КитайJingshan39°55’4” N 116°24’21” E 11 мая 2024 г., Китай ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
КитайJingshan39°55’3” N 116°24’19” E 12 мая 2024 г., Китай ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Sad faces on please. We didn't make it with the group to the Great Wall today. I've come down with a heavy cold and needed to isolate. Despite my protestations, Sue kindly stayed to mop my brow andЧитать далее
Sorry to hear that you "hit the wall" .. but didn't! Good on Sue. [Jeff Parham]
КитайBalimiao34°46’24” N 113°43’19” E 13 мая 2024 г., Китай ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We went to one of 7 Beijing railway stations ( you would need a month in a place to work out where to go -- or go on a tour) to catch the fast train to Pingyao. It took a bit over 4 hours (600 km fromЧитать далее
ПутешественникCan you send/receive emails in China as you pondered before setting out?
ПутешественникNo. My VPN is apparently not on the approved list. I can only check through Sue's phone. She has approved VPN. I can't get WhatsApp now either.
КитайBalimiao34°46’24” N 113°43’19” E 14 мая 2024 г., Китай ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Today's sojourn took in two major sights and a lunch. First up, a Buddhist monastery dating back to (I think) the 4th century, but no longer in operation. Buddhism came to China from India via TibetЧитать далее
КитайBalimiao34°46’24” N 113°43’19” E 15 мая 2024 г., Китай ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Another day and there has been no spanning. We had the morning to wander as the train to Xi'an didn't leave until mid afternoon. We checked out a banking museum (the world's first is said to haveЧитать далее
КитайBalimiao34°46’24” N 113°43’19” E 16 мая 2024 г., Китай ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
A full-on tourist day. Off to the terracotta warriors, which were discovered by a farmer digging a well in about 1974. You should see the place now. Quite an enterprise and a place to come toЧитать далее
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Amazing sight to see! Did you get a little model to continue building your army at home?
КитайBalimiao34°46’24” N 113°43’19” E
17 мая 2024 г., Китай ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Before taking the train out west, we went to another burial site (at the Yangling Museum) where they have unearthed soldier guards and animals that are about 1/3 life-size. They come from the HanЧитать далее
КитайLabuleng35°12’0” N 102°31’2” E
18 мая 2024 г., Китай ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
That's the end of trains. We loaded onto a bus and headed into the mountains. We went along a valley plateau, with every flat square cm under crop against a mountain backdrop on both sides. A fair bitЧитать далее
КитайBalimiao34°46’24” N 113°43’19” E
19 мая 2024 г., Китай ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
КитайLhamogoinba34°5’19” N 102°37’56” E
19 мая 2024 г., Китай ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Further elevation today into the grasslands -- yak country. This is the territory of the nomadic Tibetans. Yaks and yak butter are the overwhelming production items. The folk have permanent residencesЧитать далее
ПутешественникDid you try some yak products? We need a photo of the two of you!
ПутешественникHi Ilona. I tried yak meat last night - not bad at all but would draw the line at yak milk (or any milk for that matter!).
ПутешественникDid you try the tea? Preferably complete with rancid yak butter and salt. A taste to be savoured, from 10 or more metres. 😥
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This is great