http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Dongbei/Dandong/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , Dongbei , Dandong en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:35:33 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:35:33 UTC Sunday my invitation led me to an area where Dandong and North Korea are separated by a very thin part of the river and where Dandong is bordered by the end of the Great Wall. Eager to begin my mission I was the first one to the tallest part of the Great Wall. From that amazing view I scoped out the area. I studied the geography of the land. I planned my nonmilitary nonaggressive tactic. I l http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dongbei/Dandong/blog-149896.html I received a special invitation to be an honored guest at a city about four hours north from where I live. It was signed and dated by North Korea. They don't see many Americans on their soil. I accepted and I was provided transportation on a bus with a large part of the faculty and a few students from Liaoning Normal University who will claim to be honored guests as well. But don't believe them http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dongbei/Dandong/blog-149886.html So we're finally on the train back to Dalian. Unfortunately we have tickets for regular seats instead of sleepers so I will be sleeping sitting up or curled into a ball tonight but soon we'll be back in Dalian.Yesterday I went to Five Dragon Hill even though the character is mountain they call it hill. It was a really cool place. Unfortunately I had a cold so I didn't get to climb up to http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dongbei/Dandong/blog-22671.html