Marc
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CHINA
MARCO & KAT'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE
GREAT WALL
FORBIDDEN CITY WAS VAST
HEADQUARTERS TOWER AT XIAN CITY WALL
FAITHFUL GUARDIANS
WATER CITY
SHANGHAI WAS AMAZING!
HONG KONG
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woody with a view
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very cool. how is it baja related?
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Easy Woody
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
very cool. how is it baja related? |
It was posted in the Non-Baja Vacation Trip Reports forum
Its all just stuff and some numbers.
A day spent sailing isn\'t deducted from one\'s life.
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djh
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Easy Woody
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
very cool. how is it baja related? |
It was posted in the Non-Baja Vacation Trip Reports forum
and some very nice shots.... thanks for the photos !!
[Edited on 1-27-2011 by djh]
Its all just stuff and some numbers.
A day spent sailing isn\'t deducted from one\'s life.
Peace, Love, and Music
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woody with a view
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i stand corrected....
edit: BTW, how do you double post? everytime i try to post on the same thread i get a message about it's the 2nd post in 90 seconds and isn't
allowed....
[Edited on 1-27-2011 by woody with a view]
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Vince
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We took that same trip recently and loved it. Baja still rules, tho.
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I went to Beijing in 2000
the money in stores is folded into a star and the coin(s) are inside. amazing. and all the stuff you buy comes in silk bags, rather than paper or
plastic, which area brightly colored and gorgeous. the cloisonne vases and jewelery was incredible. the oddest part of the Great Wall is that all
the steps are of different heights making it extremely difficult to climb them. We went in the summer and it was abominably hot and the salespeople
were selling bottles water at $5 a bottle !!!!!!!!!!! Did not enjoy the food at all. thousands of people riding bikes on main streets. and there
were rickshaws. and the pandas were filthy and I could see no water for them to drink. stressful. Baja Rocks.
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My older boy went to China (for yahoo.com) last November. He said is was really nice......surprisingly modern and a hell of a lot of cars.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Marc
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
i stand corrected....
edit: BTW, how do you double post? everytime i try to post on the same thread i get a message about it's the 2nd post in 90 seconds and isn't
allowed....
[Edited on 1-27-2011 by woody with a view] |
That was happening to me also.
Now I put the whole thing onText Edit (on a Mac) first. Using the Photobucket image codes with my text between I just take my time with it and paste
it all in.
[Edited on 1-27-2011 by Marc]
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Marc
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
I went to Beijing in 2000
the money in stores is folded into a star and the coin(s) are inside. amazing. and all the stuff you buy comes in silk bags, rather than paper or
plastic, which area brightly colored and gorgeous. the cloisonne vases and jewelery was incredible. the oddest part of the Great Wall is that all
the steps are of different heights making it extremely difficult to climb them. We went in the summer and it was abominably hot and the salespeople
were selling bottles water at $5 a bottle !!!!!!!!!!! Did not enjoy the food at all. thousands of people riding bikes on main streets. and there
were rickshaws. and the pandas were filthy and I could see no water for them to drink. stressful. Baja Rocks. |
The food was, with one or two exceptions, terrible and my Hong Kong born wife agrees. The best Chinese food is in San Francisco!
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Looks like it was an excellent vacation, Marc.
I especially like the pix of that water city - romantic old style China.
nena
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David K
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Thanks Marc, great photos!
Tell us about the food there... any taco stands, or are there egg roll stands?
[Edited on 1-27-2011 by David K]
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Nice pics and nice trip report---thanks for sharing it. My favorite photo is the night shot---nicely done. I have heard from other people that
while they very much enjoyed a similar trip, they did not enjoy the food. San Francisco does have the best!
Thank you Marc for sharing your travels.
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Thanks for sharing your trip ..... enjoy looking at "folks" trips, very much ... thanks again...
The terracotta warriors are truly amazing, as is most of China's culture and history...
mcfez... you must be really proud of your boy... his timing in his market could not be better... best of luck...
Thanks to all for their input on China.. it is someone we need to know a lot better....
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Great Photos
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Marc
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Thanks Marc, great photos!
Tell us about the food there... any taco stands, or are there egg roll stands?
[Edited on 1-27-2011 by David K] |
Funny how those McDonald's are EVERYWHERE nowadays. Even my wife's family hometown, which is not a tourist destination has one. Thank God!!
[Edited on 1-28-2011 by Marc]
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