2 November 2013 – Chengdu, China
Jumping off at the bus stop in Chengdu after our adventure in Tibet.
Jumping off at the bus stop in Chengdu after our adventure in Tibet.
Hanging out in our hotel pool in Hoi An. We really enjoyed our stay at Kiman Hotel, where we stayed for a week. We used the pool every single day – complete delight, particularly in the scorching summer season.
Dasha, my very very good friend from way way back, and Vitaliy, her boy, make an appearance as we discuss plans for joint venture in China, currently in Moscow, Russia.
Another transit day. Having a (delicious!) dinner at Sai Tai Mai — south bus station waiting for our minivan from Bangkok to Phetchaburi.
Founded: 1723 Pop: 1.4 million Other names: Sverdlovsk Yekaterinburg Train Station We had just 6 hours in Yekaterinburg, which wasn’t a great deal — but enough to see memorials to the town’s somber history. Russia’s last tsar and his family were shot and then bayoneted to death in Yekaterinburg in July of 1918. The building…
Spending a few hours at Jjimjilbang (찜질방), aka Korean spa, aka not Spa World (best ever Korean spa on the planet — at least the one we’ve been too. But! our Seoul experience was still pretty cool.
Two certified open water divers right here! We are done — only took Jenia about a week. But the important thing is that we did it 🙂