Massive Renewal
28 April 2018
The amazing architecture of Chongqing
No, not a massive renewal in my health, a massive renewal in the entire tip of the main part of Chongqing where the Yangtze and Jialing rivers mee....
I have succumbed
27 April 2018
The amazing view of Chongqing
Now I am part of the problem. I have a cold. I guess it was inevitable. The last cold I got was Japan last year. On that occasion I was ok again i....
The mountain city
27 April 2018
Heading to Ciqikou in Chongqing on the subway
Beijing and Xian are planned cities, most Chinese cities are planned cities with 4 gates and at one stage a wall. Generally they place the cities ....
The first of the three long journeys
26 April 2019
The long train journey from Xian to Chongqing
I write this as we finally approach Chongqing West station. Unfortunately this brand new high speed rail station has opened before the metro line ....
Around the bottom of the wall
26 April 2018
The morning markets of Xian
Today I am going to Chongqing, I have been there before, that journey will likely be described in laborious detail below. For some unknown reason,....
The other great wall
25 April 2018
Walking a full loop of the city wall of Xian
It certainly was a big day for doing the tourist things. This evening I walked a full lap of the city wall. I guess not too many tourists actually....
Pottery barn
25 April 2018
Visiting the Terracotta warriors of Xian by bus
In about 1970, the forgotten former ancient capital of China, Xian, decided that they had nothing much to offer. Smart thinking central party memb....
Shining beacons of ancient
24 April 2018
The drum and bell towers of Xian
This evening I did not really go far and I did a bit of a repeat of last night. Mainly because I was starving and my legs were tired from the sold....
Everybody can get fogged
24 April 2018
Hiking the soldiers route to the top of Huashan in the rain
Today was a very long, very wet day. The steps in my journey went subway - high speed train - free shuttle bus - paid shuttle bus - epic hike in t....