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Jim
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(he toured the Far East)
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From: Jim Durham
<jrd1942@juno.com>
Subject: CHINA TRIP WITH PHOTOS
To: jimd1965@yahoo.com
Date: Saturday, May 23, 2009, 4:29 PM
2009 CHINA TRIP SUMMARY
Hello,
here is a brief photo summary of my trip to China .
I will try to follow up
with photos of other parts of the Far East later.
My
primary thing to see in China was the Great Wall. You can go on line and get
all the details of the wall; so, I will spare giving you all of that. There is a lot more to the
wall than I realized. It
is more than just “a” wall. There
are a lot of walls that tie into it.
That is what I climbed – one of the walls from the valley
going up to the main wall. It
did not look to be so far up to the wall from the ground below, but I
was
mistaken. The steps
were all very irregular in height, making it even harder to climb. Some were four inches;
some were two feet in height. It
was the most tiring thing I have done since climbing the volcano in
Guatemala last October.
I
also visited the Ming Dynasty
Tombs, the Forbidden
City , the Temple of
Heaven , the Summer Palace ,
Tian’Anmen Square , the “Bird’s Nest” Olympic stadium, a jade museum, a
pearl factory, a tea house, and a silk factory which was the most
fascinating thing I saw in China.
The
part of the city of Beijing
that I visited was
clean and nice. They
had done a great job of getting ready for the Olympic visitors. The part that I saw was
one of the prettiest cities in the world.
There was a lot of great, modern architecture.
I
traveled alone to China, but I don’t recommend it.
Without a guide,
communication is impossible. I
tried communicating in loud English and gestures.
It does not work. They
just look at you with a puzzled face (which is what they should do). Just picture someone
coming here and trying to talk to you in a Chinese dialect.
Jim
A
small portion of the Great Wall
I thought that the Pagoda
you see was
at the top. I was wrong.
Here
is the pagoda...and I am just getting started on my climb.
Now the pagoda
is below me and I
have a long way to go.
I
am catching my breath...and still climbing.
Getting closer to the top
where is the Great Wall.
The
Great Wall is a great place to eat ice cream.
Moving along: Now I am arriving at the
Ming
Dynasty Tombs
Ming
Dynasty Tombs...no ice cream
More of
the Ming Dynasty Tombs
Moving
along: A glimpse of modern Beijing
The "Dragon" Hotel
Typical street. Background is the "Bird's
Nest", Olympic Stadium.
More common
scenes in Beijing...
More
of modern Beijing...
more
of modern Beijing...
The "Temple of Heaven" in Beijing...
The "Temple
of Heaven"
Helping with a silk quilt. All of it is from
one worm (non union).
More of
Beijing...Tian'anmen Square (watch out of the tanks)
Moving
along...The Forbidden City
Forbidden
City architecture
Forbidden City. Great place for ice cream (not
forbidden
here)
Moving along...a
boat at the "Summer Palace"
The
entrance to the Summer Palace
Summer Palace. Great place for
ice cream (no
comments on my hair)
You have reached THE END.
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