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just a little update

Reading the weather forcast in the Central Control Tower Beijing Hey everyone...! Just a little reminder that I'm still alive and well...in Xian, China at the moment, I leave to Jiuzhaigou National Park today (5/4/10)... as You tube and Fb are out until I get to Hong Kong I'll wait...

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willrob on March 27, 2010 from Xi'an, China

from the travel blog: Rob Williams 'a year in the making'

Beijing

Ummm okay here's the thing. I think that its going to be much easier just to show lots of pics because way too many things happened here (a picture is worth a thousand words anyways, right??) I probably should have kept up with the blog as i went along each week because now it is just an...

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cz74699 on March 14, 2010 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Beijing

Beijing & Inner Mongolia... 8th Mar to 20th April

Towards the end of my time in Beijing I visited the 'Summer Palace' (above) and the 'Temple of Heaven,' they were great places to walk around and discover...but I just can't fit it all in...! (I've choosen to mention the Summer Palace as more happened for me there...although the Temple of...

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willrob on March 12, 2010 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Rob Williams 'a year in the making'

Tour Guide of the Year!

That's what taking my friend to the gaudiest costumes for post Big Day bridal photos mall will get ya. Don't understand? Think many small shops carrying lens, cameras, reflectors, back drops, bags, tripods and such filling the first floor of a maze-like building that fills a quarter of a city...

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prrrrl on March 11, 2010 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Beijing, 2010 or Liaoning, 2013. They are appear to be mixed up!

Yuan Ming Yuan or Old Summer Palace

They've fenced it off! The elaborate European style surviving archways and the clam fountain. No more thousands of feet climbing over the 250+ year old ruins. Good plan! I did enjoy climbing on the in the past but fencing off will preserve this historic site much better/longer.

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prrrrl on March 10, 2010 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Beijing, 2010 or Liaoning, 2013. They are appear to be mixed up!

Feed Me!!!!

First meal: Hot Pot. A plate of something mammalian, stibbly* and slimy was brought to the table. I had asked for mushrooms, I thought, but my Chinese is rusty. I sent it back. *Might my new word make the dictionary in 2011??? It means piliated in my mind... Second meal: garlic sprouts...

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prrrrl on March 10, 2010 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Beijing, 2010 or Liaoning, 2013. They are appear to be mixed up!

With money you are a dragon; with no money,a worm 8th Mar to 20th April

nǐ hǎo...! Everyone...! That was to be my first word in what turned out to be my favourite country. I hope over the next few blog entries I can show you why..! There's a lot to the China blog entries...but...I promise they'll be of interest...! So lay back with a Jasmine T and let...

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willrob on March 8, 2010 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Rob Williams 'a year in the making'

The day we won 100 beers

The following is a documentation of six people winning 100 beers at a bar -- once again with the good ol' dice game. All I can say is it was one of the funniest nights. ever. We were not quite sure what to do with all the winnings except drink up. I think it was Mat that introduced us to the...

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cz74699 on February 28, 2010 from Chongqing, China

from the travel blog: Chongqing, China