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China: Tiananmen panorama
We were in Beijing just a few days after the 60th anniversary celebration. Most citizens were not permitted to watch the festivities on site so many came to the city like we did – a few days afterward. This is a series of images stitched together.
Basket sale loot
The day i returned to Petersburg was Sunday the 18th. I got to the house unpacked a little and pretty quickly got to tearing out one of the windows. earl had been house sitting and would be staying at the house for another week so i took advantage of the day off and the extra …
China: goodbye
Almost three weeks after arriving in China it was time for my return to the US. It was a great trip. I proposed. She said yes. I got to get to know Jordan. I saw ample pomp for the 60th anniversary of Communist rule in China. Hiked the Great Wall. Saw the Terracotta Warriors Wandered …
China: contrasting living conditions
This was after i got a little lost. I just wandered until i ended up going through someone’s fields and then was back in among some huts and a few women that were working outside looked up at me like they had seen a ghost. I smiled and said ni hao. I started off down …
China: hidden hydrant
I’m surprised that they had water plumbed in this area. And as a firefighter i am glad i don’t have to squeeze through there, remove rubble to attach a hose and hope the hose doesn’t end up with a bad kink in it.
China: alleyway kitchen
This is along one of the routes you can use for the 45 minute walk from Pepper’s school to her house. there was a huge network of these alleys that is slowly being demolished and replaced with sky rises.
China: steeping goodies in rice wine
Snakes and other creatures and plants are having their essence absorbed by the rice wine that they are soaking in. I think that the bottle that i bought here was some of this stuff. I drank it with Seth, Levy and Kahn and Eugene and Stacey were around and everyone seemed to think that it …
China: LuoYang airport
We got to the airport a little too early. the lights were off and there were not any staff around. It was about an hour and a half flight back to Shanghai.
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