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Irina Maowinski
Well， in China you have to get used to some certain rules， policies and habits。 That does not necessarily mean we do agree with all of this。
how r u doing， what r u doing rrright now， eeeh ？ Ah。 reading our travel update， that's fine ：）
Currently hanging out in Xi'an， one of the most important cities in chinese history。 It has been the capital of 13 dynasties, including the Zhou, Qin, Han, the Sui dynasty, and the Tang.
At the end of the day， when your feets start bleeding， it can be considered another huge metropole。 We are much more keen to explore the countrysides， the small villages， what is happening behind the curtain， what is happening besides all the Olympics hype which very present in every bigger place。
Tonight we're heading southwest to Yunnan， near Tibet， it's the most diverse part of China， if we managed to survive the 36h trainride。
Btw， our chinese language repertoire has grown already to 20 words 。。。 but still it's very challenging， i。e。 in the restaurant。 Imagine you order roast Peking Duck in accentfree， fluent mandarin and 。。。 they serve you Tomato salad with fried tofu。 Hmmm， McDonald's can be a stonethrow away ：）
Need a taxi ？
It might look a little ruined， but our vehicle still works fine。Some passengers complain about lack of safety。 Dunnot understand 。。。
Ｉthink we finally found him
Yes， Mao is alive。 Nooo， just kiddin' this is a very friendly muslem chinese we met in Xi'an， near the mosque。
Dusk in Pingyao
Finest architecture of Ming and Qing Dynasty in Pingyao。 Very spooky in the early morning and late evening hours。
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April 20th 2008 - guido und desiree:
Es ist uns eine Freude, eure Erlebnisse anzuschauen. Der Wagen sollte vielleicht dochmal einen Ölwechsel bekommen. Nicht, dass ihr noch liegenbleibt. Nur so wegen der Siescherheit ;-)
April 22nd 2008 - Anne: Douglas
Hi Tony, Douglas opened another case. We finally RMAed the devices because of the blocking. Now they complain that the shapping doesn't work ... When do you come back ????
(Anne, crying all her tears !!!)
April 29th 2008 - Jutta: wondering when you visit HK
Hi Irina and Tony,
I have to admit that I'm always secretely updating myself on your blog since you started your journey...and this is actually is my first ever written blog comment (;-)
Now, when are you folks heading south?? Or did you cancel Hk from you travel route ??
Anyway our playroom is still waiting for you - let me know if you have any time frame in mind !
Have a safe journey
Jutta
PS : by the way..we are in Bejing from 8th to 13teens of May - just in case you will be around!
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