17 Aug 2008
Olympics - Jumping
Our final Olympic event was show jumping, a much faster-paced and dramatic equestrian event than dressage....
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17 Aug 2008
Stanley & Victoria Peak
On Saturday we took a bus south to Stanley, a tourist town on the southeastern peninsula of Hong Kong Island....
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16 Aug 2008
Olympics - Dressage
Our third set of Olympics tickets were to dressage, that most aristocratic of events. Although I don't know much about...
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16 Aug 2008
Hong Kong
On Friday we took the Guangzhou-Kowloon through train to Hong Kong. It was my first time in the "Big Lychee,"...
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14 Aug 2008
Guangzhou
After an eventful weekend in Beijing, I headed south to Guangzhou, where Elizabeth spent the summer working. I quickly found...
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10 Aug 2008
Olympics - Gymnastics pt. 2
Our second tickets of the day were for the third subdivision of the Women's Gymnastic Qualification, which featured the German,...
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10 Aug 2008
Olympics - Gymnastics pt. 1
Our first tickets were for the second subdivision of the Women's Gymnastic Qualification, a group that included the American, Italian,...
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10 Aug 2008
Arriving in Beijing
On August 8th, after finishing my summer job, I flew to Beijing to join Elizabeth and watch the Games of...
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12 Jun 2006
Hua Shan
Hua Shan, or Mount Hua, is one of China's five sacred mountains, appears to offer magnificent views when the sky...
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11 Jun 2006
Xi'an
After Elizabeth finished her exams at Beijing Normal, the two of us headed west to Xi'an, home of the Terra...
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8 Jun 2006
The Great Wall
Simatai, northwest of Beijing, guards an important eastern pass through the Great Wall, and is one of the most spectacular...
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5 Jun 2006
The Forbidden City
This was an obligatory trip once we returned to Beijing. Built in the Fifteenth Century, the palace has 980 buildings,...
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3 Jun 2006
Suzhou
While in Shanghai, the four of us headed on a day trip to Suzhou, known for its ancient gardens and...
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2 Jun 2006
Shanghai
The next stop on our tour was Shanghai, where we enjoyed such attractions as the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel, the Shanghai...
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31 May 2006
Beijing
On May 30, I boarded a plane for Beijing (well, several actually) and landed just in time for Elizabeth's last...
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