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The world turned upside down

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Monday night, Sophia, her husband and I were all dying for a grand feast after having not eaten much on the trip.  So, we went to a big “hot pot” restaurant.  As I mentioned in a previous post, hot pot is a Chinese dish where families and friends will gather around at a table and [...]

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Where do I start…?

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Where do I start?  The past several days have been nothing but misery and humor.  I know it’s a strange combo, but let me explain in this post.  Last Saturday early morning, Sophia, her husband and I took off for a three day tour to Sanya, a nearby destination in Hainan province.  We went with [...]

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Getting Soaked on a Boat Ride

Saturday, September 10th, 2011

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Nightlife in Haikou

Friday, September 9th, 2011

There is not much to talk about what Sophia and I both did during the day as we did mostly business stuff, such as going to the bank to take out lots of cash as credit cards are not commonly used here in China and to finalize our next adventure plans, and I should note [...]

Tags: neon lights, nightlife
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Neon Lights!

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Other than Times Square in New York City, I’ve never seen so many neon lights! I should also mention that I am fascinated to see that jumbo TVs are commonly seen on buildings and are used to post advertisements. The only time I’ve seen jumbo TVs on buildings is again, Times Square! Here also are [...]

Tags: architecture, buildings, neon lights
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