The Great Wall
Dirk is still unable to post blogs from China, so he's sent a few pictures and I've cut some snippets out of his email messages. I'm sure he has lots more stories to tell!
Dirk in the Forbidden City
"The Forbidden City is amazing. It is huge and fascinating and photogenic. Way too little time - but really cold. Tianamen Sqare had hundreds of security cameras. Dinner was at a fancy place that has been making Peking Duck for 150 years. It was fun to cruise about on the subway - big upgrade for the olympics so it had maps and english announcements."
"The Forbidden City is amazing. It is huge and fascinating and photogenic. Way too little time - but really cold. Tianamen Sqare had hundreds of security cameras. Dinner was at a fancy place that has been making Peking Duck for 150 years. It was fun to cruise about on the subway - big upgrade for the olympics so it had maps and english announcements."
Dirk, JingJing, and Kai at Huang Shan Mountain.
"We went to Huang Shan Mountain - pretty cool but we had totally socked in weather. All mists and cold and drizzle. 9 km and 2400 vertical. Nice hotel but they have no central heat here! So the dining room was frigid. They did have showers and I could dry my clothes on the room radiator. "
"When we hiked out - rime ice was everywhere including hundreds of stone steps down - dicey...""We were treated to a MASSIVE Chinese lunch by Jingjings old advisor - way too much food. The Great Wall tomorrow. They are trying to get us to do a presentation for the faculty on Sunday morning! aghhhh..."
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The world traveler strikes again! Looks like a cool (cold?) experience. More pics pleeeeez...
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