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October 28th 2008

Published: December 23rd 2008

Beijing I left Kobe and Japan on the 16th October for the 3 day journey to Beijing. As usual there was a splattering of fellow travellers, 2 Irish girls, a Japanese girl and the by now obligatory Aussie. The journey was pleasant enough but there was very little to do except read which was grand. We arrived to a smog filled Beijing on the 19th and caught one of the spanking new express trains (tra... Read Full Entry

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Xi'an - Restaurant

This is what I got when I thought I was playing it safe by ordering sweet & sour chicken. Chicken feet and giblets etc ........ I ate the rice.

Xi'an - Hua Shan

The ribbons on the fence behind me are put by people there for luck. Couples often put a lock there also as a symbol of their love for each other although I'm sure I saw a couple of people tying a ball and chain .......