China
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Month 2 Roundup
Getting close with the camels in the steppes of Mongolia Stats Days on the road: 61 Distance traveled: 3622.13 miles by plane – 0 miles / 0 km by train – 2363.7 miles / 3804 km by bus – 302 miles / 486 km by boat – 502.23 miles / 808.26 km by car – 454.2 miles / 730.9 km Number of beds: 13
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27 October 2013 – Chengdu, China
Supermarkets of the world series – Chengdu, China grocery shopping.
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26 October 2013 – Chengdu, China
Riding around Chengdu in a car (!) with our gracious and lovely host ShanShan. In the video we pass by the main square – Tianfu.
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25 October 2013 – En route to Chengdu, China
Hanging out on the train as we journey from Wuhan to Chengdu. We purchased “hard sleep” births, which are equivalent to Russia’s third class, “platskart.”
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24 October 2013 – Wuhan, China
Checking out the campus of Science and Technology University in Wuhan China. Only something like 60,000 people live on campus. There are 38 (!) canteens.
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23 October 2013 – Wuhan, China
The city of Wuhan in Hubei Province of China is so big! We are taking a ferry from one part – Wuchang, to another – Hankou. Bonus: it’s on the Yangtze River!
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22 October 2013 – Wuhan, China
A tour of our fancy pants hotel on the campus of Wuhan Science and Technology University.
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21 October 2013 – Shanghai, China
Checking out the sky high business of Pudong area across from the Bund in Shanghai, China.
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20 October 2013 – Shanghai, China
We secure our train tickets from Shanghai to Wuhan, and breathe a sight of relief.
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19 October 2013 – Shanghai, China
We are off on Part II of our China adventure, starting with taking the Mag[netic] Lev[itation] train from Pudong airport to Shanghai!
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25 September 2013 – Quindao, China
We are on a boat on the way to Korea, attempting to escape China’s Golden Week.
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24 September 2013 – Great Wall, Mutianyu, China
An excellent adventure to the Great Wall with our silent friends.