Tianjin Clock

Day trip to Tianjin

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August 5th 2005
I woke up at 7am for some stupid reason. Annie was getting ready for work and I waited to unload my liquidized stomach till she exited the bathroom. I asked Sarah if she felt like joining me for a trip when she woke up and when she said she didn’t, I told her I was going alone and took off. On the way back to my place I once again stopped by the café near her house for my now ritual “baozu ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more