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Chengdu Random No. 1
Finally getting through a ton of random shots from phone and cameras. These were taken on campus. Many (MANY!) more pictures to post. Just need more time and stronger internet…
Beijing. One last time. Part III.
The Wall. Hard to capture just how steep some sections are. It’s quite a haul.
Beijing. One last time. Part II.
Day 2. One of my favorite quilt images of the trip: The not too long hutong. Love the spokes on this bike! All of it, actually. Plastered 8. One of our favorite shops in Beijing. How I lusted over this … Continue reading
Beijing. One last time. Part I.
After Shanghai we flew to Beijing for a quick 3-day visit to walk old paths from 2011. Our plans were really loose. Once we’d made the decision to actually go to Beijing, I think we were mostly just looking for … Continue reading
Shanghai 2016. Part II.
I’m finding that the only way to get these pictures uploaded is via small mosaic groupings. If they appear fuzzy, click on individual picture and then “View full size” in lower right. Sunny Shanghai on Tomb Sweeping Day. April 4, 2016.
Shanghai 2016. Part I.
Finally. A successful upload of spring break pictures! VPN slips in and out, daring me to try and upload. Photos that I swear have uploaded disappear from the media files. Oof da. I continue to try again. It’s a quiet … Continue reading
Emei. Part II
The internet blinked over here and the entire post I’d written (including all of the pictures uploaded) about our actual day on sacred Mount Emei vanished. Not worth rewriting, but trying again to post pictures. p.s. We never saw any … Continue reading
Emei. Part I.
Short notes from a weekend. Elle’s school was on holiday for Good Friday and Art doesn’t teach on Fridays, so we woke early and got out of town for Easter weekend to continue celebrating Art’s 65th birthday. Destination: Leshan, Emeishan, … Continue reading
A zoo is a zoo
The older I get, the lower my tolerance for zoos. That said, we spent 4 or 5 hours at Chengdu’s “Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding” center last week as one of Elle’s spring break activities, just like we … Continue reading