Archive for December, 2007

Advent

day 23: 新乐 (xinle) = 0km Today is December 1st. Where I am from, Christmas is on the evening of [...]

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

easy yokes

day 24: 新乐 (xinle) – 正定 (zhengding) = 26,6km I said good-bye to my friends in 新乐 today. Life in [...]

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

history lessons

day 25: 正定 (zhengding) – 正定 (zhengding) = 9,9km War! I woke up this morning because I could hear a [...]

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

templicity

day 26: 正定 (zhengding) – 石家庄 (shijiazhuang) = 24,1km For all those who might have been wondering what my room [...]

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

living large in the dust

day 27: 石家庄 (shijiazhuang) = 0km I stayed in the city today. “Civilization”, as someone put it. But first, I [...]

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Out like a Soldier

day 28: 石家庄 (shijiazhuang) – 鹿泉 (luquan) = 18,6km I walked west today. That’s a good thing, because west is [...]

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

definition of hurt

day 29: 鹿泉 (luquan) – 井陉 (jingxing) = 23,5km I woke up and went down the hallway to brush my [...]

Friday, December 7th, 2007

bird and man, milkshake and blood

day 30: 井陉 (jingxing) – 天长 (tianchang) = 14,9km The towers behind my hotel turned out to be a power [...]

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

choice

day 31: 天长 (tianchang) – 旧关 (jiuguan) = 29,1km Sick of me going off about all the terrible sins against [...]

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

Achromatic – again

day 32: 旧关 (jiuguan) – 柏井 (baijing) = 21km Everything was white, and it was… SNOW!! I said goodbye to [...]

Monday, December 10th, 2007

the grudge

day 33: 柏井 (baijing) – 平定 (pingding) = 18,4km …of course the radiator didn’t work. The coldest night so far. [...]

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

idols coming to town

day 34: 平定 (pingding) – 阳泉 (yangquan) = 15,7km I think the administration can sometimes look pretty intimidating: …even kafkaesque [...]

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

storytelling

day 35: 阳泉 (yangquan) = 0km At first it didn’t really look like I was going to shoot many pictures [...]

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

role-models

day 36: 阳泉 (yangquan) = 0km I decided to stay for another day, because my friends, the 杨 (yang) brothers, [...]

Friday, December 14th, 2007

smell the bacon

day 37: 阳泉 (yangquan) – 寿阳 (shouyang) = 40km Too much walking today. There was no kind of accommodation between [...]

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

empire

day 38: 寿阳 (shouyang) – 太安驿 (taianyi) = 25,2km The world has two faces: the city… …and the countryside. It [...]

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

the wild

day 39: 太安驿 (taianyi) – 榆次 (yuci) = 32,2km [No news from me lately, because there was no way to [...]

Monday, December 17th, 2007

power-off

day 40: 榆次 (yuci) = 0km Nothing happened today. I got up late and looked at the poster on the [...]

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

a breeze of anguish

day 41: 榆次 (yuci) – 东阳 (dongyang) = 31,5km Today was a breeze. 榆次 (yuci) is well-known for its rebuilt [...]

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

sheepolution

day 42: 东阳 (dongyang) – 太谷 (taigu) = 23,7km I saw A LOT of sheep today. They are everywhere around [...]

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

the recipe

day 43: 太谷 (taigu) – 东观 (dongguan) = 24,3 A bowl of fried rice in 山西农业大学 (Agricultural University of Shanxi): [...]

Friday, December 21st, 2007

camel #4

day 44: 东观 (dongguan) – 祁县 (qixian) = 23,8km 2007-12-22.kmz auf einer größeren Karte anzeigen I woke up in the [...]

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

平遥 – Pingyao

day 45: 祁县 (qixian) – 平遥 (pingyao) = 27,6km Get on the good foot. Today was another day I started [...]

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

Santa’s beard

day 46: 平遥 (pingyao) = 0km Me and my fuzz are saying: “MERRY CHRISTMAS!” hoping all of you are well [...]

Monday, December 24th, 2007

a smile

day 47: 平遥 (pingyao) = 0km We spent Christmas hanging out in the Old Town: Beautiful place. Beautiful smile: Of [...]

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

lots of AAAA’s

day 48: 平遥 (pingyao) = 0km I found 平遥 to be a large rectangle that is bursting with history to [...]

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

temporary

day 49: 平遥 (pingyao) = 0km These are the shoes I’ve been wearing during the last couple of days: 50rmb. [...]

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

fast/slow

day 50: 平遥 (pingyao) = 0km I took a break today: Fast food, slow day. Time to leave I guess. [...]

Friday, December 28th, 2007

sissy

day 51: 平遥 (pingyao) – 张兰 (zhanglan) = 16,4km I’m not tough. I’m a sissy. …but I’ll tell you more [...]

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

the happy and the burning red

day 52: 张兰 (zhanglan) – 介休 (jiexiu) = 20,3km Today was a good day: subzero temperatures, but good. I’d like [...]

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

final flowers

day 53: 介休 (jiexiu) – 静升 (jingsheng) = 21,2k I spent today mainly walking uphill: Luckily, temperatures seemed on the [...]

Monday, December 31st, 2007
 




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