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Tangshan is best known as the site of the deadliest earthquake in modern history. On […]

A memorial

Day 18 - Posted on 8 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 6 October, 2015 in Tangshan, China
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Time to say our goodbyes to Beijing and Beijing family. But first, a final stop […]

Another family reunion

Day 17 - Posted on 8 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 5 October, 2015 in Tangshan, China
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Unexpected time in Beijing. Time to visit the Summer Palace. In the 16th century, Chinese […]

Summer Palace

Day 16 - Posted on 7 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 4 October, 2015 in Beijing, China
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Hospital stays are rather uneventful occurrences. After all, they’re designed to ensure that nothing particularly […]

Much ado about nothing

Day 15 - Posted on 7 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 3 October, 2015 in Beijing, China
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It’s Chinese National Day, so what better way to celebrate it than to eat the […]

All manner of birds

Day 13 - Posted on 3 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 1 October, 2015 in Beijing, China
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My favorite part about extended travel is that, perhaps ironically, one does not always have […]

First rest day

Day 12 - Posted on 3 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 30 September, 2015 in Beijing, China
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The previous day, Cindy was on the phone with her dad and told him that […]

The greatest of walls

Day 11 - Posted on 2 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 29 September, 2015 in Beijing, China
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We took a day trip to Jinan from Beijing. The most explicit purpose was to […]

To the Jinan hot springs

Day 10 - Posted on 1 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 28 September, 2015 in Jinan, China