On a high at the incredible Hanging Monastery in Datong...

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October 25th 2014

Published: November 12th 2014

We woke to sunshine and blue skies on our first morning in Datong. Buffet breakfast was a surprise - absolutely everything you could imagine including endless cappucinnos - a lovely way to start the day. We had been planning on catching a bus out to the grottoes - we knew we would have to hire a driver to take us to the Hanging Monastery a it was 70 kilometres from the city but after talking to th... Read Full Entry

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12th November 2014

Fritz Bernhard
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Incredible Dating
I appreciate your vivid description of your travel experiences in China and your consistent interesting pictures. Thank you Linese.

12th November 2014

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Delightful Datong
Wow...Datong is getting a facelift...wow! Hope you get to Yungang Grottoes. I reckon they are the best in China. By your pics the Hanging Monastery has not changed since your cousin Ros & Mike and we were there in about 2007. We met them south of there in Pingyao as they were heading north and we south that led to us travelling to Mali together years later. Shanxi is one of my favorite provences...full of treasures. Enjoy.

13th November 2014

lmh
LmH

Yungyang Caves
Hi Dave, As you can see we did get to the caves. A highlight of our trip this time - though the amazing tulou houses we saw ten day later were high on the list too. Thanks for reading. I love your blogs too... Linese

13th November 2014

taracloud
Tara Cloud

The old-new
The Hanging Monastery looks fantastic--worth putting up with the street music and the missed beer. China is so bizarre--destroying the picturesque hutongs to build new, old cities. Glad you found treasures within those streets, and I love that great doorknob.

13th November 2014

lmh
LmH

Door knob..
Hi Tara, I agree with you re the doorknob.... Thanks for reading and enjoying my blogs.. Linese

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