Got up at 6:30, I’m mostly adjusted to the time zone now. Answered email, and showered, and left the hotel at around 7, to go to the grottoes. Sadly, the road that the bus travels on was no longer in existence – it was totally torn up, and just a big patch of dirt that… Continue reading June 14th – Grottos
June 13th – Mount Heng
Got up early at 5am. Fiddled with my computer – getting pictures posted and such. Had breakfast. Went down to the lobby at 7 to meet my driver. The first place we went was the wooden pavilion. It’s a bit over an hour out of town on the beijing – mongolia expressway. It’s a pagoda… Continue reading June 13th – Mount Heng
Google Maps?
I was looking up where the yungang grotto is in relationship to the bus stop. Google maps in that area seems to have some real issues… look
Pictures
Pictures from Datong will show up in this album. http://picasaweb.google.com/willscott/Datong?feat=directlink
June 12th Part 2 – Town
Went down to the lobby, and the cab driver I had taken was still around and offered to drive me to the mountain tomorrow. We discussed it for a while, and I hired him for all of tomorrow to take me to the mountain, the hanging monastery, and the wooden pagoda tomorrow for $50. Probably… Continue reading June 12th Part 2 – Town
June 12th Part 1 – Getting Out
I left off while I was waiting for my flight to beijing. This plane was much older – still discolored from smoking inside, and with old crt TVs that dropped down from the roof. The flight was uneventful if a bit bumpy, and we made it to beijing on time at 11:40 pm. They separated… Continue reading June 12th Part 1 – Getting Out
June 11th – Getting In
Woke up at 6 am, and got to the Seattle airport at 7 am. Went to the american airlines counter and got told to go to alaska. Their terminals weren’t working, but after going through their attendant line, I got by ticket to los angeles. Since China Eastern isn’t their partner, they couldn’t reserve my… Continue reading June 11th – Getting In
Refresh
I’m heading back to China tomorrow morning and spending the rest of the summer there. I’ll be working at Microsoft research for most of the time, with a couple weeks for travel at the beginning and end. First step is a 24 hour plane trip which starts tomorrow and gets me to beijing at midnight… Continue reading Refresh
Itinerary Week 1: Beijing
+ 14th + Arrival + Dinner around hotel + 15th + Old Summer Palace + Beijing University Campus + Lunch on campus + ZhongGuanCun + Dinner With Prof. Wang in haidian area + 16th + Tiananmen Square + Mao-soleum + Forbidden Palace + Lunch + Capital Museum (Tickets Reserved) + Roast Duck Dinner + 17th… Continue reading Itinerary Week 1: Beijing
Essay Progress
Status: 7+/20 Spent the morning coming up with a thesis. Spent the afternoon at the library reading books on copyright law. Spent the evening figuring out stuff about travel plans (like that hiring a car was much more expensive than trains). Had a lovely dinner. talked with my host mom for a while. Wrote a… Continue reading Essay Progress