When the moon ate the sun and the world didn't end.

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I wrote the words, Eclipse of the Sun on the whiteboard.
"Can anyone tell me, what the word 'eclipse' means?"
"Sir! Sir! It's when the Moon eats the Sun!"


I'm back in Indonesia teaching English after a brief holiday in China. There were two highlights of my trip to Hangzhou - seeing my brother David and witnessing the longest total eclipse of the century. It was night time in the middle of the day for five and a half minutes.

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Photos

Eclipse - July 22nd
When I woke up early on the 22nd it looked as if the eclipse would be a washout but just before totality the clouds parted...

Impression - the West Lake
This is a performance of music and dance that is held every night on the West Lake. They perform on mats on the lake itself so its looks as if they are walking on the water.

Comments

[The Travel Camel]

Eclipse Memories
Great photo of the full solar eclipse! I remember experiencing a total eclipse in Melbourne, Australia in October 1976 and it still is one of the strongest memories from my childhood - an amazing experience.