Friday, July 14, 2006
China with Carson
In steamy hot June, Carson and I traveled to China for an incredible
two week journey into the land of emperors and massive economic
development. Competing for our attention were 2000 year old
inscriptions alongside new Starbucks signs, rickshaws next to Land
Rovers, fragrant smells of temple incense with thick industrial smoke.
But as we adjusted to this new China, the ancient China drew us in.
We explored the hidden pavilions of the Forbidden City, home only
100 years ago to the Last Emperor. We rode rickshaws in Beijings
hutongs, sailed on the Empress' Summer Palace lake, met kite
makers, and opera students, and saw Shaolin Monks perform
amazing acrobatics.
The Great Wall begged us to climb along it's undulating ridges, but
only after running a gauntlet of vendors selling t-shirts. We marched
with Terracotta Warriors, burned incense at the Wild Goose Pagoda,
lost our hearts to the cute Panda cubs, and briefly forgot the steady
assault on our senses. For three days we sailed on the Yangtse River,
passing through the immense locks of the Three Gorges Dam, just
two months from completion. But best of all, we indulged ourselves
in the juiciest watermelon on the planet.
two week journey into the land of emperors and massive economic
development. Competing for our attention were 2000 year old
inscriptions alongside new Starbucks signs, rickshaws next to Land
Rovers, fragrant smells of temple incense with thick industrial smoke.
But as we adjusted to this new China, the ancient China drew us in.
We explored the hidden pavilions of the Forbidden City, home only
100 years ago to the Last Emperor. We rode rickshaws in Beijings
hutongs, sailed on the Empress' Summer Palace lake, met kite
makers, and opera students, and saw Shaolin Monks perform
amazing acrobatics.
The Great Wall begged us to climb along it's undulating ridges, but
only after running a gauntlet of vendors selling t-shirts. We marched
with Terracotta Warriors, burned incense at the Wild Goose Pagoda,
lost our hearts to the cute Panda cubs, and briefly forgot the steady
assault on our senses. For three days we sailed on the Yangtse River,
passing through the immense locks of the Three Gorges Dam, just
two months from completion. But best of all, we indulged ourselves
in the juiciest watermelon on the planet.
# posted by sunnida : 5:50 PM
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i saw that we were in some pictures
i miss you in person
Emily+ Lukas
P.S.why isnt there a space between emily and the plus
i miss you in person
Emily+ Lukas
P.S.why isnt there a space between emily and the plus
Hi there, Sunni,
I tried to email you re your Chief Paulina pic, but got a delivery failure to your email address twice! Thanks for the photo. It was great! Hope all's well. Will try it again tonight.
hugs,
Dale
I tried to email you re your Chief Paulina pic, but got a delivery failure to your email address twice! Thanks for the photo. It was great! Hope all's well. Will try it again tonight.
hugs,
Dale
wow! this is swasome (so awesome) to look at things from the summer!
luke
P.S. if somebody comments under the name of fival, thats me.
P.P.S. (a term my sister uses) nice pictures! there must be 10,000 words (a picture tells 1ooo words
luke
P.S. if somebody comments under the name of fival, thats me.
P.P.S. (a term my sister uses) nice pictures! there must be 10,000 words (a picture tells 1ooo words
hi sunni,
i'm taking a class called "comparative political systems," and i have to do a presentation on china's government and policy-making.
if you see this blog comment before the weekend's over, perhaps you can tell me something you might have seen or learned while you were there pertaining to the chinese government.
hope all is well with you and carson. you might be on travels now.
sylvia
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i'm taking a class called "comparative political systems," and i have to do a presentation on china's government and policy-making.
if you see this blog comment before the weekend's over, perhaps you can tell me something you might have seen or learned while you were there pertaining to the chinese government.
hope all is well with you and carson. you might be on travels now.
sylvia
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