With all the olympic fan-fare going on, I can’t help but reflect. Last week I was looking some video footage and photos and I came up with this 40 second clip. Here is the Youtube page for Shanxi Nan Lu
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Its 10:33 Friday July 4, 2008 I just arrived in Xi'an 2 hours ago. I just got my room settled and now I'm blogging again. Today I will bike the city wall.
Xi'an City wall
This afternoon I went to the Xi'an City wall which is 40 feet tall about 40 feet wide at the top and covers 8.5 miles in length enclosi… Continue
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Its Thursday July 3, I got on the train at 9:20 PM I get to my compartment and notice that I am sharing it with one other guy. Its one of those 2 bunk soft sleepers. Its absolutely very cool and clean, a pr… Continue
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its DAY 10 Wednesday July 2, today is my last full day in Beijing. I feel pretty good because I got to see all the landmarks that I set out to explore. I decided to save the Summer Palace as my last destination because I had heard it was the most beautiful site in all of Beijing. Naturally I want to compar… Continue
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Its DAY 9, Tuesday July 1, today I went to The Forbidden City. I mentioned in the Bei Hai Park post that my lodging, the Peking Hostel is about an 8 -15 minute walk from the Forbidden City grounds. I absolutely love the Peking Hostel, because its a renovated Hutong puts you smack in the middle of the local… Continue
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Its DAY 8 - Monday June 30 today I went to Beihai Park. I have been longing to visit because I pass by it everyday and each time I see that White Bodega peaking out over the trees and roof tops in the distance. Bei Hai is literally around the corner from the Peking Hostel (my current residence while I sta… Continue
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Its DAY 7 - Sunday June 29, I woke up especially early because today I went to The Great Wall and The Ming Tombs. It took about 1 1/2 hours by car: First I must tell you about my driver.
About 6 weeks ago I was surfing the internet looking for a private driver to take me to certain destinations beyond Beij… Continue
Added by bendrix on June 29, 2008 at 11:00pm —
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Its DAY 6 - Saturday June 28 I went to the Nationalities Park in the Chao Yang District. This is a typical canned theme park with vendors and fake structures. The twist here is that its based on the 40+ ethnic groups throughout China. I figured since I can not visit all of China why not get a lesson about… Continue
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Its 6:50 AM, today I travel to the ancient city Yuan Ming Yuan. For those of you that do not know Yuan Ming Yuan is part of the Old Summer Palace. These Imperial Gardens were once the pride of the royal family. It took about 150 years to build this continuing project and was considered by many as the most… Continue
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Its 6:40 PM Thursday June 26, 2008. I just woke up. I was so tired from yesterdays venture that I just fell asleep. I missed dinner. I blog about yesterdays events it is now 7:47 I am about to start my day starting at Ditan Park and next to the 798 Art District.
Ditan Park
Its 9:20 AM I enter Ditan Park,… Continue
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Its 5:34 AM Wednesday June 25, 2008. I just woke up. I'm listening to Vanessa Daou its tranquil relaxing wake up music. Today I have planned a 3 park visit to Temple of Heaven (6AM), Lama Temple (9AM), DItan Park (11AM). I took a trek there a few days ago just to get a jump on the tourists.
Its 6:40 PM Tuesday June 24, 2008. I just came back to my room at the Peking Hostel. My private driver Mr. Ji picked me up at 8AM on the dot, we drove 1 1/2 hours west of Beijing city. I first visited (1:40 hours) Jietiesi, read below. I next visited (2:30 hours) Tanzhesi, read below. After I paid Mr. Ji 8… Continue
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June 21, 2008. I am about to spend 10 days in historic Beijing, China. I am trying to get in touch with my roots here on a 1 month exploration going through Beijing, Xi'an, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou and Nanjing if time permits.
its 7:21 PM Sunday, June 22, 2008 It is rainy and miser… Continue
Added by bendrix on June 23, 2008 at 12:00pm —
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My sister wrote to me recently asking "what is Shanxi Nan Lu?" My answer is that I needed a name for my blog that didnt' have the typical China or Shanghai title in it. I wanted to have an authentic name for the blog so I chose the name of the street where I reside. I live on Shanxi Nan Lu and Zhaojiabang Lu. Zhoajiabang runs east to west and Shanxi goes north an… Continue
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