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The Original Dancerize

2007-06-29T09:28:31Z

The Original Dancerize Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. The Chinese have to be the most fit people ever. They seem to be constantly in motion - stretching and bending and moving moving moving Every evening, the people seem to h...

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Changing the Bogies

2007-06-29T09:13:09Z

Changing the Bogies Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. Generally, the Russians make me nuts. But then they come up with solutions to complex problems that stagger me because they are so simple In the MIR Space Station, NASA spent ...

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Working Burkha

2007-06-29T09:09:55Z

Chinese Street Fashion Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. Everywhere, the women of China cover up. Umbrellas or at least hats on every female in sight. And those who work outdoors, well, you can see the approach in this pictu...

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Temple Attacks Tourists

2007-06-29T09:03:05Z

IT'S BEHIND YOU! Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. This is actually the Temple for Bountiful Harvests - part of the massive and so beautiful Temple of Heaven park in Beijing. Arranged on a north - south axis there was a ser...

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Lovely, Sad

2007-06-23T09:58:12Z

Kites Galore Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. China is making me sad, lovely as it is... I think after a month here, that I am glad of our upcoming mini-break to Mongolia - we arrive there on Chris's birthday (June 26) an...

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Amazing birds...

2007-06-23T09:47:26Z

Rare Red Head Cranes! Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. The red headed crane is practically extinct (1500) so it was a real honour to be able to see them. The cages sucked big time though. There are wild ones in this reser...

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Mao, you Bum

2007-06-23T09:30:35Z

Mao versus Big Screen TV Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. Well, I 'tihnk' the picture you are seeing is of Mao gesticulating stridently, but futilely, at a giant MTV screen in sunny Dandong, China Thanks to state censorsh...

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Food Challenge...

2007-06-04T15:07:55Z

Food Challenge... Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. I was so determined that I would not be phased by eating unusual (to me) food. But faced with this admittedly beautiful display of snack size portions of grubs, grasshopp...

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China says 'no' to missyshera's blog!

2007-06-04T15:03:18Z

Our welcome to China Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. Shoot. Turns out I can't access this blog directly. When I try to log in, i am politely told that the site is not permitted. Nor is the BBC. But we can get the CBC. And ...

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Goodbye Lenin

2007-06-04T14:35:10Z

Goodbye Lenin Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. After many adventures and countless stories; untold hours on the trains; more instant noodles and tea than a person should ever have to face and way more 'Nyets!' than we ever ...

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