Black Swans

Tea for me.

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May 30th 2013
After our very eventful night, we got up around 7 to walk around the lake. Word on the street was that a family of black swans (Natalie Portman?!?) had moved in and Abby and I were out to spot them. It was rainy and gross but we ventured out. We turned a corner and an angry Chinese woman started yelling at us...not knowing what to do we turned around and walked around the other direction. Almost i ... read more

Asia » China » Hangzhou

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more