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October 13th 2011

Published: October 13th 2011

Hi Everybody! In this blog, I am going to let the photos tell the story. I am starting with the train from Ulan Bator. The landscape changed many times as we traveled across the Gobi Desert to Beijing. Walt thought that it would be better if I published the blogs for Beijing and Tibet after leaving China. The Communist government blocks many internet sites including Facebook, Firefox, newspaper... Read Full Entry

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Everette Studdard

Everette

Walt and I enjoy traveling to interesting places, meeting new friends, and sharing our adventures with others. I started this journal-blog when we made our extended trip to Asia in 2006. Writing the blog has gotten to be a habit. After this trip around the world, I am going to limit the blog to one per country. We hope you will keep in touch and let us know how you are doing.... full info

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Elaborate Jade Carving

We saw many beautiful items carved from jade.

Snow Lions

These snow lions are found at the entrances of many public buildings. This animal might have been a mythical creature.

Gate at Train Station

There were probably 1000 people at this one gate at Beijing's modern train station. Out of all of them, we met one American couple on their honeymoon. It was quite chaotic in this room. This is the station where we caught the train to Tibet.

15th October 2011

Van & Lila Hamilton
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What a great trip you two are having. We are enjoying every blog. The pictures have been really good. Be safe and continue to enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime trip!

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