/s320/day4_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206487543043795218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Forbidden City<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEE_QNKfKSI/AAAAAAAAAIo/xvI1Md-AH7s/s1600-h/day4_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEE_QNKfKSI/AAAAAAAAAIo/xvI1Md-AH7s/s320/day4_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206512191861106978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Houhai...rikshaw!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFDd9KfKTI/AAAAAAAAAIw/kBxt1xMuk4A/s1600-h/day4_4.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEFDd9KfKTI/AAAAAAAAAIw/kBxt1xMuk4A/s320/day4_4.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206516826130819378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Chinese Acrobats.....Amazing!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-7854666030217034259?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-41092805660782430152008-05-21T03:15:00.001-07:002009-05-22T15:40:43.221-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEElwdKfKNI/AAAAAAAAAIA/mbvvOiyC43w/s1600-h/day3_1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEElwdKfKNI/AAAAAAAAAIA/mbvvOiyC43w/s320/day3_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206484158609565906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A country in mourning<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEEmctKfKOI/AAAAAAAAAII/bMX4YUH_IVg/s1600-h/day3_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEEmctKfKOI/AAAAAAAAAII/bMX4YUH_IVg/s320/day3_2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206484918818777314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wangfujing Market<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEEnItKfKPI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/nk1Kzo9iC0I/s1600-h/day3_3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SEEnItKfKPI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/nk1Kzo9iC0I/s320/day3_3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206485674733021426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dinner...so much food!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-4109280566078243015?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-83265914329881305242008-05-21T03:11:00.000-07:002008-05-31T06:08:43.958-07:00Travel to China - May 19th - May 20th<br />Beijing - May 21st - May 25th<br />Xi'an - May 25th - June 1st<br />Chongqing - June 1st - June 6th<br />Yangtze River Cruise - June 7th - 9th<br />Suzhou - June 10th - June 11th<br />Hangzhou - June 11th - June 13th<br />Shanghai - June 13th - June 15th<br />Fly home on June 15th<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-8326591432988130524?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-48991939624329428972008-05-20T12:13:00.003-07:002009-05-22T15:40:20.171-07:00Well I made it to Beijing. It was a really long day. The flights were good....no this doesn't mean I like flying...it just means I didn't throw up. Airline food is airline food. I did manage some sleep and saw bits and pieces of a number of movies. Wednesday will be the first test...a large number of people in a city that is 100 by 125 miles. This place is huge.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-4899193962432942897?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500553724346841382.post-51148889983875699422008-05-19T06:28:00.006-07:002009-05-22T15:40:06.553-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFgyv9Rfu9I/AAAAAAAAAQY/VnV48g3MB3Q/s1600-h/plane.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DHjZANlgHOc/SFgyv9Rfu9I/AAAAAAAAAQY/VnV48g3MB3Q/s320/plane.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212972368164535250" border="0" /></a>I am off to China today on China Eastern Airlines. My bag was only 34.5 lbs. Over the next 28 days, many miles will be logged starting with today. My journey across the pacific started with a flight Phoenix to Los Angeles. I am now headed to China from Los Angeles to Shanghai. I will finally arrive in Beijing on Tuesday night (Beijing is 15 hrs ahead of Arizona). I just hope I get some sleep.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8500553724346841382-5114888998387569942?l=hbchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Menoreply@blogger.com