Blogs from Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, Asia - page 26

9.Oct. Heute gab's Sightseeing am Berg. Eine Seilbahn fuehrt zum hoesten Punkt und man haette, wenn es nicht diesig gewesen waere, eine tolle Aussicht. Auch ist einem die eigentliche Ruhe nicht vergoennt, da die Einheimischen, glaube ich immer mehr, keine Ruhe vertragen. Sie mussen schreien, sich anschreien oder wenn es gar nicht anderes geht, im Handy die Musik auf Volllautstaerke stellen. Es ist mir unverstaendlich. Es darf einfach nicht ruhig sein, noch nicht mal im Wald. Naja, ich bin Gast hier und versuche zumindest zu verstehen. Ansonsten war ich noch im Sun Yatsen Mausoleum. Sun Yatsen war der der erste Praesident Chinas. Bis er vor dem Kommunisten nach Taiwan fluechtete. Er wird von den Chinesen und den Taiwanesen gleichermassen verehrt. Er starb 1925. Das Mausoleum wurde 1929 gebaut und liegt schoen am Berg. Und...! Dann gab's ... read more

I have learned that if I am to expect anything in Nanjing, it is to expect the unexpected. For the past week, the director of the Bond schools has been touring the cities in China where the schools are located (there are 4 of them). She was in Nanjing over this weekend. On Friday afternoon around 2pm we were informed that we would be leaving the school at 4:30pm because we had been invited to dinner and a party hosted by the mayor of Nanjing, as part of the autumn festival that is currently going on (kind of like Thanksgiving). As it was a formal affair, we rushed home after classes to get all dressed up and got back to the school to be picked up. We were transported by van to a hotel to pick ... read more

So, I have officially arrived safe and sound in China. After a 16 hour flight to Shanghai, followed by a 5 hour bus ride to Nanjing, I was exhausted when I arrived. The apartment is quite nice, and I will post some pictures when I get a camera. It has been raining here pretty much since I got here so far, but that also means that it's not that hot either. Right now, the internet connection at the school isn't that great, but it should be improved in the next little while. When it does, I will be able to post some more details, but in the meantime I just wanted to let everyone know that things are going well so far. I welcome comments and messages from everyone and would love to hear from you! ... read more

Hey, So I just got my Skype account up and running. For anybody who's interested, my Skype account name is mlamb128. If I have time, I'd love to chat. So, give me a call or send me a message. Also, I do have two phone numbers here in Nanjing. My home number is 52381961. My cell phone number is 13584068761. (note the fact that I have only one 4, which is bad luck, and two 8s and two 6s, which are good luck.) The area code for Nanjing is 25. When calling from the US you need to dial 011 first. -Mike ---------------------------------------------- Hola, Abri mi cuenta de Skype. Si tienes ganas hablar conmigo, mi nombre de Skype es mlamb128. Si tengas tiempo, me gustaria mucho hablar contigo. Entonces, marcame o mandame un mensaje. Tambien, aqui ... read more

Nanjing, the current capital of Jiangsu province, one of the oldest cities of China, also was the capital of Chinese empire before the Beijing become the capital. Nanjing, the place of the recent historical events, like Nanjing's massacre, the proclamation of first president of Republic of China, the final victory of the communist against republican. And another sights like the Sun Yat Sen tomb, the Passion river, Confucius temple, etc. The Presidential Palace, the current museum about the republican party, that is the only one museum I found in China having so much information about the republican party, maybe the Nanjing is the most republican city in China, anyway, inside the museum you can find the republican ideology, organization, events and documents. Sun Yat Sen tomb, Sun is the father of republic, he led the revolution ... read more