Buddist temple and Muslim Mosque in the same city
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Map of China
Here is a good Map
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/asia/china/
Our next stop was Xining, between Tibet and Biejing
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Palace of past Dali LLamas
This plact had the tombs of several Llamas, they were huge, made of gold. Walls were covered with murals.
Yes Pam, I did walk all the way up, no Yak vator here
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Don't drink the water
We asked what happened after death,,,, so very important religious persons may get a tomb with precious gems. But a commoner will get cut up and either fed to the vultures or put in the river, depending how you die. Babies get thrown off mountian. It's all very spiritual and saves a lot on funeral expense
Heating and cooking
We wanted to know what the patties on the wall were. It's Yak dung flattened and drying for the cooking and heating.
Oldest temple in Tibet
This was way up on top of the hill, we could see the first farming field in Tibet. We prayed for for all of you and burnt incense
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Corn on the cob..
After using the lav., how about a piece of corn on the cob.... ups, there was no sink to wash your hands. Thank God for handi-wipes.
Planning your lavatory stop
In the hotel, no problem, 5 star hotels, shaving kits ets... however, when the guide stops to get gas and you have to go, just squat and have at it, oh by the way, don't forget your own paper.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Food at the conference
Food here has been great... I can;t always tell what I'm eating but I understand wh had Yak, chicken feet and several other local dishes
Nephew spoke at the conference
John has 10 years of experience in business, recently at e-Bay where he made a name for himself. Currently he is writing a book and living in Boston
Yellow Sheep River Conference Center
It doesn't look like much from the outside but this is a five star hotel, has everything
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Getting to China
We actually flew over the polar ice fields to get to China. Direct NY (JFK) to Hong Knog, 16 hours. We had several meals and I got my Martini. We made a couple of friends along the way. They are interested in our travels as we are interested in their story.
Trip to "nowhere"
We traveled three hours by car from Beijing to this remote area of China. I mean remote, no towns, just a few villages along a fairly good highway. Driving was a free for all, several times we were passing slow trucks and all of a sudden there was an oncoming truck and we had to pass three accross. So then after three hours, we go down this dirt road and all of a sudden theree is this 5 star Hotel..... It is fabulous. The chef put out a dinner for the two of us, it was 10:00 PM.
Today I will take some photos and post later.... it's 7:00 AM and b'fast is at 8:30.
We are attending a conference that has to do with getting computers in the hands of remote village students.
China is on the breaking point and I'm seeing it
We traveled Dragon Air from Hong Kong to Beijing
All of our flights have been wonderful. Assigned seats, orderly, good service and always some type of food.
Chinese ingenuity
A study in Chinese ingenuity.... scaffolding made of bamboo. We watched for several minutes as layer upon layer was added. Each layer was another floor up. The bamboo was latched with plastic ties and was totally strong enough to support several workers, although I was not interested in climbing on.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
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