http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , Fujian , Xiamen en-us Mon, 09 Nov 09 22:17:37 +0000 Mon, 09 Nov 09 22:17:37 +0000 Wouuh a fait un boutt' a fait longtemps P.Au moins 3 mois. Que s'estil pass Tant de choses.Nouveaux voyages nouvelle ville nouvelle copine nouveaux tudiants nouveau dialecte nouvelle cuisine Tant de choses je vous dis. Pardon pour ce temps d'attente si long. Tout ce qui est nouveau audessus ajout l'accs trs trs limit mon ancien blog plus la ncessit de trouver u http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/blog-439675.html On the hard sleeper train to Xiamen we met an extremely friendly Chinese student called Jing Jing. Jing Jing was returning home from Hangzhou after visiting here brother. Even before the train had set off Jing Jing had greeted us and immediately offered us a vacum packed chicken's foot with an oreo biscuit to wash it down. Up until this point we were more than aware of the ready to eat delicacies http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/Gulangyu/blog-430731.html Blog 10 It's just a few steps....and then there were angels.Well I'm telling you it isn't.Not by any stretch of the imagination is it just a few steps. Huang Shan. Or Yellow Mountain if you prefer. FMG.Seven days ago I undertook to go up Huang Shan. This is what happened...I got up early as you know dear reader I had 6 hours and 3 buses to catch. Well I was happily on my way on the bus to the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/Gulangyu/blog-424147.html We are professionally processing and exporting hot and cold massage stones such as black basalt lava stone blue pearl white marble jade chakra stones and other sedimentary stones .Our black stones can be machinecut and polished also can be natural shapes .We also offer stone heaters engraved spa hot rocks jade and cow horn gua sha tools net stone bags engraved word stones garden stone http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/Gulangyu/blog-388879.html National Day break What a tripOur 14 hour train from ride Guangzhou to Xiamen Fujian was a blast. The train was packed and we were all separated because we got our tickets so late. I had to have two women move out of my sweet window seat and made instant friends with the guy next to me who was a librarian at a science and technology library in Guangzhou. He was a Hakka and told me all about http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/Gulangyu/blog-331303.html 22312214143837630340 261022050565292199683045221040227883047521602 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/Gulangyu/blog-326142.html Thursday November 22 2007 Xiamen Fujian Guangzhou....Coors tourHello from I have no idea where I'm at in China..... The last I left off was me in bed at 545 am in Xiamen. Xiamen is an island inbetween mainland and Taiwan that is very clean. It reminds me of Miami because of the set up around the coast and the buildings. For those who have never visited China before I can't describe to you http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/blog-321083.html Zaterdag 26 juli en zondag 27 juli. Voor de ldquoVoorzichtige Vijfrdquo Amanda Marcel tante Gerda Carmen en Luc zit de reis erop. De ldquoDrieste Drierdquo Gerda Berna en Wim trekken nog verder voor een 10tal dagen.Toch wat beleefd vooraleer we China verlaten. De Gerdarsquos hadden geen rustige nacht eerst opgeschrikt door lawaaierige Chinezen in de gang later vielen in de http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/blog-311214.html Vrijdag 25 juli. Met bus 87 naar Wanshi Botanical Garden. Er staan meer dan 4.000 verschillende plantensoorten onder andere eucalyptus bamboe palmbomen medicinale planten en een Californische sequoia door Richard Nixon geplant.In de tuin zijn ook een 100tal steeninscripties te ontcijferen lezen.We bewonderden de prachtige waterlelies in de vijver en ook de rode bananen die we vroeger in de http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/blog-311137.html Dinsdag 15 juli.We startten met Chinees ontbijt met gestoomde broodjes groenten zoete broodjes maar wel met Nescaf in plaats van rijstwater en wat Westerse broodjes kaas en speculoos. Voor 1 kuai reden we met de bus naar de vertrekplaats van de ferry bestemming het eiland Gulangyu.We vaarden rond het eiland zodat we een beeld kregen van de Sunlight Rock en het standbeeld van Koxinga die de http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/Gulangyu/blog-310092.html Zondag 13 juli en maandag 14 juli 2008.Zondagmorgen om 9.07 uur met de bus vanuit Bierbeek naar Leuven station in KorbeekLo komen 5 enthousiaste medereizigers de bus opgestapt Wim en Berna Marcel en Amanda en Gerda in het vervolg tante Gerda genoemd. Goed op tijd in het station voor de rechtstreekse verbinding naar Zaventemluchthaven. Afspraak met Gerda De Vrij in het vervolg gewoon Gerda http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/blog-310037.html I arrived in Xiamen on Tuesday June 17th. Xon picked me up at the airport. Since then I've rarely left the apartment. I spent the first three days just sleeping. For some reason the flight over exhausted me. Just before I left the USA I decided to make the big switch and bought a Mac notebook. This decision was not made easily. I went back and forth for about a week before making the plunge. B http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/Jimei/blog-291418.html Hello allThe next stop on the Rich and Al world tour was Gulangyu a small island off a slightly bigger island Xiamen. To saves ourselves going through an epic 22 hour train journey we splashed the cash and flew from Shanghai in just over an hour. We then took a short bus journey to the ferry port in Xiamen. When we got off the bus the heavens opened and by the time we ran the 200m to the fe http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/Gulangyu/blog-290245.html It's now day 5 on the road and the time is nearing for me to leave Xiamen. Unfortunately the train for Guangzhou leaves in the evening so I have pretty much most of the day to spend waiting for this train.Yesterday was a great day another early start and very productive day I seem to be waking up early and hitting the sack early. I headed off to Gulang Yu which is only a ten minute ferry ri http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/Gulangyu/blog-251169.html It's now day 5 on the road and the time is nearing for me to leave Xiamen. Unfortunately the train for Guangzhou leaves in the evening so I have pretty much most of the day to spend waiting for this train.Yesterday was a great day another early start and very productive day I seem to be waking up early and hitting the sack early. I headed off to Gulang Yu which is only a ten minute ferry ri http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/Gulangyu/blog-251168.html I've arrived safely in Xiamen The train journey wasn't as bad as I had expected and to be honest it passed pretty quicklyI actually met a couple of Chinese guys before I even got on the train who worked in Xiamen so they were able to give me the low down on the place They were desperate to practice their English as I was also keen to practice my ChineseThe living conditions on the train were http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/Jimei/blog-250632.html Well I had planned to keep this blog up to date on a daily basis unfortunately the computers in the place I'm staying run at a snails pace and therefore its rather difficult to sometimes even get onlineI've arrived safely in Xiamen The train journey wasn't as bad as I had expected and to be honest it passed pretty quicklyI actually met a couple of Chinese guys before I even got on the train w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/Jimei/blog-250626.html After our delayed flight from Bangkok which Air Asia felt bad about so they supplied every passenger with a burger from Burger King and a bottle of water we arrived safely in Xiamen and caught a taxi to our hostel. Being the middle of the night we would have to wait until the break of day to get a feel for the city itself. The staff at the International Youth Hostel were very friendly especi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/blog-250523.html A five minute ferry ride from the city of Xiamen Gulangyu is an island still transitioning from its colonial past. Its a fine example of China's cultural resilience. The look is still European but the vibe is entirely Chinese. A Brief Overview of the History of the Concessions The Opium Wars were a terrible loss for China not only because it legalized a terrible drug addiction and cemented a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/Gulangyu/blog-239244.html We decided to venture across the water to Gulangyu a small island across the water from Xiamen where many old colonial buildings and historical sites are still standing. There are beautiful trees some of which are 200 years old and gardens as well. Gulangyu in Pinyin literally means Piano Island. The island was home to a famous music school and contains the world's largest piano museum we http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Fujian/Xiamen/Gulangyu/blog-203970.html