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Mountains...oh how nice (part 1)
Posted July 24, 2007 at 05:05 AM by Mr Wheelie
Mountains, I forgot about them. China's natural defensive against the marauding Moguls. They are also good for keeping heavy tricycles at bay too. Pathetic progress is all I can say. A magnificent 28km. Not even a nice round 30. Never mind, the more I eat the lighter the load becomes.I saw the great wall, the sections that seemed to [...]
beijing at its heart
Posted September 11, 2006 at 07:34 AM by
Welcome to Beijing, a vibrant city where history and modernity stand side by side! On this very soil is where the Ming and Qing Dynasty ruled from the inner Forbidden City with 3,000 concubines at the service of the emperor. This is where the Chinese people's beloved Chairman Mao lies frozen in time and where the Tiananmen Square, [...]Melting like a lolly (part 2)
Posted July 20, 2007 at 01:38 PM by Mr Wheelie
As I was creeping up hill I spotted a young bird on the floor.I thought it must have fallen out of its nest, or had made a pathetic attempt at flight and become stranded in the lava like road. With out thinking I picked it up and carried it with me to find some shade. This is something I've always done since a kid, right or [...]
Chongqing
Posted July 18, 2007 at 02:04 AM by klong3
In the heart of China, Chongqing has very few people that are not Chinese. And so naturally we drew a bit of attention to ourselves simply by walking down the streets. At one point we stopped and a crowd of people gathered around us. Of course, we had no idea what all the chatter was about. They could have been making fun of us for all we knew. [...]
Heavy breathing is not my thing (part 1)
Posted July 20, 2007 at 01:03 PM by Mr Wheelie
The journey from Wulong to Fuling was mostly down hill, but frustratingly against a head wind that forced me to pedal down hill. Not idea but it was still quite easy riding. The road cut through the rocky landscape, passing through plenty of dark tunnels.
About 20km away from Fuling, the pollution [...]
