tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52453853533546640042024-03-05T17:55:18.754+06:00Chae the Lone EthnographerHave you ever had fermented camel's milk? I have.Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-51653072219100221932009-03-14T22:43:00.007+06:002009-09-30T06:38:06.545+07:00Yonghegong Temple and HouHai Lake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjT8wUi5u0nxBfSEC6FmJoxFjkTG406LElC9WSoIDOOc1ZmYGahfQ8Mri6ScmUB4EGBb8ppjyJzuCBkaB9qwanPMFb3VK5UoUO5UXRMbwSf8cvMoVK4y_1glkbYw0j2NBFvR5FVEX3kg/s1600-h/100_1275.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjT8wUi5u0nxBfSEC6FmJoxFjkTG406LElC9WSoIDOOc1ZmYGahfQ8Mri6ScmUB4EGBb8ppjyJzuCBkaB9qwanPMFb3VK5UoUO5UXRMbwSf8cvMoVK4y_1glkbYw0j2NBFvR5FVEX3kg/s320/100_1275.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386987657764809106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuIIaqEit22MLaK8iLq8kY4N-FyUkYM8J2ujc_1r4g0AK-ZLgOaKVds-Eqdktv9iptf1CTz8sh8QdsWB-lpEqMo1xMfkzpGdNFbu3whiSaQqn1FpoQl1ZELJmHqEcPUKdwwSZ17QvVpE/s1600-h/100_1276.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuIIaqEit22MLaK8iLq8kY4N-FyUkYM8J2ujc_1r4g0AK-ZLgOaKVds-Eqdktv9iptf1CTz8sh8QdsWB-lpEqMo1xMfkzpGdNFbu3whiSaQqn1FpoQl1ZELJmHqEcPUKdwwSZ17QvVpE/s320/100_1276.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386987781072952274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We were planning on going to Yonghegong Temple, but when we got there, it was closed, which was sad for me. Instead, we wandered around the neighborhood around the temple, which was full of shops selling religious paraphernalia. I have a close friend who is a devotee of Guan Yin, so I set out to find her a figurine I could bring back as a gift. I finally settled on this one:<div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GQzbBkoYTSWFxpKiSsVtC2kjwvXP4m5HYDLX6Ps2hfvzOiFNN16zfJvm-pHU7KRkN0RskW0_q6612B8_HwHyt0nec-H9e7G-CwbSOnfKX7hyphenhyphenHiptvloWkdjM2_wUc8g3IjXCsnp764Y/s1600-h/100_1469%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316317375620235762" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GQzbBkoYTSWFxpKiSsVtC2kjwvXP4m5HYDLX6Ps2hfvzOiFNN16zfJvm-pHU7KRkN0RskW0_q6612B8_HwHyt0nec-H9e7G-CwbSOnfKX7hyphenhyphenHiptvloWkdjM2_wUc8g3IjXCsnp764Y/s320/100_1469%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a><br />She may look delicate, but she's solid brass and heavier than you'd think.<br /><br />Dr. Z took me to explore around the city a bit. We ended up in a shopping district full of specialty boutiques, the buildings were old stone with grey tiled roofs, which presented an interesting contrast. As we passed one shop full of Hello Kitty products, Dr. Z informed me that initially he thought that was the sort of thing I'd be interested in. Has he met me?<br />We had dinner in a nice restaurant on the banks of HouHai Lake, a man-made lake. It was surrounded by lights and neon and bars and restaurants, and you could pick out at least nine different kinds of music being piped out from the buildings, or being played by buskers. 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsom_e7PCHDipy_yM9vi29mFGkYzhTesmcD3gCxQCFTlqULRQd4LJ3IlkcyJPvqGobJHtxb7b9CbI8reRq8BI8NCJE_sv2gEx49VEz5whF5yVDtKHBWUpqSVRmnYTrWZ41okqE60Nf1k/s320/100_1307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386982688531909634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sometimes the translations on Chinese menus were hilarious, like the one above. I wonder what goes well with Stir-fried wikipedia?<br /><br /></div>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-23627624779091426482009-03-13T04:55:00.001+06:002009-10-01T02:19:32.889+07:00The Summer Palace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCQKsg0K_xLn0gBOnIfGshX-sGv7vYrtZcWAzhMF05fmwyqpAeZhBqz9ZETxqg_PMWNMFQgHFRHGYDdp16xa6iFwEjm9qNmiRU8GiH9UAmajBFGxihEZm99v3ufv_SCvNlGvSUA4rSgg/s1600-h/100_1199.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387015202778423138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCQKsg0K_xLn0gBOnIfGshX-sGv7vYrtZcWAzhMF05fmwyqpAeZhBqz9ZETxqg_PMWNMFQgHFRHGYDdp16xa6iFwEjm9qNmiRU8GiH9UAmajBFGxihEZm99v3ufv_SCvNlGvSUA4rSgg/s320/100_1199.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Today, Yang Liangliang was nice enough to squire me around the old Summer Palace, which, like everything else I've seen here, is beautiful. It is situated on a very high hill that overlooks a big lake. I was astonished when Yang Liangliang told me that both the lake and the hill are man-made, but I suppose when you're the emperor, you can have whatever you want.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0uCJgzyQIpRpw8-aNYkMz01ZQIkqKtxBQzGc69KyndxJCHmMSNtST3YBHsbLzmXdz6KyK1OsDONYkyMz78uIE6exPpdN4UgexLQjdXWTagj_NRiVDiMaWIjktGzGJ54AYh33atVVh0g/s1600-h/100_1200.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387015141230739346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0uCJgzyQIpRpw8-aNYkMz01ZQIkqKtxBQzGc69KyndxJCHmMSNtST3YBHsbLzmXdz6KyK1OsDONYkyMz78uIE6exPpdN4UgexLQjdXWTagj_NRiVDiMaWIjktGzGJ54AYh33atVVh0g/s320/100_1200.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The first place we stopped inside the palace grounds is this river-street that's a bit like an ancient Chinese Venice. He told me that this area is used in films a lot. There are shops and things down there, but they charge you extra to check it out, so we just hung out on the bridge and looked for a while. I like that the river was still partially frozen over.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM63mLelzryPwln-p7chogqFw1wYKQQGw3veyRpb1SBnCs6_mVTI6WOzYOaR_X3VYqN-DWRWn0fophJZiJgPDZPyzsEKdLC-Oz_jhqnYpsEcROmtLHShNfnqxsyRRhjsujzlztRAYk_Ig/s1600-h/100_1202.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387015034178020242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM63mLelzryPwln-p7chogqFw1wYKQQGw3veyRpb1SBnCs6_mVTI6WOzYOaR_X3VYqN-DWRWn0fophJZiJgPDZPyzsEKdLC-Oz_jhqnYpsEcROmtLHShNfnqxsyRRhjsujzlztRAYk_Ig/s320/100_1202.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyW0W1NBBMUY7bhoHe9RefBCSgHDDp7ZVWmSh2F1Hjx4pT71Uys-RQWVNWRFmvvJJQhZvKM6Eq2W3nz7vFow667Nr6eUAXED8ioIs4-uilJbvdxr6L0tJDm5ICDOGW-9dhEVuhyphenhyphen_6GS80/s1600-h/100_1205.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387014917296856946" style="FLOAT: left; 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Originally, each of the figures had a unique head, but over time the building has been vandalized and people have smashed the heads off to take as souvenirs. Recently, conservation efforts have been made to restore the temple facade, and replacement heads have been given to the headless Buddhas. Unfortunately, they are mass-produced and all identical. The alcoves that are highest on the building and inaccessible to looters have retained their unique heads.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAhjGQTeMLk5aS1kFd11U1KY_-NbpLRjp946Rv6yBmvAQINczBCUsY9bBU3XcQhyphenhyphenRagDsxAS1J8ntjF_dI3_NVJquZxSZFAOiFYxlTQst5eaVgyPmMYFWv3Co2cVN7ftE6pT6q8kBkA0/s1600-h/100_1215.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387014395870702802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAhjGQTeMLk5aS1kFd11U1KY_-NbpLRjp946Rv6yBmvAQINczBCUsY9bBU3XcQhyphenhyphenRagDsxAS1J8ntjF_dI3_NVJquZxSZFAOiFYxlTQst5eaVgyPmMYFWv3Co2cVN7ftE6pT6q8kBkA0/s320/100_1215.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mass-produced replacement head.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYRwFQ2eywo_3uGjMqZPKRzSE4Guv2dlOdJGWXW9bMqGhqRcVTq4tqbdIiqriGJrvPXH2ZwwR8ZTk5RbSp2-6we1LnZR-SJhiYaovA5WFM-s7Q_T5yMf8iR8pjOIdV-wlS_q-PeKvbfU/s1600-h/100_1214.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387014471328920834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYRwFQ2eywo_3uGjMqZPKRzSE4Guv2dlOdJGWXW9bMqGhqRcVTq4tqbdIiqriGJrvPXH2ZwwR8ZTk5RbSp2-6we1LnZR-SJhiYaovA5WFM-s7Q_T5yMf8iR8pjOIdV-wlS_q-PeKvbfU/s320/100_1214.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Desecrated Buddha.<br /><br />I love round portals. They remind me of Hobbits.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3SBJK5j54yZG9ZilLcEas28YY6bwGJKXKYlD5g-Dhukc_PcbI1dbFEFhXF64ixUau7Zpj4i1ZYvPCUgsbz2oYXZEOTqDcWDLPAD0_0qp2l-ZvnaBvpd099Atd_P4loehyphenhyphen93BGeVxq2s/s1600-h/100_1218.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387014111167929570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3SBJK5j54yZG9ZilLcEas28YY6bwGJKXKYlD5g-Dhukc_PcbI1dbFEFhXF64ixUau7Zpj4i1ZYvPCUgsbz2oYXZEOTqDcWDLPAD0_0qp2l-ZvnaBvpd099Atd_P4loehyphenhyphen93BGeVxq2s/s320/100_1218.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3kJ08QE66gufPybDLqne5Ra1tSSQaBs6_HCC7O2GEgTaaAEKibvLdxhlw4u3bbdjkC0RXo_qMaUY58MrNS3ybzx0KB-EZCQYK_kXdG9gT58LKgpy9J61fq7vN-fK7IYER20yHq4ASy4/s1600-h/100_1217.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387014208571562626" style="FLOAT: left; 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This one depicts the heroes of the epic Journey To The West;<br />The Monkey King, Sun Wukong<br />The Tang-Dynasy Monk, Xuan Zang<br />A Pig Spirit, Zhu Baijie<br />The Revered Buddhist Monk, Sha Wujing<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdP6vrnTqNnxA_aZDplyZ-MZnMuFOO3mYIuMIe2LmQE7VpBzxyarfKmQggmJDLh7AtoNR4qq4aw68QmI8KuEEuXl3wtDpSg-cW_epI_4WJVJKFl399gUzEjcmspUAOKJBMSE-diK7JDGc/s1600-h/100_1226.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387013528581516194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdP6vrnTqNnxA_aZDplyZ-MZnMuFOO3mYIuMIe2LmQE7VpBzxyarfKmQggmJDLh7AtoNR4qq4aw68QmI8KuEEuXl3wtDpSg-cW_epI_4WJVJKFl399gUzEjcmspUAOKJBMSE-diK7JDGc/s320/100_1226.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A stone riverboat with stained-glass windows.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenTlInXcAxSC5T-9l4XRY_20JDyv2JRgvOwhvb1Gapr9hn6XC3Du5N1iiuwIC7vINz3HhB5pehAVdUGRa8NTdlXpLRMP_TQo1o5VkVwYK-xGueYY1v4QF8V2nmdMOmvrO0POkZgzbNuM/s1600-h/100_1229.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387013402120275442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenTlInXcAxSC5T-9l4XRY_20JDyv2JRgvOwhvb1Gapr9hn6XC3Du5N1iiuwIC7vINz3HhB5pehAVdUGRa8NTdlXpLRMP_TQo1o5VkVwYK-xGueYY1v4QF8V2nmdMOmvrO0POkZgzbNuM/s320/100_1229.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A protecting dragon(Yang Liangliang gave me a funny look when I called it a Fu Dog, it is a <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">dragon</span>). They hurl fireballs at you. If you deserve it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoprlEOSNYmcib5xi79oGKyhDl6YPSns3fAvjThGX_ZBoA2Cz6Z_3lfVdLZWOVIZmifUiEJE0a-KtD52m5eiAdxPftR7n-EbDBHyeraA-e4IopUwaunrCvzZep5PQUrtKqI8Kgb9ak0mg/s1600-h/100_1231.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387013280648453202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoprlEOSNYmcib5xi79oGKyhDl6YPSns3fAvjThGX_ZBoA2Cz6Z_3lfVdLZWOVIZmifUiEJE0a-KtD52m5eiAdxPftR7n-EbDBHyeraA-e4IopUwaunrCvzZep5PQUrtKqI8Kgb9ak0mg/s320/100_1231.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMwbq__n23J7jxXp2x6K9918qvFDCigpVgec8wemPkRkQ_dHV4ke_P51C5kI2oFpET3Pu4DkXPlE9tNfX8vSuWRcNc3bUwMPq38giE_QjhHBU3ZY6SAZ8X5e-w_ruRTA9bqGXmrNzKPk/s1600-h/100_1232.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387013187451385874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMwbq__n23J7jxXp2x6K9918qvFDCigpVgec8wemPkRkQ_dHV4ke_P51C5kI2oFpET3Pu4DkXPlE9tNfX8vSuWRcNc3bUwMPq38giE_QjhHBU3ZY6SAZ8X5e-w_ruRTA9bqGXmrNzKPk/s320/100_1232.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuElg-ma5hNmvER2Wxmp8ZllzrBVBKBoe1OjxzKIoDkKtS6S0B1cFjo32-kupsCskY3xtxuCaptVK3VbOz05taPV5xar7tdVvBEkiMzFT4vWjc9YUxlMXU0L3OF_AlhGjP-dGb8s2qS58/s1600-h/100_1247.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387012820699810738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuElg-ma5hNmvER2Wxmp8ZllzrBVBKBoe1OjxzKIoDkKtS6S0B1cFjo32-kupsCskY3xtxuCaptVK3VbOz05taPV5xar7tdVvBEkiMzFT4vWjc9YUxlMXU0L3OF_AlhGjP-dGb8s2qS58/s320/100_1247.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The statue behind me is of a Qinlin, sometimes referred to as a Chinese unicorn. It is a vegetarian creature that punishes the wicked through fire. I want one.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgdQ0RsSJyT-vNwf58NTxVSnAPrEscG8iP_fsiHp0-U2KB2dWdQ3URbX1sG6Jw6fiZpVwsxeUM5wHO8HJ1sCB1TtquwCF-dAQDJ8TPOz10frkmcLn2nREDgR3D4zb9E5gfBySAkJ53bg/s1600-h/100_1239.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387013009912196450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgdQ0RsSJyT-vNwf58NTxVSnAPrEscG8iP_fsiHp0-U2KB2dWdQ3URbX1sG6Jw6fiZpVwsxeUM5wHO8HJ1sCB1TtquwCF-dAQDJ8TPOz10frkmcLn2nREDgR3D4zb9E5gfBySAkJ53bg/s320/100_1239.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZE3TM2oz4ITBPiK9_7GNjscFeJNYYKwyji4OQlIJdv4_L-vCrDqD0lfYNyOvz426MhuxPUF3v30QnhbaScewyXbTJwUJaX7CnaKizWZ5mLsgFqGY9-LTO3zokiKcekDdZB3XxQjnnppw/s1600-h/100_1249.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387012685922755586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZE3TM2oz4ITBPiK9_7GNjscFeJNYYKwyji4OQlIJdv4_L-vCrDqD0lfYNyOvz426MhuxPUF3v30QnhbaScewyXbTJwUJaX7CnaKizWZ5mLsgFqGY9-LTO3zokiKcekDdZB3XxQjnnppw/s320/100_1249.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQjaVOEwEZxjtDE7N4KMd-vtF0zrcFCA7trK8VWHXu3OTK6ehwaphqrXwLnpZ_xOTrkcXjZmEhqZ19Fymv9d7mvRxgLQc-Fr0lZ4PyCiqqgTcSvOKHFyE5HA87K-jl1eNiLZNr1S4T5I/s1600-h/100_1250.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387012583466692210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQjaVOEwEZxjtDE7N4KMd-vtF0zrcFCA7trK8VWHXu3OTK6ehwaphqrXwLnpZ_xOTrkcXjZmEhqZ19Fymv9d7mvRxgLQc-Fr0lZ4PyCiqqgTcSvOKHFyE5HA87K-jl1eNiLZNr1S4T5I/s320/100_1250.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxylFnQa5GtdXUoEdBQWmgfWwBahHbEcRbFFRBZteH3dIkgon0eKEKvbEYYTyeB0gPPJMpZXO34wuxKMU-bE78DhVTIdzYk-VdSK0ylTJyNGiTyX13p9M-he71EnViDjKniDsxqVqt3UA/s1600-h/100_1252.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387012467775679586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxylFnQa5GtdXUoEdBQWmgfWwBahHbEcRbFFRBZteH3dIkgon0eKEKvbEYYTyeB0gPPJMpZXO34wuxKMU-bE78DhVTIdzYk-VdSK0ylTJyNGiTyX13p9M-he71EnViDjKniDsxqVqt3UA/s320/100_1252.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3_eQK3Wwh4HllSQji00OJlrrBW1kpXe28gxDOgP-OzeUXwK5TN9nn_2YJ0fF211ZeWC5rZKIKXhmUduqAsrfo-ovPmUdu8kePA2qhe_BBbY2IllZFhiZ0mAj8W-6XUEgDvCRT3uXzqM/s1600-h/100_1254.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387012361806515778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3_eQK3Wwh4HllSQji00OJlrrBW1kpXe28gxDOgP-OzeUXwK5TN9nn_2YJ0fF211ZeWC5rZKIKXhmUduqAsrfo-ovPmUdu8kePA2qhe_BBbY2IllZFhiZ0mAj8W-6XUEgDvCRT3uXzqM/s320/100_1254.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A statue in celebration of the Year of the Ox.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpoRbORQ_xq0CTZ0v1EXzIUCMlWbvYn-TC5k6zzMP_rn454D9YUSEe0H4kRmRl-P_UXK0NYXSRyMQJc0TQLW4-rgsWBZWGWD3dxH8Mk1E1WOhovTugmjJDW5PeGACGRgQY7paIlGaQ-A/s1600-h/100_1271.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387011689924730194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpoRbORQ_xq0CTZ0v1EXzIUCMlWbvYn-TC5k6zzMP_rn454D9YUSEe0H4kRmRl-P_UXK0NYXSRyMQJc0TQLW4-rgsWBZWGWD3dxH8Mk1E1WOhovTugmjJDW5PeGACGRgQY7paIlGaQ-A/s320/100_1271.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPnOOeWJBZEwYgyAZY8UH8GyQBHcjAwFoNmqV19WhJUHP3vNA_Bvt-KvzECBZBQkegfJhedP06z7dC1_mWPR563qZdElz94UeMlO7K5JY8ijBwqraj1pUXaZbbv5zlb_kAFcPk006wpc/s1600-h/100_1257.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387012253851115362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPnOOeWJBZEwYgyAZY8UH8GyQBHcjAwFoNmqV19WhJUHP3vNA_Bvt-KvzECBZBQkegfJhedP06z7dC1_mWPR563qZdElz94UeMlO7K5JY8ijBwqraj1pUXaZbbv5zlb_kAFcPk006wpc/s320/100_1257.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFjAP8ILKZHdIdxsU5Nojnk_bVoTn1oVrru6iSxLx60TEA-Wm-B7yFvTLqIo9SVSkLAIwzS1ivfuytyn4aY_BdT2gKZyHJgTMY-GqDt-AjBnnOLIiC5KsL2OcZrrlaHafL9MP5qucI9c/s1600-h/100_1261.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387012130100587506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFjAP8ILKZHdIdxsU5Nojnk_bVoTn1oVrru6iSxLx60TEA-Wm-B7yFvTLqIo9SVSkLAIwzS1ivfuytyn4aY_BdT2gKZyHJgTMY-GqDt-AjBnnOLIiC5KsL2OcZrrlaHafL9MP5qucI9c/s320/100_1261.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdDcVnMQXXW5tZWuiw75P6HuL3mIgyECO1y-GDsPbC7WbtFXSLIUBIbJQO93-ykmv9KTjThZIxU-Ng8nqss8p2Uhd-aK92YCsZhpLK3ff_oSIjT_NVaHtmK1HYsfEFAjctgeSlLeOoaQ/s1600-h/100_1262.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387011986371612658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdDcVnMQXXW5tZWuiw75P6HuL3mIgyECO1y-GDsPbC7WbtFXSLIUBIbJQO93-ykmv9KTjThZIxU-Ng8nqss8p2Uhd-aK92YCsZhpLK3ff_oSIjT_NVaHtmK1HYsfEFAjctgeSlLeOoaQ/s320/100_1262.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Each Dragon on this bridge is unique and individually crafted.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2_H3tkeDdHrrRp0irQcTdUdSShVqJIECjqY85uUu7iNmD-I1A0oWbBBXY935LncWVm2_CRIqsaoIiTG8RGiYJv9lD1YQOoRMsKAHxdG9uYztQpL0aq-OLN31Fwv47Ti6Nxjcg7Or5zM/s1600-h/100_1267.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387011819163971826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2_H3tkeDdHrrRp0irQcTdUdSShVqJIECjqY85uUu7iNmD-I1A0oWbBBXY935LncWVm2_CRIqsaoIiTG8RGiYJv9lD1YQOoRMsKAHxdG9uYztQpL0aq-OLN31Fwv47Ti6Nxjcg7Or5zM/s320/100_1267.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Outside of the temple of the Dragon Emperor on the island. It was locked up, but I peeked through the window, and inside is an eight-foot statue of a fearsome dragons dressed in the robes of an emperor.<br />Another building on the island has become a museum full of pictures and artifacts belonging to the Dowager Empress Cixi and her family, including the last emperor of China.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLDXWNE5ZVAajykWth9R3Q7X0wocuVVWiS8qn-zGkvTC29rOdNAYokS0L4TTGREwdjh7H-XSwjRgFgtuD95iNKe1pUz6zXagqJtEKyxYeRjsixRpokAtZZiatU3il_jikySOYkty6a3I/s1600-h/100_1274.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387011574101118674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLDXWNE5ZVAajykWth9R3Q7X0wocuVVWiS8qn-zGkvTC29rOdNAYokS0L4TTGREwdjh7H-XSwjRgFgtuD95iNKe1pUz6zXagqJtEKyxYeRjsixRpokAtZZiatU3il_jikySOYkty6a3I/s320/100_1274.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A blustery day, but unforgettable.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwfqj0zl_fmZKMHJoq3uJt_Uddvjb5W37-fNeluNT9oMe2K5ecg4vQ5L1WIUkTA-fyzI-K0LFD8bBa3nQDxhA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-34092506138289532792009-03-12T01:31:00.007+06:002009-09-30T02:47:53.450+07:00Return to The Beijing Zoo<div> I went back to the zoo, and spent the whole day there, or at least I was there until it closed. It's a very large zoo, as well as being home to the largest inland aquarium in the world. I could've spent another day there easily, but I lack the time.</div><br /><div>I decided to focus on large mammals and the aquarium, bypassing the lizard house, the birds, and the deer, etc. There was also a Popular Science building I would have loved to check out. More and more I'm convinced I'll just have to come back to Beijing.</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>First stop was, of course, the panda house.</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTnSDjAX5H_yrHy_-6khp8sEVgJfYIv-_DBLjhUnF-yjWzuFfQluB88O9gV7yxmQ8K8iPm14g0UDFO964YvDdAWDma0itOLGDClScDppH_hRPCb8oFX0OD0yQPIwP9ryStA6f8Ac6RTU/s1600-h/100_0965.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326125193298248882" style="width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTnSDjAX5H_yrHy_-6khp8sEVgJfYIv-_DBLjhUnF-yjWzuFfQluB88O9gV7yxmQ8K8iPm14g0UDFO964YvDdAWDma0itOLGDClScDppH_hRPCb8oFX0OD0yQPIwP9ryStA6f8Ac6RTU/s320/100_0965.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPvOM0U0RpjjReYaByDoSP-f5ThOTTrzM356sCVFGFgMxOLx6MobG0qxONkfgFHbA1qBYyBHqA3W_D4QjMXh3oQ41B7YlbP13N3ZKoukqytFqClpQ5mYQzL-mqh0lsQK65Lw84iQNis0/s1600-h/100_0976.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326125186097625266" style="width: 320px; 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How rude.</div><br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJj4yNp3gcm2hY6wXhnGyv1nO9Q8yQChkb1iruviTlsspD9weyyV8IxU1hITF5-G0JKOoiNZD5FX3VBAV44VoNFRVyrQqR898bOPUHechHFXx-xzpVXSKI_cMu_qb0f_6jQLvFdTHi6xk/s1600-h/100_1014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326123692027870658" style="width: 150px; height: 200px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJj4yNp3gcm2hY6wXhnGyv1nO9Q8yQChkb1iruviTlsspD9weyyV8IxU1hITF5-G0JKOoiNZD5FX3VBAV44VoNFRVyrQqR898bOPUHechHFXx-xzpVXSKI_cMu_qb0f_6jQLvFdTHi6xk/s200/100_1014.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">When I came outside, the playful panda had climbed a tree. Bummed I missed that. He was just hanging out up there, swinging his feet.</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy2vO3XPV_O_kV4N493oqk0J8rDBnO6jWKqCQ3P2NiEIvSEKLwfHpE0nstQu12Xp2xaMiJNoX19yI-Jje6MKw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMBW-Ywh8-6yQ6dAgaJ_Aiivnys7QClxml7sJuJ-CA_ahMq8qYN9WZCJQVr8WIXtIObv5hl_icuzFViTHcK5D5zdKZo8vYFnVBeNNyA3q1EmOpcye9_009v951lniQuSVNJOa_UzJpPg/s1600-h/100_1020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326122570157291538" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMBW-Ywh8-6yQ6dAgaJ_Aiivnys7QClxml7sJuJ-CA_ahMq8qYN9WZCJQVr8WIXtIObv5hl_icuzFViTHcK5D5zdKZo8vYFnVBeNNyA3q1EmOpcye9_009v951lniQuSVNJOa_UzJpPg/s200/100_1020.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zytyt4gib-rl1194cygJpuh1WBaTRIFXjTx0K2paFnFnGh9n6bODNOkStFk7rWnJ8WWPDb0J4tuioELz1VtByroXi22Gpj_sPKgS7ucmrFfkpX-buHk3lvQLUuTgjH_9-1SvuaihEiY/s1600-h/100_1025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326122567920435026" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zytyt4gib-rl1194cygJpuh1WBaTRIFXjTx0K2paFnFnGh9n6bODNOkStFk7rWnJ8WWPDb0J4tuioELz1VtByroXi22Gpj_sPKgS7ucmrFfkpX-buHk3lvQLUuTgjH_9-1SvuaihEiY/s200/100_1025.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The lynx cage was sad. Many of the cages were sad. Don't even get me started on the elephant house. Tragic.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioO2_J8mTIVPbfMyykP7iWJs5U6wBwHjtcZBooWs50BV7BWU43mVsNimey_NtN7xbZXj5aUcFHiLMrqIcPbcutjIXnnIEi-NUH2vhjz20z9YBzs0xeVQY-4h58AZ4_iByi4SV4fcBMTZQ/s1600-h/100_1035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326120188890158690" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioO2_J8mTIVPbfMyykP7iWJs5U6wBwHjtcZBooWs50BV7BWU43mVsNimey_NtN7xbZXj5aUcFHiLMrqIcPbcutjIXnnIEi-NUH2vhjz20z9YBzs0xeVQY-4h58AZ4_iByi4SV4fcBMTZQ/s200/100_1035.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidx726F_rZ9hVKxw_w10uwQVmkjkxsE3TJcWrR-Cl4YtL4LymyLA7GKHMryU6quXHmFp4gbAUw1B0oZShMRTg_yTgucEGEyEl2punizbp9NcqOK5olg2y0v1BrT2J7eGPa7byq3Kw9cPc/s1600-h/100_1036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326120183467704610" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidx726F_rZ9hVKxw_w10uwQVmkjkxsE3TJcWrR-Cl4YtL4LymyLA7GKHMryU6quXHmFp4gbAUw1B0oZShMRTg_yTgucEGEyEl2punizbp9NcqOK5olg2y0v1BrT2J7eGPa7byq3Kw9cPc/s200/100_1036.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The tigers were lovely, and I think it's possible to go inside the mountain-shaped enclosure and see them up close through the glass, but I couldn't find the entrance.<br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJROpvoY73ghi_yBjpp6Xz5IjmC22XXsTEr9lCGr60ykNU3nu8fOIJLj8R4eM1PpIlpPHUQD8IQeQbudhyphenhyphenlGDeifEyVlcBhY73RmsFx6TrPyIyDHPQ7ffUu4_Pq1OiZdTKrrTjFpSoMM/s1600-h/100_1047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326120167873241186" style="width: 200px; 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height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SAwBM8jv_55pKAc_s2ZyxcwtSH8I69p59S4EQ7JUYSdY8_zJJaGOJHKhb30nJNxi_3SxHnbSeGroBp1l-VJ57T2ZcFgINRDs0GcHdNoDyGsxtEuUljehWjO-JYiSYAWDVoKF8fL7pGA/s200/100_1091.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div><br />I enjoyed the coral reef habitat. It had an escalator that took you up through the tank.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRbWpzYI5pNh0G6Tds6xPOhmzXWd9koMCztzagvu3uk4YGZyieWQU_VdytdCuuRgIkoJkL-uOtmDKlBXTIyr5_ljauqHkryd6HMwdcA9pllPrp9lds_FabG_7hcbn9T_uNE1idJnd_lw/s1600-h/100_1122.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326118091056070306" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRbWpzYI5pNh0G6Tds6xPOhmzXWd9koMCztzagvu3uk4YGZyieWQU_VdytdCuuRgIkoJkL-uOtmDKlBXTIyr5_ljauqHkryd6HMwdcA9pllPrp9lds_FabG_7hcbn9T_uNE1idJnd_lw/s200/100_1122.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2_1TPkcI6i5ZFstwe4gTCGwP0Jnbl1PqiHbn8DKp4oDz0M3RwpsWKwfZ-kO9JxIxayvtn1WW9gw3BMiuH4di9j9zC8LuspYfer060OU7vlN89zSx24XwR0tlJd6Qwbl8P6Vh8WM2aWo/s1600-h/100_1130.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326118088136473138" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2_1TPkcI6i5ZFstwe4gTCGwP0Jnbl1PqiHbn8DKp4oDz0M3RwpsWKwfZ-kO9JxIxayvtn1WW9gw3BMiuH4di9j9zC8LuspYfer060OU7vlN89zSx24XwR0tlJd6Qwbl8P6Vh8WM2aWo/s200/100_1130.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>Clownfish and lionfish!<br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9sB36vGZCJfic2k2LCvZAUzu5TCJov1VaR5-cZz4y6DhCxvIZiazCb1ejUAELvkP_styASc18a_kfAzNPXSFePpAc_WOqcDtLNsm0P4DtIph_x50sH346_bnjJj-9Rm9eYZ890jGQ3I/s1600-h/100_1149.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326118089492017698" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9sB36vGZCJfic2k2LCvZAUzu5TCJov1VaR5-cZz4y6DhCxvIZiazCb1ejUAELvkP_styASc18a_kfAzNPXSFePpAc_WOqcDtLNsm0P4DtIph_x50sH346_bnjJj-9Rm9eYZ890jGQ3I/s200/100_1149.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfV5ubih3FqdOn3FIKKGUD862YVyIh_-0UNJtlPe7UIbyXaSi5UAWWghyB0bDR-K2Vg-FeRDp2HqR94wV5LwdDfILEQfGTGMG_70b6fvZULMMZDkn4j9brM-WhFcW1rNsuNw0dfCjuL4/s1600-h/100_1150.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326117193788787458" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfV5ubih3FqdOn3FIKKGUD862YVyIh_-0UNJtlPe7UIbyXaSi5UAWWghyB0bDR-K2Vg-FeRDp2HqR94wV5LwdDfILEQfGTGMG_70b6fvZULMMZDkn4j9brM-WhFcW1rNsuNw0dfCjuL4/s200/100_1150.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Eels are so weird looking. Seriously. Odd.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLXoblkLgVhR_riuzTm7gxdkAdR3vnQORSAtBcYgDog2hDgfSnov09ramn5vB-jDupaAfQKb1odEfrmH-n6edKOtl6zTxVFtEvG-cU6zBhbiNcJqc5Xa6klwKnvSgPTzimXntUhp6tiE/s1600-h/100_1173.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326117187807869618" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLXoblkLgVhR_riuzTm7gxdkAdR3vnQORSAtBcYgDog2hDgfSnov09ramn5vB-jDupaAfQKb1odEfrmH-n6edKOtl6zTxVFtEvG-cU6zBhbiNcJqc5Xa6klwKnvSgPTzimXntUhp6tiE/s200/100_1173.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UBKf77FtTYaR72FJxF3YYhH-7cXsneqcvqpIO3CqoY9M8Am0wbpmVZEwDcVuxqyOf84W_svMTFbvMAobmlk-HtMfG0al0Ir7CR2mAKgw9ttU5dmkXgg80PS_pJx2Dfy4QlRrLGcaS_g/s1600-h/100_1174.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326117183910383266" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UBKf77FtTYaR72FJxF3YYhH-7cXsneqcvqpIO3CqoY9M8Am0wbpmVZEwDcVuxqyOf84W_svMTFbvMAobmlk-HtMfG0al0Ir7CR2mAKgw9ttU5dmkXgg80PS_pJx2Dfy4QlRrLGcaS_g/s200/100_1174.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The rhinos and hippos were already in the indoor enclosures when I went around to them, and the hippos didn't feel like turning around. The end.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUVXEZgrdimsTTnI9z_ZCbvuqgHJrYx8XaIqcaENLIsm-inqW1HE0ya2OKytYQlQ2jPYCLO_XM1v9Yx-_LtYdtEGhiVaeT5WZIaBGPq5i-U9S3dX5ovtU5fCLM6PFCVHhX8P6_Rwsfi0/s1600-h/100_1175.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326117180350745554" style="width: 150px; height: 200px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUVXEZgrdimsTTnI9z_ZCbvuqgHJrYx8XaIqcaENLIsm-inqW1HE0ya2OKytYQlQ2jPYCLO_XM1v9Yx-_LtYdtEGhiVaeT5WZIaBGPq5i-U9S3dX5ovtU5fCLM6PFCVHhX8P6_Rwsfi0/s200/100_1175.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuwW-hEo8XZHPxvSTPlrd5yXKYvx3VF2-3ctmmTmHQ5_U8bn4sl27Gph9NhUsQgFPYxira9ADWioOzGXML-FN-0IPF40UHcqrYaUijYqjuuvJK_QV6urdGXQ-6D5fqyfHVL2CW60nyuE/s1600-h/100_1176.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326117175493560322" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuwW-hEo8XZHPxvSTPlrd5yXKYvx3VF2-3ctmmTmHQ5_U8bn4sl27Gph9NhUsQgFPYxira9ADWioOzGXML-FN-0IPF40UHcqrYaUijYqjuuvJK_QV6urdGXQ-6D5fqyfHVL2CW60nyuE/s200/100_1176.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The penguins were adorable, they'd come right up to the glass and interact with you and pose behind you for pictures. Unfortunately, I was only able to take one picture before my camera died, though I do have several more pictures and videos of inferior quality on my phone. They were playing in the water and waddling up and down their hill. One even played with a pebble right up next to the glass. Such hams.<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-10119730978948474722009-03-11T18:49:00.001+06:002009-10-01T02:16:53.007+07:00The Forbidden City Photo Essay<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfYsW99TE7_A6Cyc8LyK2wkfsv3nEWr2-3__RqcvVjAh-6mkum3zeoQO1SleceJEKglZRszvLNgx4z66KGIxOzpJoeZHVZkeGZRXpqeD2HPhwEsj0uMcltW5poOEKwh9SUcSbnV3DA5A/s1600-h/100_0775.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387076311408111490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfYsW99TE7_A6Cyc8LyK2wkfsv3nEWr2-3__RqcvVjAh-6mkum3zeoQO1SleceJEKglZRszvLNgx4z66KGIxOzpJoeZHVZkeGZRXpqeD2HPhwEsj0uMcltW5poOEKwh9SUcSbnV3DA5A/s400/100_0775.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpj3efkcPPGyv0myZTn6fzOpEm5mFWpyfohc4aHfqJn0sO9jVbiPHik8IgB157Z5dx8oFwZDYLy25NOf2-2JMxI8EfHsI15XXEHMiXxRdybtNHnbl6N1bfZJd6rNgEe7mT3sMQFu8paGM/s1600-h/100_0784.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387075434471027698" style="FLOAT: left; 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The bus here is even more crowded than in Urumqi, which makes sense, but my God! So many people! The subway is incredibly convenient and easy to navigate. Dr. Z's computer need fixing, so I can now give you a very detailed description of the Mac repair office. We found a great vegetarian restaurant(Buddhist monastary style) with really delicious food and spent a good amount of time in a large bookstore. Finally I made it to the zoo...forty-five minutes before it closed. I decided to go straight to the Panda house, where all the pandas were already inside their enclosures and most were sleeping. I did spy a couple of them eating. I think a return trip is in order.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316280926735207842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYC3ggSNOB6dJcO8m2hMigBGz5VVBr9SnAQnAczvlSFV3gCZk_XtzSy-PP65_tmZYgfuu8Rs0jEtJrRVqYrbWT6BgN43L-E22lGQBFUpzdTlt51SRbDpGhI96zuM5oLA6S0Tg-qA__NY4/s320/100_0761.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Pretty Pretty Panda</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316280941908267234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuyAPBiYyvbB46MS-dDSEvFQxRSBCeMd5UmytGwnU1rGX9UHhhv74iFB2Y1wimzjKOBBWaqKD10mZnSE1u1FPY9z3Qo3T99kaxVxR2fsr5sXWn6aAxQMykw2Q9AfjgVk-jJayS1iAqYA/s320/100_0763.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy9HzQ3OiC1jP4ZzRcvfZ1j6fW1TJqkJXBwdStuJxBWZvuSoGu-35cfE22pOOxRhl8M-FozG0P5VRcXjYdZjA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316280945193245522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RCeI3M_pG6YEkw6mJdRIT7DpZk46hyphenhyphencgVv5RAoE26yIQ6PiXbfnIn-rl7bzxWsTJp65adNhpOu5cn5QXSUPzZ5OOMtFsTYJfCQ0OQQ2xA2d49f9tmMsmN-OhtgesWAJz0hOzdEaE8oM/s320/100_0772.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316282362113219346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRwkxV32lVZlCRso7C5OgXPlq_IxhLX78D35QxP3ZUkAg0eJpJNv8NPjFsdUuluD4uksE0UDL_nMk_j_b9G12hf1uRa_GVLewWQ6K6cIMjZyEHbPVYd9L2T3IQhAF9tbq4oet8iB3hWc/s320/100_0773.JPG" border="0" />This part of the zoo reminded me of Manito. It's an incredibly large zoo, and at this time of the early evening most of the animals were inside, so I didn't see anything other than the pandas and these swans. I did see signs for an aquarium, though, which excites me. I love aquariums!Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-42809315995673581492009-03-09T08:23:00.002+06:002009-03-22T09:14:10.789+06:00Arriving in BeijingLast morning on the train. One young woman brought her small dog on with her, and it was adorable, but I like dogs. Dr. Z isn't as keen on them. It's been a while since I've seen a pet, so of course I squealed like a 12-year-old.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyvlNFp8caN9BW5eD5VtQyFthyphenhyphenCp98lABV5k3Ay7QU9YTe3xR6otmmGNH7hNox0buC2hCrAydH-OiZ76ARN6dHYxAB84hMkCgbwGpf6hjSryJoKuxnb4t6VfUEmJSi1rva1iz0ixm9F8/s1600-h/100_0743.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315833938640884066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyvlNFp8caN9BW5eD5VtQyFthyphenhyphenCp98lABV5k3Ay7QU9YTe3xR6otmmGNH7hNox0buC2hCrAydH-OiZ76ARN6dHYxAB84hMkCgbwGpf6hjSryJoKuxnb4t6VfUEmJSi1rva1iz0ixm9F8/s320/100_0743.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21avxghIJ9Ekbzow2QrxoLqXTXZir26DVpoa-wSbCgdn5iZ3-Mz4_fGuPozmTpU72MtuyPm0mmTFsOX3eTvsNSwWu5CIZXmGfSfZPqhE4zc15sneXX1JwSLm2uy4cyNfzxnWUtooDeDA/s1600-h/100_0745.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315833931861766690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21avxghIJ9Ekbzow2QrxoLqXTXZir26DVpoa-wSbCgdn5iZ3-Mz4_fGuPozmTpU72MtuyPm0mmTFsOX3eTvsNSwWu5CIZXmGfSfZPqhE4zc15sneXX1JwSLm2uy4cyNfzxnWUtooDeDA/s320/100_0745.JPG" border="0" /></a> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dze0ZmHOhUyuR84flEqp8sko_OQCyv01Vrl4TETHjYjmzhSqGmRERL3CeoUQt4OiA6rBzccEcs-I-_S4t9S' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKKRp-8tjhtcaJ1yfCS246yJsu96P4hAvCfc1dAy245CR4xD3lG_KeOZ_G4dOSigzs4P0C7mV7Fp9h-GHkm8fCJz-U7y4Qe3Z2TYdShG7nLCHGj1ybNytKGyEOmpKFbl_-R7m_RTR_fw/s1600-h/100_0750.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315832482388940626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKKRp-8tjhtcaJ1yfCS246yJsu96P4hAvCfc1dAy245CR4xD3lG_KeOZ_G4dOSigzs4P0C7mV7Fp9h-GHkm8fCJz-U7y4Qe3Z2TYdShG7nLCHGj1ybNytKGyEOmpKFbl_-R7m_RTR_fw/s320/100_0750.JPG" border="0" /></a> Beijing!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwGFPtjtJn23TpT39dXBmvJm4U1SdnMGEKkW7Dq2GrRKxVdQD48PV_pfRrMmXwqYP7w_ywd4VDHYP_bsXPicS6_TmpJftgcjqUTQ-485Bz2G5aagLuDnau4qkzqW7Z3tBg0mIf2gqSQk/s1600-h/100_0751.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315832479597279570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwGFPtjtJn23TpT39dXBmvJm4U1SdnMGEKkW7Dq2GrRKxVdQD48PV_pfRrMmXwqYP7w_ywd4VDHYP_bsXPicS6_TmpJftgcjqUTQ-485Bz2G5aagLuDnau4qkzqW7Z3tBg0mIf2gqSQk/s320/100_0751.JPG" border="0" /></a> Kind of like the Space Needle. Kind of.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left">It was difficult navagating the subway with my giant heavy suitcase, but in due time we arrived at the hotel. Beijing is a very easy city to get around in; the subway is very convenient and evert stop is announced in Chinese and English.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5Dsbx7wxDdRJsXPcyHvM5v5u883DAjvhddTbrshe5ntE95QVH7AV0K5VxE9rtOnsUtDEoHt9mI5_8skHRUKCxejVntjlwbhaq-cVl3F48aXs0YPMbBcUSqPiv5Idib2jjSkMTyNrRKg/s1600-h/100_0752.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315832473159193938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5Dsbx7wxDdRJsXPcyHvM5v5u883DAjvhddTbrshe5ntE95QVH7AV0K5VxE9rtOnsUtDEoHt9mI5_8skHRUKCxejVntjlwbhaq-cVl3F48aXs0YPMbBcUSqPiv5Idib2jjSkMTyNrRKg/s320/100_0752.JPG" border="0" /></a> If this room were slightly bigger it would make an awesome studio apartment.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtU8BxsmcSlZt5EkaXXhOL_H5dUFG7MpJxeKy0i41k13UK62zQLN7uGPPECZkVJmc3ohdX8GWIVxF2n3Hx69Nx852E9c8BBvVl5w308mTfSfYG-tr5I-tpPMWyohjuXwvnltfYjJ9cbo/s1600-h/100_0756.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315832475548057202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtU8BxsmcSlZt5EkaXXhOL_H5dUFG7MpJxeKy0i41k13UK62zQLN7uGPPECZkVJmc3ohdX8GWIVxF2n3Hx69Nx852E9c8BBvVl5w308mTfSfYG-tr5I-tpPMWyohjuXwvnltfYjJ9cbo/s320/100_0756.JPG" border="0" /></a> I like pretty sinks like in the commercials.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0OuB1qrCHP86z3ROvlFS30Nq4vlcfrSZrR5Dy2W0Sz9ELZ-dhIwm0q4DaXTlK0f9sVA7gTEgUmSmS2kcrWwXOvLIdAsm7umW4cuIsVSmtQBAMwlDRNNK3w1cUrwE5893B2ZJFNNs-ng/s1600-h/100_0757.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315832471834197490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0OuB1qrCHP86z3ROvlFS30Nq4vlcfrSZrR5Dy2W0Sz9ELZ-dhIwm0q4DaXTlK0f9sVA7gTEgUmSmS2kcrWwXOvLIdAsm7umW4cuIsVSmtQBAMwlDRNNK3w1cUrwE5893B2ZJFNNs-ng/s320/100_0757.JPG" border="0" /></a> My giant heavy suitcase, now less heavy since I removed the smaller suitcase from it. Behind it, my stove. I love this hotel.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">The rest of the day was all about relaxing. We went to the grocery store, where they were highly amused that I forgot to weigh my fruit, and went to a nice restaurant where they fed us pork buns, saying they were vegetarian. Everything else was delicious, though.</div></div></div></div></div>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-3053397502710247932009-03-08T07:21:00.000+06:002009-03-22T08:23:29.598+06:00Day 2We have the bottom of three bunks on each side, so our beds are the widest and actually quite comfortable, although it is a little odd sleeping lying down while moving. We've left Xinjiang and spent most of the day moving through Gansu province.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315818709577330370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAif1dVoyUQnDkKkR7NHAKjbhpW0KSHvfXWjLckAom_PBIAZFRtd9APOifCC3wspQfgzu0xdecdxyhvoNKmFZh9PDDfvmIsiY6RMMHkGx_A83dPLeE2Mq76dKYzlRWcHY9djeA-4tA0OY/s320/100_0701.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315818462610756082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lo1NNFbMAVrnLgv5ep_Gv8IDZy06-1NPQP9M9Xq-9sBmqP79jGCxyk7Hhxj25gUPR8tiuVCQwUFlDqr25SGOqNP3t0hyUjHAuC1-fgmfIeiGTi1FKcRWqrq94BEe_xjs76JD3D6Wr0k/s320/100_0702.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315818459600300882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYZMjkk14ZsLy2ImdL6OslNk-wm4DOBLD0s7mujMiijldDhFcUlyrQ5wZsNFHgpaDOGoJ5jTzLerMweD_5iDtRAaloEorq2rC2u0uBnNsaf2X3kII9uR-fv2HQHoT0SkuIJ9VKohj5P4/s320/100_0704.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Here's an example of the traditional house with courtyard.</div><div align="center"> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315818453774786754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LfTvz9PnUMnES7E9BEgqdeE4ZvosHR7Lj1_NCz-3jX1mlHIBOMA098DwlTNXNi8ZPB6v6WV_Gcs1hQRd253vq95YVdZWPmCFDCAyOoDES_5VOGRuyLlEqKdErnOnZsKEzTYT4QcH68Y/s320/100_0705.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzlmgoNinJUDeG2gCuGvdoEDse4o0iFL2bGA1Afyx8lDjKOAsi5Or1VZ5hw7BkOwGnsQehc5iEuIMJg-tW5Bg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfq3HX1oifM6Bm13UQBvbv9koYKTlT854Bx4vmmj_Z5e4TzHS0zXvBS_wtcdaXstmy3L8WJhkJxlGrdZ1_5lxgIcazzRb5h7EjxpTKMbJyhZn11rGeXcgmTZLGtFitqwMXSPauUqxrdg/s1600-h/100_0707.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315818451628061698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfq3HX1oifM6Bm13UQBvbv9koYKTlT854Bx4vmmj_Z5e4TzHS0zXvBS_wtcdaXstmy3L8WJhkJxlGrdZ1_5lxgIcazzRb5h7EjxpTKMbJyhZn11rGeXcgmTZLGtFitqwMXSPauUqxrdg/s320/100_0707.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPjkcBeQkW-VYW9KHiW7QmjQMtxR1HF5XKGB5pCCp_pGRSB3C-CXrt0t71vjwSqlKrQyQ-Dw3ViBxUcL5QD0eAnYB1RqZAeDJ3PzJE0sa3E29YMWvZjU2zMP2F7G0KDCdgOPnoTv8ODw/s1600-h/100_0710.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315818447599225522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPjkcBeQkW-VYW9KHiW7QmjQMtxR1HF5XKGB5pCCp_pGRSB3C-CXrt0t71vjwSqlKrQyQ-Dw3ViBxUcL5QD0eAnYB1RqZAeDJ3PzJE0sa3E29YMWvZjU2zMP2F7G0KDCdgOPnoTv8ODw/s320/100_0710.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Houses are usually far away from the fields, so smaller structures for shade are built next to the fields. People walk from their houses to work, so they bring the midday meal with them since its too far to walk back. In some areas where the fields are next to the mountains, people have dug caves for shade and storage, and we also saw places where people were living in these caves. There's been a push to move people out of the caves since it is viewed as "backwards", but there's also been a push to have them declared historical treasures.</div><div> </div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzcUUu8MGTZgvD-_MDyRntXUkCywBEUcdWkiCZfJLVmiecmAot-jUIr29D1dIBGDP85afPxh63drHQ3D7yl3A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div> </div><div>Passing through a tunnel and an interior view of the train. I was hoping to catch us coming out of the tunnel, but it was very long. We'll pass through some 300 or so tunnels between Urumqi and Beijing.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWEhohY6PiEmDd0YrW_cFP-K_Y0Y-LA_8BngWQiVlfAYb3z3QyK9VLM548Ye90XDrbasiAMqQkeUQHvbA62qnhwH53tsIHKZ8L_avWQrrNnWosWSGXMnBnplDbehGpjlsNPU6uEv4Fe0/s1600-h/100_0714.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315817839548072514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWEhohY6PiEmDd0YrW_cFP-K_Y0Y-LA_8BngWQiVlfAYb3z3QyK9VLM548Ye90XDrbasiAMqQkeUQHvbA62qnhwH53tsIHKZ8L_avWQrrNnWosWSGXMnBnplDbehGpjlsNPU6uEv4Fe0/s320/100_0714.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lunch time! Instant noodles and a preserved duck egg for protein. Mm mmm!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315817839969767154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2FgT1x1YtWHNuX2W1kGkUXQwmHR9wpWIBxGReb7jWJE3gqa-hd-Le8TpR6HlH69Q9J5JxylgQhgAoW0MquPHTkGX9H0xup2gkMrzOvQHd9pPuL_rF44J8Z1ucENb2x7c2JiMuiAiCpE/s320/100_0718.JPG" border="0" />Doesn't that look scrumptious?<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315817837716083522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfYJrHtoHb1-cPpnXuSJQOBMkxMtpV1LlAwzOOBNpr_sl55DhAPdwFvCvVlcW7MxpGemhu5QIbQsBPk3uxVtWjyZ_au98VvBHSJbDbIEEvlSgbkvDjNgEqTbSahpNKe4EMTgwJ4IQYC8/s320/100_0720.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315817831353256066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDKIC_Ku3eCXu-DP8d_9-SX_Akiu1shCpsMamlHKIKtyn0LJBSTRRTjr1HRqW4d5UqYDtZSkiRgbMVol-A48oYpQYzrjyVzzHAhZTWi27XXHGLv0zZH8mUfRFIiTMeTgq-3QbJcU93Kk/s320/100_0721.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315817819323474642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTmC5GHdCdCYioPrhV1se2wgSROz5Qb6IyX6tf8BIBFiYv8dS3s06KTVX1uLADeSnk_VQaq5L-cV2Z-LPpQuHS9EUdWIDnrZzQ37zF70mzmKC-hHqAUptNldEpuHW5E_SyGvhHxH-lLA/s320/100_0722.JPG" border="0" />These hills were much more brightly striped in person, like a painted desert.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315817235316808338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoIzTWc5swihCjuksCFOH2okRFubqc2IoB_vZVNJJ7nwr_WdQJdGAcCXK02oT457lUzhrvO77AV9A-iLlxyIQIcxttgj6v9tV3r5aSaqoCdpE1y-xcz22GujuX7BLZTU8GIeWH4XXg90/s320/100_0724.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>We saw many of these small temples. Some were Earth God temples, a practice pre-dating Buddhism and Daoism. Not all temples in Gansu are this small, we passed a couple impressive Buddhist temples, but too quickly to capture on film.<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315817225682033346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh63HO5OmuYkDbLTk80hVCYeIE5oYotlAtvnSV-ceEReLcazxmxf4CHY8UEwSd3saJ2sNBxkV81VOfz8hRW6s03rKRpL50sI1avhpWk2GeQim3iHP6EWdj8b0riG9mQ1R_6m3ZW_B1xs0/s320/100_0726.JPG" border="0" />The lump atop the central hill in this picture is the remains of a watchtower. The train is running alongside the Silk Road, and these watchtowers dotted the landscape.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzZIxld8l-iS5HaQMhyalEl4oaQxHEEHRnJJ-ZLhAGWexqcySr-IVcNfky4tbNNhpM7fNG3RGL5LmJRmq9F' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">They play a variety of music over the PA system, which I kind of like. It's like the landscape has its own soundtrack.<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBLMkVnJnzVQ8l35SXpSYUp-gNSSUojwmfOBGU9v8JMvkC_nAFaXuuMVLjF3XeMZy5p3mtt00FnTlphxyrdP05cfOHNXpAHyxJbM0ElNj1LeUeWYEtqBgdVpClKb8WJM0z7eoHqlRoCA/s1600-h/100_0735.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315817222309258658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBLMkVnJnzVQ8l35SXpSYUp-gNSSUojwmfOBGU9v8JMvkC_nAFaXuuMVLjF3XeMZy5p3mtt00FnTlphxyrdP05cfOHNXpAHyxJbM0ElNj1LeUeWYEtqBgdVpClKb8WJM0z7eoHqlRoCA/s320/100_0735.JPG" border="0" /></a>We've left the Silk Road and are now following the Yellow River.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDZbn8HzT230VjIyClNj0KMggv_Qdv-CvLhEbywH42e0iigvxXQC2iXA1ZTmdzME81dC_yr5HecgSBECEB5ZiipFFllV8wj_hAOLt3V4XzOBgPu0KGluGii-2aM1t4ioAesStKUE8zgo/s1600-h/100_0736.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315817217461228914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDZbn8HzT230VjIyClNj0KMggv_Qdv-CvLhEbywH42e0iigvxXQC2iXA1ZTmdzME81dC_yr5HecgSBECEB5ZiipFFllV8wj_hAOLt3V4XzOBgPu0KGluGii-2aM1t4ioAesStKUE8zgo/s320/100_0736.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeG_Zv6a8c9vUjFV22rr75zgSeX7EpmbsTzTNgOCpcoykAk9SdNL77aA-3X37vl73FZPzSbUTv2NbR75arM81iNu4BflbybGzOeXvMZl6ysEFnwu3Ul6ixH5AWE9x3VwB_Tb19uUvLQNA/s1600-h/100_0738.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315817203980451090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeG_Zv6a8c9vUjFV22rr75zgSeX7EpmbsTzTNgOCpcoykAk9SdNL77aA-3X37vl73FZPzSbUTv2NbR75arM81iNu4BflbybGzOeXvMZl6ysEFnwu3Ul6ixH5AWE9x3VwB_Tb19uUvLQNA/s320/100_0738.JPG" border="0" /></a> Off to bed. Tomorrow we arrive in Beijing.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-62988147529242300062009-03-07T23:15:00.001+06:002009-03-22T07:21:13.320+06:00On the Orient Express, Day 1Well, not really the Orient Express, but a train from Urumqi to Beijing nonetheless. <div> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315815787659633410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wuLUdeW_uffuiQHBQkyObC-jVHY1xzU6C8Kz-N3CV2UBawXXBFC7ogvui819cA4qRqt2eqc1k6ZBIqdYgkJ3__iWF7mvPchNMA3ns2XsyDCRJ7TP9_9hwLY_w0sanZWyil4yoMCJ25w/s320/100_0694.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315815064795470786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXA5BJwuFMSSuRTjumggGwaK1EQN8sj7JiEHe0mBzVeNL46kewJBLfMYioRFS2dDnoH_lmo2Oh8fygl2P3RayPJscru704XZJ746r35e4J_emIDXYw6LtvX4yT8Fx3NAAvoq7XPik5nI/s320/100_0695.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvZ-jZSaCNJV1cJoXVv-SMWGOX9f998TmaeT-sS4G5V7Gag2PKajbV7UwvmpaOasXPJm5cu3qscIIc847qt8jUywrVniubNqCLRpoDGbAVMf7bfie_1Av4-FncRLoG3-k4SePlgFMHVE/s1600-h/100_0696.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315815068268149442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvZ-jZSaCNJV1cJoXVv-SMWGOX9f998TmaeT-sS4G5V7Gag2PKajbV7UwvmpaOasXPJm5cu3qscIIc847qt8jUywrVniubNqCLRpoDGbAVMf7bfie_1Av4-FncRLoG3-k4SePlgFMHVE/s320/100_0696.JPG" border="0" /></a> Those mountains are the edge of the Tibetan Plateau.</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315815060893453474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekvr5fh_MY5NA8J1EGTqaykYG0hSY6ITlrx0GdTp-MMThMYtAB3Q-XPH1cJMqpYSXNoLHEV5IZQ4CSnXUXc6y4SWwFdPxGjJof4s3IUGrUJukT7viwCpRqrQla3M70uL3HjVGuniXL9c/s320/100_0697.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315815054542714306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7p9E2khuKZUf_-nQiniQLAHUAYaVfbZEU7qmihAoJjj1XR0jELiJkpOO3d7QCCxcnmqw6-IOOqt5yCz3coycYci0VPE3xMS8gb0gWsRtl35NehG5KiUccxOlkaFGESeqdlVR2Yhm3AC4/s320/100_0698.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315815047536236834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3lGgL8JXaSVKrsP1arGGAsLFkQyT7cbHtRHkcJROWCCMmASeB57rJB5Ly2FMyjsWNOOzos9tk0jm6fRlN7Fm8LLFq7WSuRW1rTG-SlGfT4mLkBGi7_f0GKcg99yNLw_iYHkFGF_pXZg/s320/100_0699.JPG" border="0" /></div></div>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-5351397426152627612009-03-07T15:20:00.010+06:002009-03-19T11:21:13.100+06:00I hate the song "Material Girl"But I can't get it out of my head, and here's why:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjltizhHBK_0BoNi8lrkiwLTympK113PrDW1dUQQerzbGCN_Wq3aeDd6JJw0I_7X1mSMZzBjjeEemwGYKzO1eOD5-VUpBGi_IZeVihiI9oJmEhfU2sjyi9zsTJpcDUFqczFhUT-0PLXk/s1600-h/100_0670.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314762512281096642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjltizhHBK_0BoNi8lrkiwLTympK113PrDW1dUQQerzbGCN_Wq3aeDd6JJw0I_7X1mSMZzBjjeEemwGYKzO1eOD5-VUpBGi_IZeVihiI9oJmEhfU2sjyi9zsTJpcDUFqczFhUT-0PLXk/s320/100_0670.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOncYFogPk9oOYar1KlyHQ6Uw8C62rtE1EcnksoG-0NcJ2pyA3bPql3vWbPxR__QNi-boqY4ze7wmn1gJmAPUtdbJfx2I_g6h1csSo5HwqEbJxoKOMfxB2DpLIOLhBirTX0efNCoEmso/s1600-h/100_0671.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314762507181319986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOncYFogPk9oOYar1KlyHQ6Uw8C62rtE1EcnksoG-0NcJ2pyA3bPql3vWbPxR__QNi-boqY4ze7wmn1gJmAPUtdbJfx2I_g6h1csSo5HwqEbJxoKOMfxB2DpLIOLhBirTX0efNCoEmso/s320/100_0671.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFrZeHBpnq8pSgbDsR_myDAkPAxxz5n2nO_lt323HbrF1zxF3-6vxoBCu7TTJ9HuMglYNBXip3PLr7js5tj7QGZz9JZqlmnE6jv5TeIdGKQmfnKdYiUmdm2lzTvG7io8xvfoMEYkOKNs/s1600-h/100_0672.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314762501953751394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFrZeHBpnq8pSgbDsR_myDAkPAxxz5n2nO_lt323HbrF1zxF3-6vxoBCu7TTJ9HuMglYNBXip3PLr7js5tj7QGZz9JZqlmnE6jv5TeIdGKQmfnKdYiUmdm2lzTvG7io8xvfoMEYkOKNs/s320/100_0672.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGg22GgVdqLmAadRx6ySvhao7RheOtXESZm6MScJ4gCCAk1LvwtStaS-7oywBKgt_qtXj_gbSN5PXxyWgxCPn-TQqxt5ez4mpu8lU48-KZdZpQ7OAT_MaCjkfSsc-2mTY2QaHFBlBCwBw/s1600-h/100_0673.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314761826014169474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGg22GgVdqLmAadRx6ySvhao7RheOtXESZm6MScJ4gCCAk1LvwtStaS-7oywBKgt_qtXj_gbSN5PXxyWgxCPn-TQqxt5ez4mpu8lU48-KZdZpQ7OAT_MaCjkfSsc-2mTY2QaHFBlBCwBw/s320/100_0673.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDZYsRc2o9KvVNhcneZxGFb4Apt-TBfKBWKrVJWEAj_up0ex3Sx7X1zmhChnwHA0H-Orgx_G-vBbIQwpy8NoLLCACNvg49WC6zusktnIw6loBoY-QkG78ZxChjDC6ZLm3i4iMWUFVnwA/s1600-h/100_0674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314761823378465298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDZYsRc2o9KvVNhcneZxGFb4Apt-TBfKBWKrVJWEAj_up0ex3Sx7X1zmhChnwHA0H-Orgx_G-vBbIQwpy8NoLLCACNvg49WC6zusktnIw6loBoY-QkG78ZxChjDC6ZLm3i4iMWUFVnwA/s320/100_0674.JPG" border="0" /></a>Purple Atlas. I do love purple.</div><div align="center"><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTnnYrZxaFMT8fqUMXf-eeOn3a5v9QkgKK160Lkze4uv-TQDFm0RLdzF3sm2IIpLshS_Emm7BXi0bQNRuAS9dDgs7FkDKdPstmdHVGO4igcXayGRP6N1C4NoGxmwcbT6TP5XkwqUtAgU/s1600-h/100_0675.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314761812957099490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTnnYrZxaFMT8fqUMXf-eeOn3a5v9QkgKK160Lkze4uv-TQDFm0RLdzF3sm2IIpLshS_Emm7BXi0bQNRuAS9dDgs7FkDKdPstmdHVGO4igcXayGRP6N1C4NoGxmwcbT6TP5XkwqUtAgU/s320/100_0675.JPG" border="0" /></a> There's a large Muslim population in Xinjiang, and head scarves are available in a wide array of colors and designs.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmf9Nu-jwz_JhMDaLR5UciMNSWCd2ZdJYWQgkdxHAnxx4sXb4bQf5rJHNj5chz1j59AYPZGDHj2qOwotxHVRrWy8J79sp_EafO60ntPjVys-s3nVUhbjUoilYDUvCNP0cHMO9Ffu36jk/s1600-h/100_0676.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314761811800653874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmf9Nu-jwz_JhMDaLR5UciMNSWCd2ZdJYWQgkdxHAnxx4sXb4bQf5rJHNj5chz1j59AYPZGDHj2qOwotxHVRrWy8J79sp_EafO60ntPjVys-s3nVUhbjUoilYDUvCNP0cHMO9Ffu36jk/s320/100_0676.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCol85z4T0AwZvidA2Uc9f0kTTzZ9IswBlKg1PILQZQgcB0EL5CsHDcOroqtudV67jGRB_Oo09wXoDXkI0LLmB90G_H218j4rDwqZG8oOGRZBgcS_EFnfKHvXOpONRWm7jQPqdwXxtmCE/s1600-h/100_0677.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314761803797588882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCol85z4T0AwZvidA2Uc9f0kTTzZ9IswBlKg1PILQZQgcB0EL5CsHDcOroqtudV67jGRB_Oo09wXoDXkI0LLmB90G_H218j4rDwqZG8oOGRZBgcS_EFnfKHvXOpONRWm7jQPqdwXxtmCE/s320/100_0677.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbkt3__fsHwgr-HIEH0Z7Eyo7B5MLv_xAnXuLLn7yNohTfLwrAWm6XwbiO1PHcuYIvPnyRagdpygbIV5j6zYVO60YUwMGst5PrIxW7Ou3EGbX4vKQSWl2hUakZ4aHtUUSUmPtPPTHbRg/s1600-h/100_0678.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310383743569754338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbkt3__fsHwgr-HIEH0Z7Eyo7B5MLv_xAnXuLLn7yNohTfLwrAWm6XwbiO1PHcuYIvPnyRagdpygbIV5j6zYVO60YUwMGst5PrIxW7Ou3EGbX4vKQSWl2hUakZ4aHtUUSUmPtPPTHbRg/s320/100_0678.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6xzgFtvwjgiA40K4b-yJXVqg0kCF-dTDkgw_3jt1lUM9pCEDTrNaLSj8G9LfSa9ltEXhrQaiyCsN5YtU66Ih_33YZaCS0-I8ttFNCM7SWIqUS0yngrvBCBYbQ1ZTgWwXD5EXc_Yy6_Y/s1600-h/100_0679.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310383737332307154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6xzgFtvwjgiA40K4b-yJXVqg0kCF-dTDkgw_3jt1lUM9pCEDTrNaLSj8G9LfSa9ltEXhrQaiyCsN5YtU66Ih_33YZaCS0-I8ttFNCM7SWIqUS0yngrvBCBYbQ1ZTgWwXD5EXc_Yy6_Y/s320/100_0679.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCb4oxeM3o3Zmzpsv-nc4sQOi7kSslHwdnNMBfJ9T0Jq0L2U_4Wix-lq-Bbun9cl5SAXjCuptyxS1MlJNpT6KOgnVPoeOTRGJp_6dMPvhR5Cx8NglNg7RJTM9qbtyeb-GGQQpPBdwVfKY/s1600-h/100_0680.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310383722542908498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCb4oxeM3o3Zmzpsv-nc4sQOi7kSslHwdnNMBfJ9T0Jq0L2U_4Wix-lq-Bbun9cl5SAXjCuptyxS1MlJNpT6KOgnVPoeOTRGJp_6dMPvhR5Cx8NglNg7RJTM9qbtyeb-GGQQpPBdwVfKY/s320/100_0680.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDSror7EWmtDsYmRAWojTt3dPWEivv0XR_DEUwhyphenhyphenl2oBdwrTC3IrWMTEl8Bi50wwL7cDRj76oLXg2PruuaQ5onQZHFs4Kfcb8tljRFLXmISFlVIv4KR4g-v1uDQH1ZlSn2QoC9c7Kpxw/s1600-h/100_0681.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310383713723304866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDSror7EWmtDsYmRAWojTt3dPWEivv0XR_DEUwhyphenhyphenl2oBdwrTC3IrWMTEl8Bi50wwL7cDRj76oLXg2PruuaQ5onQZHFs4Kfcb8tljRFLXmISFlVIv4KR4g-v1uDQH1ZlSn2QoC9c7Kpxw/s320/100_0681.JPG" border="0" /></a>Blue silky Atlas destined to be a skirt, maybe a dress.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJndmAHN3Mwd0VyOOZjww4mWIMUnEqX1MK1V1BOQj9eFRA_az87Mnln0EEBsz-xwT7my_Bm1d0kyB0dICOVpWmU9OFuaqlPAe79acRzRsdMhQnZZD8vnkfLBvjtFR0aRIpHTHFqPlvruY/s1600-h/100_0682.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310383713149529842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJndmAHN3Mwd0VyOOZjww4mWIMUnEqX1MK1V1BOQj9eFRA_az87Mnln0EEBsz-xwT7my_Bm1d0kyB0dICOVpWmU9OFuaqlPAe79acRzRsdMhQnZZD8vnkfLBvjtFR0aRIpHTHFqPlvruY/s320/100_0682.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVmcPlROkqod5Jxdn2xC91Fo0-Il97rFvv_VnV6NDwfKsKUxiBfC2KRvig8f4VIP2-YVkySLtoLjRpoJ76UncxXr8z5gBkY3ksQf-O83t6D_ahYpHgf9y-IcMqDZ9nNKa-idheKASf4c/s1600-h/100_0683.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310379657219335810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVmcPlROkqod5Jxdn2xC91Fo0-Il97rFvv_VnV6NDwfKsKUxiBfC2KRvig8f4VIP2-YVkySLtoLjRpoJ76UncxXr8z5gBkY3ksQf-O83t6D_ahYpHgf9y-IcMqDZ9nNKa-idheKASf4c/s320/100_0683.JPG" border="0" /></a> I'm thinking a dress out of the brown and white and a skirt out of the blue.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0BtAXrYjDfKtPTJy1UFEVhlvzF3jCHlcLnmnRHj-y805s08Ipp_SswacRSAmU_0eBR65wwe3jBE_M2mFe4r34MIwnHmchC1MnEhn3LJ0k4jjyB3mLXPMwKBVyHiCoZnyoLNtX_e0hI8/s1600-h/100_0684.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310379654425225954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0BtAXrYjDfKtPTJy1UFEVhlvzF3jCHlcLnmnRHj-y805s08Ipp_SswacRSAmU_0eBR65wwe3jBE_M2mFe4r34MIwnHmchC1MnEhn3LJ0k4jjyB3mLXPMwKBVyHiCoZnyoLNtX_e0hI8/s320/100_0684.JPG" border="0" /></a> Rainbow Atlas fabric. No idea what I'll do with it yet.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdphfdraJ0yycaYyZDWXlrZJ-PgKHqSlsOLSv_0trtRLr813epool94fNFctEHaOauznA1omcweqDKWqI5GoVRY8haI7n5yL15a7Z9FG_7yHWYetLQe-kMm2etWiPXdtMtiZMe47XUrtc/s1600-h/100_0685.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310379643390555090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdphfdraJ0yycaYyZDWXlrZJ-PgKHqSlsOLSv_0trtRLr813epool94fNFctEHaOauznA1omcweqDKWqI5GoVRY8haI7n5yL15a7Z9FG_7yHWYetLQe-kMm2etWiPXdtMtiZMe47XUrtc/s320/100_0685.JPG" border="0" /></a> I also bought several bags of those little jewels you can iron onto fabric, the kind that they only sell in Spokane in tiny bags of 12 for way too much money at JoAnn's.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5w5EVuey9U0yfFflD3DyRmmw5EDxl7ACVmVqHO0qctRDnecKQI1luPZvvMJ82kXn_Z3C3EIrP268UDq7vS-NSV-fUwYWJkrakWlJgC-DO6F5Ey5ylrskBhJywp28e1Afp6mUC2N-tIU/s1600-h/100_0687.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310379634440176834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5w5EVuey9U0yfFflD3DyRmmw5EDxl7ACVmVqHO0qctRDnecKQI1luPZvvMJ82kXn_Z3C3EIrP268UDq7vS-NSV-fUwYWJkrakWlJgC-DO6F5Ey5ylrskBhJywp28e1Afp6mUC2N-tIU/s320/100_0687.JPG" border="0" /></a> I don't have any specific project in mind, so I picked colors I tend to use.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuCw2eba8Ij5UEtsihETVymjdtfLO9FLQ2CjhcGe9hdcCX2BoIUIaoVqymLbg20xxN30Q9r6zBxmBfvblg2Fl3F8zbdBQmdOJFBm1yUnbyGoEns-NkscUcWWRb9A7PUZnMcRZ82Th-2k/s1600-h/100_0688.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310379627187726882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuCw2eba8Ij5UEtsihETVymjdtfLO9FLQ2CjhcGe9hdcCX2BoIUIaoVqymLbg20xxN30Q9r6zBxmBfvblg2Fl3F8zbdBQmdOJFBm1yUnbyGoEns-NkscUcWWRb9A7PUZnMcRZ82Th-2k/s320/100_0688.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00xsCUuuqPgxypo-dR1uBlioojEhbLAvpDjvPGQ_SKWL_2daEhlrZlFB2oSiQL1W7Wi66fJY_3iS0kLbwhZ6u52eNDsRanLDel3N4TgDm6Wx4_166kZzDGsklM4HBoWRWQTzdXGZsQMQ/s1600-h/100_0689.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310376857687247794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00xsCUuuqPgxypo-dR1uBlioojEhbLAvpDjvPGQ_SKWL_2daEhlrZlFB2oSiQL1W7Wi66fJY_3iS0kLbwhZ6u52eNDsRanLDel3N4TgDm6Wx4_166kZzDGsklM4HBoWRWQTzdXGZsQMQ/s320/100_0689.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1nbKQXOd7uQWYlq46jmXM2uxNgeUCch6eGuEBK3cgqD4SYESomGPdRdtIBLegqG89q7fTvDEAfLuyIPI26o0OwvE-2iULqVPXZQfeG44L6ZdrsXFP-gJJthyQobWRRedI3uOcLMWbuE/s1600-h/100_0690.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310376850657390418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1nbKQXOd7uQWYlq46jmXM2uxNgeUCch6eGuEBK3cgqD4SYESomGPdRdtIBLegqG89q7fTvDEAfLuyIPI26o0OwvE-2iULqVPXZQfeG44L6ZdrsXFP-gJJthyQobWRRedI3uOcLMWbuE/s320/100_0690.JPG" border="0" /></a> These bags are bigger than both of my hands laid flat together and weigh a ton.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeckOqduq8qkFiu4KQ35Cob7Xj8XSDm23bZuLJoTdLgDQDbY0zDXDLAv0M6Oa3iphQUMT8c7RfgLpyeDthgn7_K1T-8FrtQGfBIMpFrs1BqsEgSRJZ-4xVb4aXBT2_z6yPFRweFWn3pw/s1600-h/100_0691.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310376842929151378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeckOqduq8qkFiu4KQ35Cob7Xj8XSDm23bZuLJoTdLgDQDbY0zDXDLAv0M6Oa3iphQUMT8c7RfgLpyeDthgn7_K1T-8FrtQGfBIMpFrs1BqsEgSRJZ-4xVb4aXBT2_z6yPFRweFWn3pw/s320/100_0691.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Candy Buttons!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Afa9pUX4D6zD0lVvjxRARjrPQfBWfD62FHbR0k7vMpr3lA5ChG5G8SSPvFOnS7qU71qEON_ISgQaJhotkODavEts7YMWmL9YcvrgAYeXI0CDmAuYlMtHbIBHJkwmw5VsX0-2ZwMjfhI/s1600-h/100_0692.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310376839273128594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Afa9pUX4D6zD0lVvjxRARjrPQfBWfD62FHbR0k7vMpr3lA5ChG5G8SSPvFOnS7qU71qEON_ISgQaJhotkODavEts7YMWmL9YcvrgAYeXI0CDmAuYlMtHbIBHJkwmw5VsX0-2ZwMjfhI/s320/100_0692.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Once again I just picked colors I like. No specific purpose yet.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqYpepJQy-yFAhM-_F1OESA8Wcp_JfNAj65XnWtxOJ_-g0PUq_PBtlJAjLpZ9_csU5qe9uUCemsZ2b2YIZhaZuw1BLBX1HS0Jk9ahOA2cD90D6ffkMwiHNC-qx_djwOExrNoJSsjzGPQ/s1600-h/100_0693.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310376828723146978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqYpepJQy-yFAhM-_F1OESA8Wcp_JfNAj65XnWtxOJ_-g0PUq_PBtlJAjLpZ9_csU5qe9uUCemsZ2b2YIZhaZuw1BLBX1HS0Jk9ahOA2cD90D6ffkMwiHNC-qx_djwOExrNoJSsjzGPQ/s320/100_0693.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />They look like they'd taste delicious, but I bet they just taste like plastic.<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-89141396964702655902009-03-07T09:41:00.004+06:002009-03-07T09:54:36.028+06:00Done with interviews!Finally! I have completed my 25 interviews for my own project. I eventually got used to people looking at me like I'm crazy and have three heads. I got some really good data, so I'm excited to get back and work on my project. I still have a ton of work for my independent study before I get back, unless I want to fail theory.<br />Dr. Z and I were talking about stereotypes the Chinese have about foreigners and apparently evidence that Westerners are less evolved than Chinese exists in the form of Western female body hair and our love of bananas. Clearly we're closer to apes than they. I do love bananas, so I reinforce the stereotype. I'm not convinced that being more evolved would make bananas less delicious. Bana vendors on the street will target me to sell bananas to, because I'm more likely to want them, due to my ape-like nature.<br />We're leaving for Beijing this evening. The train ride is suppose to be very picturesque, and of course the idea of taking a train across the north of China, drinking tea while gazing at the country vistas, is terribly romantic.<br />I went to Da Bazaar yesterday and bought a lot of fabric. They have unbelievably gorgeous silky prints for about $0.63/meter. Continuing the fairy tale theme that's been following me, I've made a deal with myself. If I finish packing and cleaning in a timely manner, I can go back and buy more. When I went yesterday it was during a very important prayer time, and the vendors selling the coveted Atlas fabric were at prayer. If I want more of this unique fabric that doesn't exist outside Central Asia, I have to go back today.<br />I'm getting very excited about coming home. I can't wait to see everyone.Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-28231458714783076772009-02-28T08:57:00.005+06:002009-03-07T09:40:42.491+06:00Cirque du Afanti<div align="left">Dr. Z and his family came back from Kazahkstan, and we spent a day just kind of relaxing. Today we went to a stage show about the Sufi saint Afanti. However, it really wasn't about him, it more like he was a character walking through various circus-like scenes. His companion was a donkey, and the actor playing the donkey definitely stole the show. I enjoy acrobatics and the like, so I enjoyed it, it just didn't tell me much about Afanti. Visually it was stunning. They didn't allow photography, so I had to be sneaky, but I did get caught by an usher at one point so I had to stop.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310276854261035330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GVLTwk-MmsnN-M2y4TT6k4DoitIRjKm81vnTXzCKbgzbR2NPaBu7ZshqIgn23efF5O2GlZzDW5I_aZV3g1fKzGMwVSOfipIPsyxkO9doGVYKUEI4JBY26ZiIEk8yfejfqPedM8HXQNQ/s320/100_0642.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310276857871491730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_3Qj0TS123dQigVF2OZmIDdpO0VzyBrn9kDa805dc8osbPBSDaEtaisOnC27hMR7bXMJGBaGFrgLixPj2Luh_hbQ54vZz0iAzbV3P7H6JuPwMg4mo9aEy2OAx1FlZXFKOonwcTQexCQ/s320/100_0643.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310276861973008450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs810lIh2Cj5nTxzTJKNjsAn9HfwsFTYXLakgEYGxpMTD6u6V76IG28HRkxh2KXA4p-A-mRQ4KLj8FNXwynx4bmPSVMnLrZ13aQ4MEPtx2SRYUCizW9p3qTl4I1Q4DnSzaj_WGtXOP7J0/s320/100_0645.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310276863612197490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMy4pCxxA1Zbj2MwYqgRxLMUQYMAjjBfamoxzsQb2xrJsjUgLut23apbMsUAX_mdNf2b59wds5k3AO_eG3k1f0GOJjgrE8ZddSU0RWy0anc1YquJH-Njq80DMqTNsV514oaWIr2tE6vMI/s320/100_0646.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Donkey!</div><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dym4zH4iGqBUzFRRfEuxae-mHbx3qDH6VLyOBU9h8ogMfvpXfImfB2FPm5rz50QqxZAkHjOuEBvrf1n7mbENQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-9123900340902556072009-02-26T18:54:00.001+06:002009-02-26T18:55:26.557+06:00Done with the BackpostingThe blog is officially updated with everything in it's proper chronology. I think we're leaving for Beijing in a little over a week. I don't know if I'll have any sort of internet access once I'm there but I'll update at least once before then.Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-36232922661814543072009-02-26T12:24:00.003+06:002009-02-26T13:25:24.616+06:00Sometimes I really love BoingBoing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIen9KPc0d-fIg_r5QTFUIeuA982_ciTDL2h1gp8-S3Lf6T58Cb5Hgw1hUkidswrHEqSsqKtPvgw_Ah1hVkiXR2V1GpnzA7yQDim6492WrI4J8PcFnKgH2VjGTBEEWIFDzcD7W0Zprrc/s1600-h/_news_news_releases_2009_barreleye_barreleye1-350.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307003521896399938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIen9KPc0d-fIg_r5QTFUIeuA982_ciTDL2h1gp8-S3Lf6T58Cb5Hgw1hUkidswrHEqSsqKtPvgw_Ah1hVkiXR2V1GpnzA7yQDim6492WrI4J8PcFnKgH2VjGTBEEWIFDzcD7W0Zprrc/s320/_news_news_releases_2009_barreleye_barreleye1-350.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/02/25/fish-with-transparen.html">http://www.boingboing.net/2009/02/25/fish-with-transparen.html</a><br /><br />I feel bad the fish had to die. Kind of like Laika. But look at that thing! There's video of it on YouTube.Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-32497364880020298312009-02-22T13:09:00.003+06:002009-02-22T13:12:56.556+06:00Home AloneThe Family Z is currently in Kazakhstan, which means I have the place to myself until they get back in about half a week. Well, Karalygash's sister comes to stay once in a while, which is fun, but mostly I have the place to myself. Which is good because I have a mountain of homework to get caught up on. Unfortunately, I have also gotten very sick the last couple days, so rather than getting caught up, I've been unable to do much more than drag myself to and from the bathroom. Eventually I will have to attempt to go to the store for supplies.<br />I'm going to continue to backdate posts containing pictures from the country. When I have more energy.Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-15247067180456674662009-02-18T17:23:00.003+06:002009-02-26T18:54:00.065+06:00A week to myself, somewhatThe views from my hotel windows:<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307065674363142866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgz84KqicP12zWxn4X5od_M2Ohe7SUncwYaiRRpylZDgMMsZ7dSJcRWtIe1Zo50t8vpMwafAjEJlwtiO3T22EjTPRHW3aMba-RfIvr2pwCvxdg5oVsr3QDK4C3GYei88u6J8zPo1OG8A/s320/100_0609.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307065678555152322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHDYusYjscRa3KeD-VipChw52UUwH9v8bgVoD3RJt8St6en9oaZKiZlMkVQfQpcVwnxqnxf7Llm_6WO6Q6CpI4RRAowpEedw5zbsD2Vpvuj5moK5urxFuEoouF4UR6rVDPD-jOeU-SP0/s320/100_0610.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Karalygash met me at the hotel and we went back to the police station to finalize things, but they said I can't pick up my passport until the 25th. Ah, well. We went to the supermarket where I got some juice and things for the aparment and then I took a Black Market cab home. A black market cab is just some person who will drive you in their car to make some extra money. It was a clear day and on the way back to the apartment I finally could see the nuclear plant that's within the city, with the two large stacks like in The Simpsons dominating the skyline. I hadn't seen it before because the pollution is too thick most days.</div><div>The Family Z got all packed up and Karalygash's sister came by to help them get to the bus station. She'll be coming to stay sometimes while they're gone to check up on me. </div><div>Hey, you ever wanted to see Spongebob Squarepants in Chinese? Me neither, but here it is anyway!</div><div> </div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy1SYtsE9WRZ5kpbMRh9EKlqcoOdUVaq_2nsQ1_ShEE2aPE3IPK-mVatKMQphfta7UUhlE7YETCkI8JJ0n7yA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div> </div>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-77396676860628995602009-02-17T17:18:00.000+06:002009-02-26T17:22:53.450+06:00Hotel Calif..I mean UrumqiMy hotel room was pretty comfortable. I found an English-language(don't tell Dr. Z!) game show on the television that I watched before going to bed.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307064528718916578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI64QRyJ2EoE4qnEldFv52tRExkAt7YFzJIoN9aJcp2_VKZK-UdYRVdoDXtPmbFkkZaqLmoUuMuV3pTZLhhodoE5uAzz9L67ue8TyJuj40GSA6YdFCFD1-UEsJ20T2wm6W1wCP_99qEYA/s320/100_0585.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Do you feel like you were there yet?</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCclChXHpQ9rQ5TTwfxrVlFl1K4_M4yRO9kP9oMDTo1fgnMz02S8MwrCE4HsgggVDBXhRaa5ICVzsdYUMyL-yCbMIH0zkGYe7OJHRCxB7fFCy4onPgX_5Xnzpwbc0pyC9I9EiwHgm48AY/s1600-h/100_0584.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307064529620199730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCclChXHpQ9rQ5TTwfxrVlFl1K4_M4yRO9kP9oMDTo1fgnMz02S8MwrCE4HsgggVDBXhRaa5ICVzsdYUMyL-yCbMIH0zkGYe7OJHRCxB7fFCy4onPgX_5Xnzpwbc0pyC9I9EiwHgm48AY/s320/100_0584.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center"> I'm attempting an excruciating level of detail so far.</p>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-9422520065340872962009-02-16T17:13:00.004+06:002009-02-26T17:18:51.318+06:00Nice to be back<div>I took a shower and washed my hair. What a glorious feeling that was. Then I enjoyed some of my Valentine chocolate:</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307063633434333090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzu-TEu6YX_tWHtqJmBN3YLBc2VjYg8N0c0asFX3PG8wy4cDekUvEQgxspASSSSsYby1HICZBNG17z9LVWXcDH8PvzXDwhQRmp5SRVxTOvNQvyNYb1D25zgX21K2j711z6ikoVszOWH-g/s320/100_0572.JPG" border="0" />It was delicious, but melted quickly. This apartment with its heated floors feels downright tropical after the cold of the country. Though I do miss the mattress.<br /><div></div><br /><div>It turns out that I have to stay a night in a hotel in order to get my visa fixed so I won't get a fine when I try to leave China for not having gone to Kazakhstan. It's a complicated system.</div>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-21697388220389384762009-02-15T16:16:00.000+06:002009-02-26T17:13:27.589+06:00Valentine's Day:The Aftermath<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgju8Qixcc6yHWAmPHy4ii-Wyu1NBXD934Qi1CWO64C11YSidaukiaS5XkewXUnzdwIsHuDmJNgWRO5Jk0K2CqfdWkR5Rh3ZW0SmchVxcNeLri39K1nD5sm6AQfVPXRRfZ9_xoxxnYoD5w/s1600-h/100_0543.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307054997408522354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgju8Qixcc6yHWAmPHy4ii-Wyu1NBXD934Qi1CWO64C11YSidaukiaS5XkewXUnzdwIsHuDmJNgWRO5Jk0K2CqfdWkR5Rh3ZW0SmchVxcNeLri39K1nD5sm6AQfVPXRRfZ9_xoxxnYoD5w/s320/100_0543.JPG" border="0" /></a> I think our host has a hangover from last night's festivities.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dEfb3zLhj-L4K5ecENTRNp6Ed4DGd3M-yHyk9F1Uq88pz2kZiHPRdFflApqRjZdPXcucPKLlgizK1fy3vmAP01XR3_4H8eqrfIvYrGqTIAWbtSHMb76yd2P1p76AV7kXxeHzxp557og/s1600-h/100_0544.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307051593999896962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dEfb3zLhj-L4K5ecENTRNp6Ed4DGd3M-yHyk9F1Uq88pz2kZiHPRdFflApqRjZdPXcucPKLlgizK1fy3vmAP01XR3_4H8eqrfIvYrGqTIAWbtSHMb76yd2P1p76AV7kXxeHzxp557og/s320/100_0544.JPG" border="0" /></a>The horses that scared me half to death in the middle of the night when I was on my way to the outhouse behind them. Seriously though, the stars were amazing.</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fWj5PXnsk-lyPJS71epemfe4TYwJrorHAYwWMR5rfJi75F40Yi7uBaWwRKP16NlxRKvRma7SzQrshzpRK_R-G_0nF7TyS-AJJhcp9meipd4_F_P_Tp_i0H_4bROrheVPkyvGIn1zDWA/s1600-h/100_0550.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307051586066871506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 85px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fWj5PXnsk-lyPJS71epemfe4TYwJrorHAYwWMR5rfJi75F40Yi7uBaWwRKP16NlxRKvRma7SzQrshzpRK_R-G_0nF7TyS-AJJhcp9meipd4_F_P_Tp_i0H_4bROrheVPkyvGIn1zDWA/s320/100_0550.JPG" border="0" /></a>And look who finally figured out the panorama function on her camera.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVs1q-eJK6Trq73Jyik3dijzV61z91Qjd8xGiPT2u9tNdY9NH7XaroTgGtyJvE5wsFhGexaD7BYF8waoyKHYxcchN-dlf89bdlCiZhonlosOnbA-CRK6B9yG2NOWv0U2OK5OQ4rddIggY/s1600-h/100_0551.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307051583507538802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 87px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVs1q-eJK6Trq73Jyik3dijzV61z91Qjd8xGiPT2u9tNdY9NH7XaroTgGtyJvE5wsFhGexaD7BYF8waoyKHYxcchN-dlf89bdlCiZhonlosOnbA-CRK6B9yG2NOWv0U2OK5OQ4rddIggY/s320/100_0551.JPG" border="0" /></a> This one's a Where's Dr. Z? Cupcakes if you find him!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307051582259930418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 86px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSMI7-UzY6oWlTmwSrxlGzvUEjGIImwP1Ie4QhrvEMZ11DLkK4NmSdoo8vUImNw_Dsfu4lvr8eIPKBWZSEB2UIZYnmBstkqtsFXeFTkuJ6FFcOXVAQjJHWd_CkeP2fRI3BUrYSCvJ4QM/s320/100_0554.JPG" border="0" />It is really beautiful out there.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307051580786589570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGlkotmdMAmJLi5X3MxYuKuyxKk1X97G6lufG1kZV_nCJIE1lpwFYkrQ-DAomgEm0o_9cVI26J9U06azde6Q4UwU2rcBDTte81TRD7yew6R7JcMjmL3uF3pThK9G09hyphenhyphenXUTlqA417YJs/s320/100_0557.JPG" border="0" /><br />I wanted to take a photo of these red sand hills form the front, because they were spectacular, but the extreme cold caused my battery to freeze.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307049638224849298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7F9KOm2c7Y6SwWQwIt8ZN4cMLQAE7ZNXu-effTzOmn2NQ_ehq_v0VNyBpApkUKn-EHWKfkiu2JFIkrMcOYt5BHhiC42BIrDZ_rLQoWJJEQICgUwPI9l4z3CBCPoQP_1o6A55g5K0hhg/s320/100_0559.JPG" border="0" />Puppies! They make look cute...<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307049633361043154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CuU6eeeFZWHa0TycQXv5mIJ5tm4HZp6kijEize_sfbkUVO-MKBa5b3Wb4EU6WXFNsJfneWR85n-qJd5RRoIggkmHFZQG3X-9Y3mzzuB5npPUXSaS71hp697YG2w4CE20eLzclvy8nwA/s320/100_0560.JPG" border="0" />But these are not friendly dogs. They're meant to guard livestock and they're vicious. Not pets.<br /><br /><div align="left"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307049632599077522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtaOMa3PC-3cQWGgO-vCT8ymCLPUukZLbRcv7PUNUGImQ1nudupxs9crwk2R3dJbEVfnmTY5rJ2KpqrE9h7U75V5Z8E4lsHx__T6B5bSM3m4wIcVnB-qUQ43Znm2AqNuEDXHR5vypT9c/s320/100_0565.JPG" border="0" /><br />This was my bed in Qiakaertu. It had a mattress!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307049630270604770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOCb8FZmdN5x2pFJf-obYaTA83FQargj4cECCrB0oYxMCc-EoY8nY556m3rBX50-9uPmFyMtfdDjJO13oe55M1eFYw8dPoh4X7Mo8v0XNchuzetARkyoD5Y9ODEy7-u_4o_wWyq0Mqgc/s320/100_0568.JPG" border="0" />There were two beds in my sitting room as well.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307049624917947682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA5-i8jfpRxDTNTXr7K92_UA92Os24ri0BSUPmBxUb_eU9x7TINtJ3FxKKeZJ_ru05iNKOYt1Qt1cU8V4WBuLgCzDlo1QquiiyQ4pyrUL2Kzffu4LZnI3ay0gfhVue8D73FEwRPXsGr8/s320/100_0570.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="left">Our hosts in Qiakaertu took us out for dinner before we left, where there was more drinking of white liquor(on their part) and toasting. They also gave me a Valentine gift of white and milk chocolate, which was nice of them. They had spent our entire time there trying to keep us from doing anything because they apparently thought Dr. Z was there to evaluate them, something that needs clearing up by next year. It was frustrating for him, I think, to then listen to them giving toasts in which they call each other "friends" and hope we come back, etc. It's traditional toast-giving rhetoric. </div><div align="left">They saw us off to our bus, which was a sleeper bus, and I wish I had a picture of it. It's a standard size charter bus, but with two aisles instead of one and three rows of bunk beds. Very skinny bunk beds. I wonder how Dr. Z didn't fall off his bed, he's very tall. I was fine, of course. And it was actually very comfortable. I went to sleep on the bus and woke up in Urumqi in the wee hours of the morning.</div></div>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-7714203841648213662009-02-14T14:41:00.010+06:002009-02-26T16:15:23.286+06:00Valentine's DayI spent Valentine's Day out in the country. We were checking out a site that no one would take us to, which meant we had to stop for directions every so often. Trouble is, it's the Gobi. You could walk all day and not find another house unless you knew where to look. We found this house:<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307030360373090498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uanM8G97k-gcDd2xvenEbZw3Cqxp0I1msW6krbXjBFr1spDSHRH5gbg4rS__uCpW3YWBZM66z_hVfFQUo0Kwu7UUlBY_zo5lN7g7nMTRePyr1KYLKzp3Xx6AnkANEJtx7i5Oi5CGKGY/s320/100_0463.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">No one was there, but everyone leaves the door unlocked so we went in, and what did we find?<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbaVwrq7PBHcwXDxQwYNTz4SQGdlnq15SMPBrQ231iBwOby67YawXyYf_cilaA6igZbEr1ppxO9KFT_S87WKcF_mFQ3UCev_xo8jht0bR7aoieHj5u-wQrFLmdcLF-nZ3XVOqu0Uw_uw/s1600-h/100_0471.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307030352342548114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbaVwrq7PBHcwXDxQwYNTz4SQGdlnq15SMPBrQ231iBwOby67YawXyYf_cilaA6igZbEr1ppxO9KFT_S87WKcF_mFQ3UCev_xo8jht0bR7aoieHj5u-wQrFLmdcLF-nZ3XVOqu0Uw_uw/s320/100_0471.JPG" border="0" /></a> Why, a little lamb too young to go to pasture!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHNkUVB9TwsyvJXF5wwSYwAIHQ9WN05c2OqbCo_rBXfzk4ahuARH6CSvbsuCCB-TBTYSATG-6hSwkC0OV3g1N2HcUr4P0S5BYGG9YkKLjYNXFGPNvsH9HLHHzTMKy30I112VqA1DVIsA/s1600-h/100_0484.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307030350845074690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHNkUVB9TwsyvJXF5wwSYwAIHQ9WN05c2OqbCo_rBXfzk4ahuARH6CSvbsuCCB-TBTYSATG-6hSwkC0OV3g1N2HcUr4P0S5BYGG9YkKLjYNXFGPNvsH9HLHHzTMKy30I112VqA1DVIsA/s320/100_0484.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our driver suggested I pose with the lamb, since he knows I'm an animal lover who doesn't eat meat.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIWwM9GnS3gUFzBDv-5AzHtMilvdIBUk3TpLiEPxXGmtZ1wdAC96aKsOFHUML-HkCXj6CVzd8p39ScuTYhP3HAvPCWs7790X1RsQfXt0glYRQINju7W-_Dg0Pl6zggZUfiw-Cb2Cc0ZA/s1600-h/100_0485.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307028748102594994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIWwM9GnS3gUFzBDv-5AzHtMilvdIBUk3TpLiEPxXGmtZ1wdAC96aKsOFHUML-HkCXj6CVzd8p39ScuTYhP3HAvPCWs7790X1RsQfXt0glYRQINju7W-_Dg0Pl6zggZUfiw-Cb2Cc0ZA/s320/100_0485.JPG" border="0" /></a> The lamb was very soft.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwPniHUUlQV4MDvL36OOG96xiIbTqZ-RZbkZ7_sepnrZnQjAgxT6xeIOYn-HXKTnCx25czdw_aCfId_0g8VYw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5rDJaMFjVtbV2MQzKndYvQ1P5voGsM1vJvjagOtRZVffjBo_2SXMCyaxFndyrGc4vwP8g0As4j0nQNJqnPoY2Zf8QmTMasm67tMb65tV6eoXUVlx54YA9tIn_X8eP5qYLpW0jLmC7Tw/s1600-h/100_0491.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307028744340320466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5rDJaMFjVtbV2MQzKndYvQ1P5voGsM1vJvjagOtRZVffjBo_2SXMCyaxFndyrGc4vwP8g0As4j0nQNJqnPoY2Zf8QmTMasm67tMb65tV6eoXUVlx54YA9tIn_X8eP5qYLpW0jLmC7Tw/s320/100_0491.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOT6iTNZeIvQDGBGhzOPEjDG9HpqfwLqgH518YJ5xcrLFaSASvl2xr1DJ8xD3dEdC-rhNThv5yQhCwNCaKYhIInj9jXwWs_qZhlzbIEpukUMQtUXUoz8MixYRjS38PWUtSsPfk7JV3W_8/s1600-h/100_0497.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307028741883665954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOT6iTNZeIvQDGBGhzOPEjDG9HpqfwLqgH518YJ5xcrLFaSASvl2xr1DJ8xD3dEdC-rhNThv5yQhCwNCaKYhIInj9jXwWs_qZhlzbIEpukUMQtUXUoz8MixYRjS38PWUtSsPfk7JV3W_8/s320/100_0497.JPG" border="0" /></a>This kind of hat is common in the area we were in. They don't sell them in stores; they're handmade by family. The lining is fox fur and I've seen the outer fabric in every color. They're quite striking.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqFB0RwdSBYJWpctiPAL-XtJj9IAhS_qsjzudiQ3JuaXJ9cYghgrPcRqhWwZ5yPWpjY1fOSVoTiLI_EZBnjpUKBqnXHHDmzWPRMG0Wcw0yBVHLoGq33KROuw0TjruiKorcgwsCl3d5VyY/s1600-h/100_0498.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307028739512001410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqFB0RwdSBYJWpctiPAL-XtJj9IAhS_qsjzudiQ3JuaXJ9cYghgrPcRqhWwZ5yPWpjY1fOSVoTiLI_EZBnjpUKBqnXHHDmzWPRMG0Wcw0yBVHLoGq33KROuw0TjruiKorcgwsCl3d5VyY/s320/100_0498.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />and I'm sure incredible warm.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevC6u2pAeAqzBQj1rWaNQVzN5fjWJ7JIudlxNerAyfuDSgZURg8o3fQe46teCv2nE_ZKrW-xV3un4AM0A81gMiLtFyxOw5xpo21IMvi3OWWcrvf8FzCLRr0woyK6LkHa1lzJYddY6xNI/s1600-h/100_0499.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307028730077391986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevC6u2pAeAqzBQj1rWaNQVzN5fjWJ7JIudlxNerAyfuDSgZURg8o3fQe46teCv2nE_ZKrW-xV3un4AM0A81gMiLtFyxOw5xpo21IMvi3OWWcrvf8FzCLRr0woyK6LkHa1lzJYddY6xNI/s320/100_0499.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7u8pKlN9NP7XVNiY7q-8vLl8a8a5m3FhITx-UHYFctFMGQKx14n07THALNxioOmWAZgOJcJeRN3HkZ0v7h2bMEh_fKp131HXaIfDrG7hnk_bj85Iuf8k4y86moPQGQvpRsNKDdSpmDvE/s1600-h/100_0503.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307026511873120962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7u8pKlN9NP7XVNiY7q-8vLl8a8a5m3FhITx-UHYFctFMGQKx14n07THALNxioOmWAZgOJcJeRN3HkZ0v7h2bMEh_fKp131HXaIfDrG7hnk_bj85Iuf8k4y86moPQGQvpRsNKDdSpmDvE/s320/100_0503.JPG" border="0" /></a> The bundle on the left is made up of the parts of the traditional yurt, though you can see the winter house runs on solar power. The cord hooks up to a radio inside the house. This is not the house of a poor person.</div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwytNf1vMh-5oVXcWdve89IcqF_OWCv5Rjg1VtSroCMjYjTS3ne6Qn0-BRStTkEXmj9aMcb1o_AXwJ2ED2kuA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNhdxm7y6dd0GcoCpNZr2hSADwIonbnmGu43Qpy_Sj2Yty74uJb3sRMawKK0OL9-IV_6q-L2tbDohUUtKb5wJuiECEuDPLQl-_bqn2lvCC050-3pX2N-lzzO7GenArYOUAvqc_ZfcgeU/s1600-h/100_0504.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307026507148321586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNhdxm7y6dd0GcoCpNZr2hSADwIonbnmGu43Qpy_Sj2Yty74uJb3sRMawKK0OL9-IV_6q-L2tbDohUUtKb5wJuiECEuDPLQl-_bqn2lvCC050-3pX2N-lzzO7GenArYOUAvqc_ZfcgeU/s320/100_0504.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our driver making tea. The ground water out here is too salty for human consumption. People collect snow and melt it for water. It has a very distinctive taste. We had tea with sheep tail fat instead of butter(I thought it was butter when it was added to my tea, but then it tasted like lanolin). Eating animal fat this way is a common practice here. I felt a bit like Goldilocks, coming in and eating someone's food, sitting on their bed, drinking their tea. This is expected, though. It's a harsh environment and to get to town sometimes people walk all day to the next house, stay the night, walk all day to the next one, and so on until they reach the road or a town. The man who lives here returned as we were finishing up and gave us directions. He was probably pleased we had hot water ready for him as he had been walking all day from another house.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzuJ99-zEwDH6ZD45Y5sj8N-VGf0Qn7Ke2TG4LMYmRjNYK2sjGAZLg58-WkwUug5F4HzITZcftoIZkaUGFi9U4cXe15yk9wPYf3uIZg9e4hp5-PWpHUE97KWD-ML7VYE_w0-wUwq0vLE/s1600-h/100_0511.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307026501628533986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzuJ99-zEwDH6ZD45Y5sj8N-VGf0Qn7Ke2TG4LMYmRjNYK2sjGAZLg58-WkwUug5F4HzITZcftoIZkaUGFi9U4cXe15yk9wPYf3uIZg9e4hp5-PWpHUE97KWD-ML7VYE_w0-wUwq0vLE/s320/100_0511.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is an animal husbandry office.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMkpxWvGZKatDdKHOtnX-urBDek2Ouf-dBwRYiu_Zaz_dPOKxxZu-v-F6lyyYeEkjMBxcnMFdg1mktCPwW9TI6eUd1H1diR5PeIAA_xYlFzRcIxh1yvSEH8clWBqWB6mHCHowj3JQWVM/s1600-h/100_0516.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307026497860998514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMkpxWvGZKatDdKHOtnX-urBDek2Ouf-dBwRYiu_Zaz_dPOKxxZu-v-F6lyyYeEkjMBxcnMFdg1mktCPwW9TI6eUd1H1diR5PeIAA_xYlFzRcIxh1yvSEH8clWBqWB6mHCHowj3JQWVM/s320/100_0516.JPG" border="0" /></a>We were pretty far from Qiakaertu at this point, and it was getting late, so we spent the night here.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOGDL3eMIY4-jZO_ieT1nOPEeuVLINCjkZ7E-OobczSCkzTxlF65k5TtVtoc99t8vnvyui3cZTh_Q5tExinDxvB3nkZ7XKcr4__Tjf8o1TSCI4K0gN7Txh3tAnrfb-jtaoRNduP9nK3w/s1600-h/100_0528.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307026494403351122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOGDL3eMIY4-jZO_ieT1nOPEeuVLINCjkZ7E-OobczSCkzTxlF65k5TtVtoc99t8vnvyui3cZTh_Q5tExinDxvB3nkZ7XKcr4__Tjf8o1TSCI4K0gN7Txh3tAnrfb-jtaoRNduP9nK3w/s320/100_0528.JPG" border="0" /></a>Our hosts were very happy to have company, and entertained us with a card game called "Close the Gate" which everyone plays.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwduYlRUHBZzpZ9ts3LJLIcd7xT3FPmphpDvIbMN_zgHuLUzTGIc1VkP-n7i9ADA0mjiT3pjEyxCVRqO3ZpGQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left">As you can see, they get pretty into it. Our hosts were initally put off, I think, by my vegetarianism(most Kazakhs seem to think I'm having some kind of mental episode), even though our driver kindly explained that I take pictures of animals because they are like people to me. They thoughtfully included some vegetables in the evening meal for me, which they normally would not have done. I redeemed myself by being extremely good at this game. The older man called me a word which can be translated as both "terrible" and "awesome". Over the course of the evening they gave me a Kazakh name, which Dr. Z explained is the most common Kazakh name, the equivalent of "Susan" or "Jenny". The older man mentioned he had a son and asked if I would like a Kazakh husband, a form of teasing I grew used to. Several times through the evening he would say things like "My son studied in college for five years and speaks Russian." I told him I'd raise the grandchildren vegetarian and he'd hate that.</div><div align="left">There is a kind of alcohol they drink in China which has been around for thousands of years and is made from wheat. It's referred to as "white liquor" and it's taste can be described as something akin to canteloupe and nail polish remover. In terms of what it does to do, it's like Bacardi 151 and Uzo combined. And they drink a lot of it. Our hosts toasted us with it and proceeded to go around the table saying nice things, a drinking tradition here, at the end of every toast you have to do a shot. We all slept on the platform you see the men sitting on in the video. They have stacks and stacks of warm blankets that kept us quite comfortable.</div><div align="left">In the middle of the night, I went out to use the outhouse, and saw more stars than I've ever seen in my life. I could see the spiral arm of the milky way splashed across the sky. It was incredible. Of course, I was also a bit tipsy and thinking about how our hosts commented that there were a very high number of wolves in the area they were having problems with. Eventually I decided that if the wolves came for me, I'd stand my ground and shout "Come for me, G'mork, I am Atreyu!"<br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-81461094224750317882009-02-12T13:25:00.000+06:002009-02-26T14:41:44.202+06:00Gone With the Wind(in Chinese, of course)<div align="center"><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7bms4Jg_0VUW3rNNUP1nzALAC272367EGHYvz8f8Moq6nF2JQ7TbqnmzqEzjSKUg0Ufm16jFJIBKLSI6azrt3LiXDg5SQO0BXULRhNBQKaUBJH2alXEpaG4zl3OJg4SsxidepDfh6Ww/s1600-h/100_0452.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307005149787112818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7bms4Jg_0VUW3rNNUP1nzALAC272367EGHYvz8f8Moq6nF2JQ7TbqnmzqEzjSKUg0Ufm16jFJIBKLSI6azrt3LiXDg5SQO0BXULRhNBQKaUBJH2alXEpaG4zl3OJg4SsxidepDfh6Ww/s320/100_0452.JPG" border="0" /></a> Rhett Butler has a strangely high voice in Chinese.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw3G9jB5K95hUuNvpadwGAGmiHIFfbR5_vgvWu3LoU7XhH1Hva-Fv0YKbaZRVPh8o-akaRvWtOmlOHq4RkRzw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307007980143273890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 126px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 168px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwD8JYZDMTULZUoz29wf3dQR5sFhyixOjGpPxm-mo1TaRp06LHW3GmbTwDby5ev-xz7qx125Rxen_foxDEpvA0XUKBsGJQmmvA-nk0XYCTCtnxDIJ3dskQk6UR0kQMfjAIboVVewZXHA/s320/100_0447.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><p align="center">Greetings from the Future! Which I guess is still actually the past since I'm late in updating this...Greetings from the Future Past!</p>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-76528469643846507052009-02-10T10:51:00.011+06:002009-02-19T13:32:07.801+06:00Postcards from the Roadside EnclosureAnother good photo opportunity day. We were there for several hours, so I was able to get closer to the horses than usual. The scientists have been staying in the small building next to the enclosure, since the project requires about 58 hours of continuous monitoring and dung collection.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RcLkArewIoblLtlAUo-4xRVt3pocKjEQRXE25QSs9w6a27Ms_B3_zNxOxFkjUyGYIIVurp-bPXw8yay7EQ7uUx0IeVcNfI_e2tZY1-FaG9TBE05wDg3mIdRzz6D6ORT5S2Gb53qsRjo/s1600-h/100_0343.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304371206500483954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RcLkArewIoblLtlAUo-4xRVt3pocKjEQRXE25QSs9w6a27Ms_B3_zNxOxFkjUyGYIIVurp-bPXw8yay7EQ7uUx0IeVcNfI_e2tZY1-FaG9TBE05wDg3mIdRzz6D6ORT5S2Gb53qsRjo/s320/100_0343.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304371210266900610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IGGGRTxfPaqPDw1zjtWuty8SiFsh3eWPXrrt2qTjC97AhdDCKphzKXplK1KiL0SbhY4Skq_sdTklfpgOSpJh3DxOggugm5rxskFmbhA0FXe9gx5IksdNj06twGSoudDSSlS2pOnaiu0/s320/100_0347.JPG" border="0" /> Mutual Grooming</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304371218355309730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2Xsh2oLFcbuiooE8aQ7jTNvRlVkpsGuM01wrEXaxKG789Lk3OQRFet9DcxrPcdwn2Cza8jMgtzOhDUpoSl1ayKUmcZyOoh9pYSajjpyiKzmtlSzBWYAxg7Eeeev9JDrl7sp77RSv6jE/s320/100_0351.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304371215178847714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5Kahf1XszU86a4J8tRl7c0tZFFWgeZZokG0DPo1l5QDoUtE-GUu_vfjGRb1Artm5MFhELE00tNz2fib9Vc_UTg-kW8tPdm4zytM8Su7YYs8XSvKVOe6f1nYIPhPEoAYYUcBXAsU6AlY/s320/100_0354.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center"> More Mutual Grooming<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304371223170818818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7r_2JYNIDA2Vz9udG30iXnJMapHe9QWX-Ma-uywWY5gcaj6BIuGZiD1ZfWc2Nzp76fcIb3cbE66RGYa54HSm-uZVzcauNUYsbyKS0hDHFvYzq_QV0PSciu40RAKEqKOQ07Y0zbTtnL-M/s320/100_0361.JPG" border="0" /></p><div align="center"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304375744776090738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOluV8O9qWhPbxnJlaW7mGqzR6vfH1-reFMqloQwr_jN1Ny9h5G7J-Ud2o5y8RszdKw8iE4HxbdY8k-QIUTxlb6HbWktmlXHmivPSBa03Ujh1PpBNs41d5kpajueokAjIp2g-oQpLvGBA/s320/100_0363.JPG" border="0" /> This was the only horse to stick her head out of her enclosure when I approached.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304375742776516514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTSE8bCHvHAqpGKXmUjjKim9-2Nrvctaov_qX17yrIHsOZKII2Y36y_0hVEO34OhhAePtyvzlNbRahcMvS7OnZE0FKGk9Y-e2XqdA_V6nt1DT7HYdDgOFKisvtyqJ29L6DeG0EbP2k6E/s320/100_0365.JPG" border="0" /> </div><div align="center">Me with a horse urinating in the background. I am just so damn glamorous.</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304375746511863474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTb90Sqo_4mJrwIUx3fJJsYtd0XWw0vMHs16WgylOc880BnGFW0w-MX6sLqqqYq69hvLwYgbV1YT_msHnPwt-AxOf1QCoHxflpqlmFphIUC9vnByn2B7kE2Z2l9cgWdPBzQSQGHczE2A/s320/100_0367.JPG" border="0" /> She didn't seem to mind letting people touch her.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304375752198582050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JMx0ColOLL3z37_3zijfvejf8-XIl3VV9WHVpiTmii70yBsZYNMXbxz8TpMfWUFZGIvczSwvNQf-29DNNe9rQaEBmFMUT3E9Nb-p5UlZqTgVgc50C_v4Tc-WTZLtor_4RKnk6P9X528/s320/100_0368.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304375752739231506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvG47UpI43exTnVTFpoI5dW3dCEir8rt3vWclJnPg_YEvNgSXqmqUcP-zeMLcfA_GU-hpr9PAkoPaREUeeveyAFP_RXconR4_hpEzTYLWuBPBId9nZ6L4Nl52mAxapiogA45F2frwV4o8/s320/100_0369.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304388665857381394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHxdho2QhgIXbCiq8iOycfhme1IXaB6iKDfWTEbx1Iq_7Ep2h73PtCiv_D4Ygk9W9xl0gUdsQcr65bmFk4r0uDoOnFel_9P2u3BXe8KW5vQfOmDTpcESAfrLO7R2ItV_B9TLkG048ETU/s320/100_0373.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304388670404373330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5W_BSqNocGv3u6jq5vlSrXRovj7ue_iPiibuj-pyKKJr0zU_Xp9imHUQAgNwMrtB5JYsAEroq6u-2HxYro7mIq1qrzajqvf17XNWLflFrwKox6Jsw-v3cA4H_h1s6zyj1ONKfp_3eNU/s320/photoshopped.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">In my EWU shirt, taking promotional pictures. Women and horses, they just eat that kind of stuff up.</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304388677074894018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkPNagGlrSpJVIKmKOK_Kr6LLNqgE90gLwpIrSGFD22BI-r9WR_RRDCz8DUYLMt0NbLBzJnVXJ0XFoLP8qXP5AcfH7huHKwufgQ8rZ_UDnuMgVNmD8PVZTvpl7ls9KHMdgsPGdXdQGiA/s320/100_0386.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304388679949639634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURifXZ3-KSwndnHVL7Nq621K2equMEA7G-Vl39z0W-DpiXe8E7t430uR2UYLCtEtAOLhW_R_Tbp4Qzaq6zrpvUoMohDMthzslh4yzoa91kZadlvLIMfHfPZmjJFq9RF7Js3J8-MShl9Y/s320/100_0385.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Action shot. They may look like they're about to sprint away from one another, but really they are butting butts.</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304388680867446450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzEFu-yBVuPekKe5odl37GRY6tGLM1sAj_6t9YkTVbMGQmwLkb_UrObSMsYYFzHNr3s2DYEiR18BaFYrU6d2YWykKaSii8NVlCtgF2LiIMG4pqaNdxgKggN2PX5Ggg_EJxOGIZMatGsE/s320/100_0388.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">The previous night a very large wolf was prowling around the enclosure. These are some tracks. It was a <em>very</em> large wolf. The wolves have no problem getting into the enclosure, but the horses are fierce and fight them off. Not all the scars you see on them were caused by other horses. They've even found wolf teeth still stuck in the horses' legs after a fight.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304400519499999794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHszGTn-1zxfFZFV87Qk-3_jXcOJuGi8ef15fw6ib9ly-lk9cGrzG0zbbsQexEwU5-_yzV7J9x2JEzvW1BV-RoGDceR8402SaC5-8IbagLAGSlNiy1-wYlCRnBiTY5bOtAY7-ZyHp11I/s320/100_0424.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304392473092267794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLhA6eTQ5_Y2qaK0nOCjX7wg6eXf7E8jlJK5c08r0RdDCiWYA19GMZqMsgu53_wdRBe-t_4ArrBHkIMG6qW7cmwgZjUM4r1OB07oXn_gwSg9UQWBAo5imnRKmmiZEk9tsELUu9sW4MRM/s320/100_0396.JPG" border="0" />Measuring out medicine for the horses. The medicine makes the parasites drop with the dung so they can count them.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304392481871828194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8Y_JENXiByEyOMqtPSxo9NJa7XXD4-dTHBdJVm-x9QvHfD2ovESceR6BhmRJtZGoMZomeOrxu6CxPQXyLkWsvWK6tIZf1CDcH9bPXzDMAaZL_-83haFUDSdfv-s-GfK3c6u1_GFUIkQ/s320/100_0400.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center">This skull belonged to a wild gazelle. As a good anthropologist I took several shots of it in the position in which I found it.<br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304392517005640226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrLd0TdR1DauALfrE4t1p2UAT-2n1jERP8l27DrZbCofOeQT7_Brs7KzqLf_6E-34zlRcliI5sDEsw3H9KTaW5TywvNoFRK04_UEz5m-wrpxSGZYYddSo92Hod8K_AhbKBCHsOHccbnk/s320/100_0403.JPG" border="0" />I then repositioned it to make some of its characteristics(here the horns) more visible.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304400524993103090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYhQRhD38bnEAke02SSTrdf4ZwL1a04mOKljBKFd49mAIhuupy20eTmkrrAJpUhE4CQSevRezwIrZdXof0YzIDpOR3VDHnH4iA5qDgz79u2V-uYPd7X2QVxjjjiiWMRrYQGS8O7WWd74/s320/100_0425.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304392521284795906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGDN22TWJ-z0D32UHjRhfjLbABhEncIaeWEXcQjTYmp3jCJGkJGaCc9OMgp5s6U7un_IUZPhyphenhyphenIzELrYk7FMPt7A1YossfQmcgHPlbBZaj443ZjS3Kg3UdE0zHRAFZBTUCSiP2pdNt6M0/s320/100_0405.JPG" border="0" />The yellow powder on the snow is medicine.</p><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304392520504732274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUX_NR9RbzaB3PcestgpbZC18Q0apgtFvxj7y9VzjmWlhSHDLKI09viBBvBa3aq3US0hRWwIAZM7Gui0cD4LBMoHMjR8c6kxoQqcJ3uMt1b6-KtvyQs03rV6FrqoP5TIwtdo7MkEZGP9Y/s320/100_0414.JPG" border="0" /></p>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-16301867842336986992009-02-09T09:17:00.001+06:002009-02-19T10:51:20.532+06:00The Scientists from BeijingThey are here to study the parasites that the horses have. Rather than follow the horses around to collect their dung, they have opted this time to separate out some of the horses into individual enclosures and collect the dung that way. This time I got into the enclosure and was able to get better shots of the horses.<br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZxwI2zCGQzPlw5FgyrF_hi82kky0OFGDc9VD06NVix9xDnxPzwmwyz6q6CIZCB9XSvmshf-HY1zNuHnvGm1smE1N4LwIB143soS_Li2eRAYB6BY5DJddvoQUmgX7PXQDlhAZHVnz8ZY/s1600-h/100_0330.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304346496782605650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZxwI2zCGQzPlw5FgyrF_hi82kky0OFGDc9VD06NVix9xDnxPzwmwyz6q6CIZCB9XSvmshf-HY1zNuHnvGm1smE1N4LwIB143soS_Li2eRAYB6BY5DJddvoQUmgX7PXQDlhAZHVnz8ZY/s320/100_0330.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxR1-IA5aA6bmVyqGSUlb9u9GOoJ78h9Y86FKFGlFTFPtiPja_MjN_DOJHqDY8nSxp49YluoVYhnxIhIzHVq9ooHTUdyosr-8BEZnpmDptXe6AlyoS8AIu0SAGnHBpv7X4uxMeP8zyiE/s1600-h/100_0325.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304346493143950690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxR1-IA5aA6bmVyqGSUlb9u9GOoJ78h9Y86FKFGlFTFPtiPja_MjN_DOJHqDY8nSxp49YluoVYhnxIhIzHVq9ooHTUdyosr-8BEZnpmDptXe6AlyoS8AIu0SAGnHBpv7X4uxMeP8zyiE/s320/100_0325.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_B7Gzmq4mF0WgS2NVQ8ZA5ZMLrDJTVPEEMdEzaPAtB7nkRX7Hmn9htIXs0_WCv_tw3lQq66r2e82taBfY73KZ-76Qlr4wbqSY8sCgBVN0jOcGVXwvR8t02Gy5M-ZyAzzrDA7x7l5nCU/s1600-h/100_0324.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304346492057710130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_B7Gzmq4mF0WgS2NVQ8ZA5ZMLrDJTVPEEMdEzaPAtB7nkRX7Hmn9htIXs0_WCv_tw3lQq66r2e82taBfY73KZ-76Qlr4wbqSY8sCgBVN0jOcGVXwvR8t02Gy5M-ZyAzzrDA7x7l5nCU/s320/100_0324.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304346504903865554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZeJnMp6oT7GCqkNnhUMUJiqIh2tPwB3E-WZnU2bPO2_-hrvjTP2sfk-_Nq7As9v1SbowQMZ-SBHddp3hCVHMgTriUMD-bEzLLeKcQtluyZ4QLcyh9uyixvs6x-5XZxonPp9bk2au9js/s320/100_0334.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304346490715707618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJGk205iVxQTskynNL_KveULGAl2pWebu9ja5mOBscSOOn81hg7zSuxbiGVjIbvmqAfc3o5IEOs6HJiBCKdDCTa4jeesn57GiOfb9t_sKyJ5bjGBoXoVX1z4dfx-blmvEajTBxn5Sbxk/s320/100_0317.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304348852838941890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaL2vPHzyYy8UTjPY8gbXyOBB92gK5b4w31wibrPEUIABZLNd9OURlDypfDXnPLFdDFSj-4eObolfXFBlvWwxCvLXEZ44_N3Ml0-H-vayTzERoAta_OvPYd4vxiFCvc_Kk0XuRKJiFkfU/s320/100_0335.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304348854751707810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSPo4wAgRtxjdnYXDoYx7JuqWL53i9G3OyjSxeLnHAZQSGvEwV0y9ynNtCWl1ZLchh3NlLsKiWQAW1KqDJe2nSBDcWe8EHyuXNtH6g_8cDCiIfNLG31A3_VMAeOx9Qvo8YlaGgd0veZc/s320/100_0338.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div> </div><div>This is how they build the enclosures around the horses:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx-Ryn6QsMCUnhUHmQiLctm7j9nPDBQD2_jzfN_eeoSyFGVYtkIBM7vPepBDS_hOXLcErDRrUlXsktpVVN5Nw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div></div></div></div></div>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-26014830756191958002009-02-07T08:32:00.005+06:002009-02-23T12:48:29.690+06:00Back at the roadside enclosureBack at the roadside enclosure to observe the observation. I didn't take many photos because I spent most of the time there filming with Dr. Z's camera for his work.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2roL_PyKLp5uIx9ZeAaRZNnlfEu85NPZvuOzBrKhA5KCwljBnAYnF_ieiRshQyFJWOYJHBE1P3sxLqrSR8g46FaiBJ86fZAE93Y-uQjq8FH3yRqajV3qqaW_8QIJwPrR8J-Q1JH6bXiA/s1600-h/100_0297.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304334120079876002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2roL_PyKLp5uIx9ZeAaRZNnlfEu85NPZvuOzBrKhA5KCwljBnAYnF_ieiRshQyFJWOYJHBE1P3sxLqrSR8g46FaiBJ86fZAE93Y-uQjq8FH3yRqajV3qqaW_8QIJwPrR8J-Q1JH6bXiA/s320/100_0297.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304334120897347490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYxpeYMiiJm5CLe2epuJfCZXz7sNRi05hgmAJz9j9E0HyFsJ4JaAV6_eZL1Y8Jp9W9A-ZWws8yJ0pO94HDMYYpgYWqk0OUJvTaEgzXuFi4MuILJxNyrvjtSKsCxTFgjKZWmWoxjljQkU/s320/100_0303.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304334129665353618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhBBZJ6AEyaT-OzlzwnYoKokyulgvImPMUK0btuxzrNsslPw1laqXEHoB77zw_A2yj7dyOn2KqYQAAJJ_XX-qEQmkBiDgQoVmiOcJy9M3BWv8VB050kGMIj2l4WMZ6OHF84pqj_4kmQk/s320/100_0315.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304335534813166290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBt5Dusj58UQmpeBI6_QIsMtN0N_XqIFOmZMkfci7S4okMkuxSIAr1iIiGNT-o68iMSP50nye1ex8Kb5nI2O1xeHgLRKT9HDO7NUj-Jboq0MCUidoH-p4z1XwClACVYZQ5K5NPGecVTKA/s320/100_0312.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>We've gotten hooked on this Korean soap opera that gets overdubbed in Chinese. Almost all the restaurants have it on their televisions when we go out for dinner. We've also caught a couple really good kung-fu movies. The kung-fu movies here are waaaaay better than the stuff that gets exported to us. I have seen so many movies with a hilariously young Jet Li. And I don't care what Dr. Z thought about it, I loved "Kung-Fu Dunk"!Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-13784725879144645492009-02-06T11:15:00.000+06:002009-02-19T09:17:49.640+06:00Visiting other reintroduction sitesOkay, I've been camping, I can pee in the woods. The desert is a little different. Nothing to brace oneself against, and no trees to obstruct anyone's view. I understand there's an extremely low population density out here, but my bladder does not(not to mention how unbelievably cold it is outside). Hence the awkward breakfast conversation where my professor gets everyone's opinion, including our driver and the owner of the restaurant we're eating in, on how women "go" outside. Wonderful. Thankfully our driver was somewhat sympathetic and found several rest areas for me along our all-day drive through the desert. Here is a Chinese rest stop restroom(and a pretty nice one at that):<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303635964215606850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCormGhLiDy2ssKt09Eps-LQjL__9Aq-VKQvX6ASR-WLMVf9GYkTyydJDJbK0NJveiBz6-oTfc-jhkIxHJaEmmC4d9y0D95J-AWP4hapsc4imcGtrJLLSDEcBBwBJdGHSRUVCiwpSDbP0/s320/100_0269.JPG" border="0" />I briefly considered taking a picture of what's through the opening on the floor to show you, then thought better of it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303635966198901346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOJQgNsXlgkQtFhRK5ywOq4THjAvQjz-s3Hgss_DLV0TUiBlgc5humNAECHY9GNCDudB0Gy4k2OOHxFgkztbTnANRNcecFaVK6YmmJVPft2Q2rKRRh6iR3fQ5mhw_FEGfHNFPkFRDrn8/s320/100_0268.JPG" border="0" />The view through the window.<br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303635970054451890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRbn56YTf3r8WcGb2-GDld9sYPNOoQ6QVaRoGOiaFijnjR6rXVUiVoKjvjneqGZe85IyV5oAQUctQeDrix69U9YdGukmI-YB0tovZPCbxYO2qpMRwT5dKOCjxn9ZJ4Eg6tMWV-tPY4XA/s320/100_0277.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div>A newborn baby goat. Seriously newborn. Don't watch the video if umbilical cords squick you out.</div><br /><div></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzfIcY_sew9gOPz0Gkivpfu-As2G9VSuqzl8lCxI20-_tmWFEZN3a7U6PMGpVmD0ZXjgKTQf6U0ExNYlluliA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303635973669656738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzY-vlqZ1RkrqXb6AwfNzWsHInMMVz3KyxM0cUZCHY2AjHOE52ptoyMFm6CGkvwP-qFgg7rLCCNaPYSzh4qKanuGU0BL9Sww59HFh9M07BKHmZ89qUyDVj4kiHW0IkrgIU5gHlO6p1NKg/s320/100_0282.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div>The surrounding area had some beautiful vistas.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303635978869542146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluXyCoSvl2fAzA02T3NLIoF3_mQtLhwvyip5XXG2yHuO5-Q7qqAJZYuGft6WMh3f_L4U6XHVS1vSlu29mS9id3_2joQOdteN_jX_TBCOnBJb23DUWrDbN6dbU4i8exzciSSgV5-gtwNQ/s320/100_0283.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div>If only I had been able to figure out the panorama function on my camera...</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304328623155054594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrLjiah2Coc0EEYYtF9YMiNNBpcRTT0vJBiiC4fjWxra3lPNCX_RF5hjzMhvClXhjMtHXlckkok0Dr6FvKh7uf5Jp5LX0u35sxxLW1jtRfhKBeS3fvySi9vIjsIogSN48htKz1yO5My0/s320/100_0286.JPG" border="0" />You see that band of white just above the landscape? Those are clouds. That's where the Gobi drops down in elevation and the clouds are below us. We went right up to the edge of that and it was breathtaking. Unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to take a photo of it.</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303642405845264722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLVws-JN1IRCfE_A0hpXJ8mC2Wj1ZeCc_8boZfTWnOegbWWd6WHbXUoBXwD_ZBOJxO9E28eDRU0YQbJt2tqz6WX8AsdYpdKIYCvXcAnH6NgeUWpcJ8LIPNsGkgXOkcNhhEGmGndry30k/s320/100_0289.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, what I could knit with all that yarn.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303642411673199570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzAMH5M6XCJclNA8ga-DlrDan4xgHFBJHRw4SUgkTlUru754SfCXSePmQ8v2C_tnBIlELlZ0YDpzstNtMhn4M8pw04TOBEsmAwa2Qz1V8aMTRyBg0GR1zXmLzJsRvA7NMGjrw7r-jm7g/s320/100_0291.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303642417290045810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLf5DiMELjjdurppQTDClSIjve1IeMvlQ655Qu0qwgvzzFAEsp2ZUjrGf42zhURuKVFm8CGCkrEy2eADACo_ig2Qb0pn8lhfBcizepaS3M3eSALMzUc6h0VdphZPF8RFLBj8Jxt34XZA/s320/100_0292.JPG" border="0" /> </div><div align="left">We had a meal at a winter pasture house, which is just a concrete rectangle with a few rooms inside. I didn't get the chance to see inside one of the yurts, which is a bummer. We sat on a raised floor which also serves as the bed, and which is covered with the brightly colored blankets like the ones on my bed. Our driver played the dombra, a guitar-like instrument which is usually the source of entertainment, very well. There was much joking about my eating habits, with our hosts saying I am like a sheep who eats grass. </div></div>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245385353354664004.post-90993052576868182142009-02-04T14:17:00.010+06:002009-02-23T12:49:48.633+06:00Second Day at the EnclosureToday I made sure my camera was fully charged.<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303310763215759682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMACL5TwNRXWBbLM_pLPDhtSVC_JexkZk7EQGcQCa93fnrjn5fEGcshqVLyajeXefpRH11tQeyShusq9MgQpMNMYpQMORhMdxkduO3TLx7CcorTgxHq0xnzMQE4cLaLvrYeEu-Gr5skk/s320/100_0236.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303585277891859378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLn1vJPCnIDrtjAUCr0Q_e5Vb8N1a5RLSuakG-IMDlbFAwcqQHHFmvLMEOnX2fuk3WviBbTOUiBI7lyVCXZwnLHy1vgo8tpkqwk5QyFqEZqbhs8WwLW4D5VNcsbSgByr8N5yG1uu9aY6I/s320/100_0238.JPG" border="0" />I have lots of shots of this little foal.</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303585276924309634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoFs07OeCd0LsrQA-ydnnSaIDfbP1uvKLjkgQSBgT2Rs6H92pGnyDUkYXFD7HLG06dXCeA_jZ2PmRg5NMOrtqZNoTilFTrjfwip5v_2uyJxVyq-j8IvHnqjEWk5rf-8onzZzQNAXvLYk/s320/100_0239.JPG" border="0" />This is my new desktop background.<br /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303587901547881874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_kwxl3lJjivqawHuP7fkdvLPVHYOD_IxZX-RYEf90bLzvG8RDzy-z-8QgvUfeYQXSGUmx44zQewx7fpXTAns7bcADUSZPYcXX8NeWny2zQqBJVdkdFjaTWCLOimtAoASvGCFZUqUrME/s320/100_0246.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Once you've been standing there long enough, they'll come up to the fence.</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303587905917786546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgG3Yb5PIZS9QScERaOp0A8OjZrm2vTDgIguXvFX9Rt0GL8fHi4E4j1iYqf6M9_5tcEdftMnMmWzTdTCniFfO9LT_Ea2XOZ9mSJhUPzC0i-jG8M_W-PovOVACLguo9ZNGLlwMNyVmaDw/s320/100_0252.JPG" border="0" /></p><br />This is an example of herding behavior:<br /><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzUHiyL7NNv7Cr8c12lcdxTpQIk92in9tJwrsSg-AtPIkCV5OhCLRxtC7zDTNE6ZTrr7NO521wbMgL2ZB6h-Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p></p>Chaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357882941327108057noreply@blogger.com0