Emjay Posted Apr 26, 2013, 9:51 am |
Hello world! This is Slowly-Slowly speaking. I'm a friendly turtle (so my friends say). I like to explore the world and take part of the everyday life of my host(s). I love nature and classical music. I always take it easy and take my time to enjoy the pleasant things in life. I hope to meet you soon! Here are some pictures of me, still at home. | ||
Emjay Posted Apr 26, 2013, 10:08 am |
My friends and me. | ||
Emjay Posted Apr 28, 2013, 11:08 am |
Dear all,
Good news! I'm invited by Nuriayasmin to go on holiday to the Czech Republic with her! But first I travel to Germany and spend a few days at my host's home. I'm excited! I leave immediately, but first I say goodbye to my friends HolgiHH and Cuty. |
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Emjay Posted Apr 28, 2013, 11:12 am |
Oof, this envelop is tight! I just make the best of it and take a nap. When I open my eyes again I will be in Germany! | ||
nuriayasmin nuriayasmin70@gmail.com Posted May 3, 2013, 5:52 pm |
Hello Mum!
I slept quite well in my envelope and now the journey is over. I've safely arrived at my host's home and was greeted by Brinda and Shesh who will also go to the Czech Republic. They enjoyed the candies I had brought with me and my host liked the postcard very much. Hope you're fine. Talk to you soon. Yours, Slowly-Slowly |
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nuriayasmin nuriayasmin70@gmail.com Posted May 9, 2013, 9:32 pm |
Hi Mum
Greetings from the north of the Czech Republic. We arrived her after a 10-hours journey by train and bus and are a bit exhausted now. 'We're staying at a cozy hotel with just 6 rooms and we TV's have a bed of our own. The look out of the window is also very nice. Bye, Slowly-Slowly |
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nuriayasmin nuriayasmin70@gmail.com Posted May 11, 2013, 3:47 pm |
Hi Mum
Today I visited Hrad Valdštejn which was once in the possession of the famous Wallenstein, the supreme commander of the armies of the Habsburg monarchy during the Thirty Years' War in the 17th century. The castle is now maintained by the city of Turnov. It's situated in the forest about 4 km away from Turnov. On our way to the castle we also passed the rock Hlavatice with its viewing platform and saw some art in the forest. Unfortunately on our way back it was raining cats and dogs, so instead of having a look around the city center in the afternoon, nuriayasmin decided to leave us TV's at the hotel so we wouldn't get wet. Bye, Slowly-Slowly |
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nuriayasmin nuriayasmin70@gmail.com Posted May 18, 2013, 2:23 am |
Dear Mum
Today we visited Hruba Skala castle which is nowadays a hotel and restaurant and afterwards we took a long walk through the nature reserve of Hruboskalsko. On our way back it started to rain again but we nevertheless had a great day. Bye, Slowly-Slowly |
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nuriayasmin nuriayasmin70@gmail.com Posted May 18, 2013, 2:26 am |
Dear Mum
Today we went to Liberec by train and did some shopping. On the photos you can see me in front of the town hall and in front of the theatre. Tomorrow we're going back to Germany but I'm already looking forward to my second trip to the Czech Republic at the end of June. Hope you're fine. Yours Slowly-Slowly |
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nuriayasmin nuriayasmin70@gmail.com Posted Jul 3, 2013, 7:02 pm |
Dear Mum
After spending a quiet time at my host's home in Germany, I'm now traveling again. Here's a photo of myself in the city centre of the Austrian city of Linz. We spent there just one night, on our way to the Czech Republic. Slowly-Slowly |
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nuriayasmin nuriayasmin70@gmail.com Posted Jul 4, 2013, 6:05 pm |
Dear Mum
I'm at lake Lipno now, the area is also called the South Bohemian Riviera. Lipno is an artificial lake. There are lots of holiday resorts and camp site on the northern lakeshore while the south is pure wilderness, the Bohemian Forest - or Šumava as it's called in Czech. Here are some pictures: Bye, Slowly-Slowly |
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nuriayasmin nuriayasmin70@gmail.com Posted Jul 7, 2013, 9:12 am |
Today we arrived in Prague and took a short walk through the city.
Slowly-Slowly |
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nuriayasmin nuriayasmin70@gmail.com Posted Jul 8, 2013, 10:02 am |
Dear Mum
Today I went to Petřín Hill and to Staromětské Náměstí where I saw the beautiful astronomical clock and the statue of reformer Jan Hus. Keep fine, Slowly-Slowly |
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Emjay Posted Dec 27, 2013, 3:46 pm |
Dear Slowly-Slowly,
We think of you and hope to see you soon! |
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Emjay Posted Jan 9, 2015, 9:40 pm |
After a long time in the Czeck Republic I came home and met new friends!
We made bramble berry jam together. |
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Emjay Posted Jan 9, 2015, 9:43 pm |
In November we went to the zoo and I saw some LARGE turtles. | ||
Emjay Posted Jan 30, 2015, 8:23 am |
I have an invitation to come to Bejing! How exciting! | ||
Emjay Posted Jan 30, 2015, 8:23 am |
I hope we can go to this lovely garden. | ||
Emjay Posted Jan 30, 2015, 8:25 am |
I'm saying goodbye to Emjay's garden, as I will be on my way soon. Look, some springflowers are coming up. | ||
Emjay Posted Jan 30, 2015, 8:26 am |
This flower is always in bloom. | ||
Emjay Posted Jan 30, 2015, 8:27 am |
Suny and me visit the ToyVoyager church, in a small park near Emjay's house. Let's say a little prayer for a safe journey. | ||
Emjay Posted Jan 30, 2015, 8:28 am |
Merry Christmas, everyone! | ||
Emjay Posted Feb 1, 2015, 8:54 am |
Well, dear friends, I'm ready for a new adventure! I'm going to Mia in Beijing! I heard her mother has turtles, so I'm sure I will feel at home.
My TV friends have prepaired a little party with a lot of sweets! |
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Emjay Posted Feb 1, 2015, 8:57 am |
Bye, bye, everyone! Here I go into my envelope. I guess it will be a loooong journey. I think I'll go into hibernation for a while.
See you soon, Mia! |
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goomymia Posted Mar 3, 2015, 3:11 am |
Mumblin...it should be today! Must be today! My arriving day! I can feel that!
Tell you what, I heard noisy sounds outside like they were celebrate something, people were laughing around me, and the music...I knew it, it was Chinese New Year. I learnt it when I was checking Beijing online before I left home. I hoped I could make it before the festival, Umm...I mean to arrive in time to celebrate Chinese New Year with some new voyager friends. I guess the postman forgot me somewhere at an unknown postoffice and he just went on the holiday during Chinese New Year...never mind! But I'm going to be upside down...someone help me.. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 3, 2015, 3:49 am |
Someone unpacked my Travelope..
Wow...a bit dark outside, maybe cause I stayed inside for such a long time. Wait! That is a tunnel, I just passed through a tunnel and I'm in a car! Haha, hi Mia hi guys... |
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goomymia Posted Mar 3, 2015, 4:04 am |
Dear friends, I made it to Mia finally!
She had a plan to go sightseeing today with all voyager guests. Surprisedly found me arrived this morning, Mia grabbed me to the car with her in a rush. Now I get to the entrance of the Tanzhe Temple. You see the group photo below? Let me introduce my new friends. From left to right they are: Crabs MooseS Anton Bär and Eliott. Ummm..being a professional tourist I need to check the site map first. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 3, 2015, 5:01 am |
Wow...Tanzhe Temple was built in 307 AD over 1,700 years ago.
People said this temple is older than Beijing city, so intersting. Look, I found a turtle. Trust me he is really old, I even can't understand his words. Hold on..maybe he said 'read me..'. I was trying to talk to him, asked him how long has he been there. He just replied the same thing '...read me' Ummm..a bit creepy. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 4, 2015, 12:09 am |
Strolling to the north, we arrived at the Mahavira Hall.
Frankly I know nothing about Buddhist temple, you know I'm from Holland. I bet you can hardly find a Buddhist temple like this in my hometown. Mia told me every temple should have a Mahavira Hall, at least the temples she visited. I saw some typical Buddhist stuff...they like golden color I reckon. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 4, 2015, 2:12 am |
The photo below is the Relic Stupa of Huayan.
Huayan founded Tanzhe Temple thousands years ago. There is a legend about him. Once upon a time, Huanyan was riding a dragon traveling around the world. One day, he found a prefect place in mountains to build a monastery. But he also saw 9 dragons were living there who seemed in charge of this beautiful area. Dragons are well known as their bad tempers. Huayan saw a black dragon producing water and having fun himself in a deep lake. He spent some time observing the black dragon and saw him transformed to a beauty tricked villagers who came begging for rain. By the way it was so dry as a deserted place down there not far from those dragons. Huayan can't stand this anymore, he tried to negotiate with the black dragon but failed. Ummm...then came the fight. Yes Huayan beat the black dragon. The black dragon promised to make it rain and safe the village, he even turned to be the decoration on the roof of Mahavira Hall after the project completion. Well dragons are dragons, how boring it would be to merely stay on the roof. The black dragon planed to escape at a thundery night. Unfortunately he was caught by Kangxi Emperor who was just about to visit the temple. The Emperor gave order to add an extra structure on the roof of Mahavira Hall to chain the dragon. Oh poor guy, I just saw him on the roof! I should have talked to him to comfort him. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 4, 2015, 2:41 am |
Aha, did you see that?
I saw magnolias are ready to bloom. Spring is coming. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 4, 2015, 2:53 am |
There you go..another dragon I found today.
I reckon this kind of dragon decoration indicates that Emperors always came here long time ago. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 4, 2015, 3:01 am |
Left the Tanzhe Temple we decided to go hiking in the mountains.
I admit I'm a bit slow...don't be too fast my friends! |
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goomymia Posted Mar 5, 2015, 9:52 am |
Hi Emjay,
I finally met these turtles. Remember you told me my new host Mia's mum is a big turtle fan. Haha sure she is, and she likes me very much too. Turtles are shy, I guess It will take me a while to start our conversation. Better begin with eye-contact.. All the best Your Slowly |
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goomymia Posted Mar 6, 2015, 7:44 am |
Hi my friends,
Today I met Cherry Lola. She travelled long way even has been to my home. Rocky Raccoon also arrived today! He is a raccoon from Switzerland. He's been to Italy, that's really cool! Wish I could go to Italy someday. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 6, 2015, 7:54 am |
This is Cherry Lola. A girl who loves 60s' British rock music.
She has punk hair but she is a very sweet girl, very romantic. Look, we could watch fish swim all day long. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 9, 2015, 8:21 am |
Here are some photos I took on Qianmen Street.
It's not far from Tiananmen Square. People come here to buy souvenirs, clothes, jewelry. On this street you can find most of Beijing food you've heard. Like Beijing Duck, Beijing Noodles...and all kinds of snacks! I'm really glad to meet Simão IV today! He showed us around the street. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 9, 2015, 8:24 am |
Just right beside the Qianmen Street, there is a narrow street called Zhubaoshi. | ||
goomymia Posted Mar 9, 2015, 8:26 am |
Heading to the west, we passed through a hutong called Langfangsantiao.
I saw a big menu and a fancy moped. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 9, 2015, 11:22 am |
This is a group photo we took in front of the Daoxiangcun shop. | ||
goomymia Posted Mar 12, 2015, 9:57 am |
Today we rode bike along the Changan Ave.
There are some important buildings on this avenue. 1. CCTV building, the Spring Festival Gala was held in there. 2. Military Museum 3. The Capital Museum ....Fuxingmen............ 4. The People's Bank of China, they print RMB 5. A building about telephone 6. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China 7. Another bank 8. Xidan, a shopping area 9. Beijing Books Building, Mia always went there with friends and she can stay there all day when she was a little girl. 10. A building about telegram 11. Zhongnanhai, the President of China lives there. 12. National Center for the Performing Arts 13. Just passed by the Tiananmen Square 14. Wangfujing, another shopping area. Our route was from west to east about 8km in total. If you take subway line 1, it starts at Military Museum Station and ends at Wangfujing Station. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 12, 2015, 10:18 am |
I took these pictures at Fuxingmen, men means Gate.
But I can't see any gate around there, it's been removed already. On the third picture you can see the buildings of Beijing Financial Street. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 16, 2015, 6:49 am |
The buildings on the photos below are Chairman Mao Memorial Hall and Zhengyangmen.
And I saw a group of security guard. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 16, 2015, 6:50 am |
When we were waiting for the traffic lights, I saw the Railway Museum.
Sounds interesting, maybe I could go visit there next time. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 16, 2015, 6:52 am |
We were cycling on the road beside Tiananmen Square.
Hello again Chairman Mao Memorial Hall.. hmm and the Great Hall of the People, the square. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 16, 2015, 6:54 am |
Here is the National Museum.
Hmmm..I just stayed for a little while, didn't go inside. You can't imagine how many people were waiting to get inside the museum. I saw a long queue after I turned right on Changan Ave. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 16, 2015, 8:56 am |
I'm on the Beijing subway and heading to Xizhimen. | ||
goomymia Posted Mar 16, 2015, 9:25 am |
The 1st picture below is Beijing Railway Station. Wow..that building looks unique, 3 egg shapes in a row.
When I got inside I found myself in a shopping mall. It still has some Chinese New Year decorations. Oh little fish fellas. I'm not sure about the last picture, it was so close and that big guy gave me nightmares. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 22, 2015, 6:45 am |
I woke up this morning and looked out the window. The sky was so blue! We decided to take a walk outside. But before that we needed to find a place to have breakfast.
Well it was actually a brunch, cause it was almost 11:00 when we got to the restaurant. After the brunch we got to the higher place to see further. "Look! There is a bus stop down there. Why don't we have a bus trip?" MooseS suggested. We finally got on the bus No.1 which is running along the Changan Ave... |
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goomymia Posted Mar 27, 2015, 1:48 pm |
We drove to the 11th International Conference on Green and Energy-Efficient Building & New Technologies and Products Expo. How long the title is..Lol
We passed by many bridges on the road and one of them is Xizhimen Bridge. I recognized those 3 eggs in a row. The Expo was held at China National Convention Center, very close to the Olympic Park. The presenter was giving a lecture on how to build an environmental friendly city. Umm..interesting but a bit too professional. Why don't we go out to see the Bird's Nest? |
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goomymia Posted Mar 27, 2015, 2:03 pm |
Here I finally got to the Olympic Park. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was held there.
It was so much fun to take a walk at the Olympic Park. Especially with my friends Simão IV Rocky Raccoon Eliott Anton Bär Cherry Lola and MooseS. Besides Birds' Nest and Water Cube, there are some lovely sculptures are waiting to be found at the park. Many people were doing exercise, like roller skating. |
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goomymia Posted Mar 27, 2015, 2:15 pm |
Wow look at these buildings! They're so astonishing..
Haha did you see the cute tiny moon in the last picture?
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goomymia Posted Apr 4, 2015, 1:25 am |
We had lunch at Huguosi Snack. Wow this is a giant Fried Dough Twists!
Here is the recipe, I'd like to make one someday
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goomymia Posted Apr 8, 2015, 4:20 am |
Hello there, recently I was wondering if I could update my travelog using separated photos.
I noticed some of the voyagers did it. Well, I found an online album, not sure if it's suitable. You can see the national flag, a skyscraper and the bluest sky... Ummm..the link is quite long. Hope I coped the right link. Here we go, the next photo..I was supposed to stand at the crossroads on the photo. I also captured a bicycler passing by. He looks like a high school student. Oh no..I just previewed this update, the photos are far too big. Hold on.....hmm much better. I'm watching TV at home, please don't call me a couch potato. Oh look, a turtle on the screen! Oh my turtle! He's going to FIGHT WITH A SHARK! Bite the bloody shark my bro!!! Yayyyy! The turtle won the fight!! Oh my bro, take a break. It was a really intense fight. He finally got a bit relieved on the beach. What is that!!! Shark again? A huge shark!? oh..It was a whale. The gentle creature, seems harmless to our turtle. I imagine I'm swimming with the whale in the ocean..bluer than the sky.... |
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goomymia Posted Apr 22, 2015, 9:29 am |
Today is Museum Day! I'm going to visit Suzhou Museum.
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goomymia Posted Apr 22, 2015, 9:44 am |
After the visit in Suzhou Museum we came to Pingjiang Road. It's on the top of our must go visit list. I enjoy spending time beside the river with my friends MooseS Cherry Lola and Rocky Raccoon, watching boats passing by.
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goomymia Posted Apr 22, 2015, 9:53 am |
We also had a lot of fun exploring Pingtan Museum.
Pingtan created by the work of the Pingtan artists which enjoys great popularity in Jiangnan. The long history has also laid a solid foundation for its development. Its contents are rich, though the form is simple. "story telling, joke cracking, music playing and aria singing" are the performing techniques, while "reasoning, tastes, unexpectedness, interest and minuteness" are the artistic features. Although it originated in Suzhou 400 years ago, Pingtan flourished in Shanghai with the development of commerce and culture at the turn of the 19th century and 20th century. After that, Pingtan became a new form of performance by innovating and carrying on the tradition. Look! There was a piece of old Shanghai newspaper talking about Pingtan. |
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goomymia Posted Apr 22, 2015, 10:07 am |
I really want to go to the beach. We spent 3 hours on highway to get to the small county at coast area. The sea just looks like yellow river...umm | ||
goomymia Posted Apr 22, 2015, 10:13 am |
Today is our 2nd day in Suzhou, we were going to take a walk on Guanqian Street.
The street is located in Suzhou city centre, the commercial part of the city. Haha, sounds a bit like Qianmen Street of Beijing, doesn't it? There is a really beautiful historic site on the street which is Xuanmiao Temple, very pretty.
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goomymia Posted Apr 22, 2015, 10:24 am |
There are so many different type of restaurant on Guanqian Street, we finally made a deal to have lunch at Zhuhongxing which is recommended by the Lonely Planet Travel Guide.
Zhuhongxing is one of the Suzhou's most popular noodle joints, this long-standing canteen style place serves some scrummy and filling noodles. I think I love noodles. Mia said she's trying hard to be a vegetarian but she can't give up duck and lamb, look she ordered duck rice with sweet sour sauce this time. |
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goomymia Posted Apr 22, 2015, 1:31 pm |
This place is awesome!!! I came to this lovely block during the sunset.
It's a secret place cause I didn't see any tourist. I also met a friendly cat when I was wandering along the canal. |
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goomymia Posted Apr 22, 2015, 1:37 pm |
I felt a bit cold walking along the lakeside. I think Suzhou is much more windy than Beijing, at least in these days. But look at this beautiful night view, no rush to go...
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goomymia Posted Apr 23, 2015, 2:50 am |
This is Xiangmen at night, the eastern gate of old Suzhou. Originally built during the Warring States Period in the state of Wu, was removed in 1958... | ||
goomymia Posted Apr 23, 2015, 3:31 am |
Hooray!!! We finally made it to Suzhou, I mean 18 hours train was okay for me, I'm a slowly slowly you know...but it was going to kill Mia and Rocky Raccoon! Well MooseS was sleeping all the way. Mia noticed the train would take so long when she was booking the tickets for us, she was curious if she can survive. Then she went back home told us with a smile on her face,
" Surprise surprise! We are going to Suzhou! Umm..and we will spend about 18 hours together on the train. Trust me, it's gonna be an unforgettable holiday..ever!!!" Interesting... We arrived in Suzhou in one piece, Mia apologized and promised to take the fastest bullet train back home, ummm..It'll only take 5 hours. The first picture below is Beisi Pagoda, the very first attraction I've seen on tour. It is a Chinese pagoda located at Bao'en Temple , the base of the pagoda has an octagonal frame, and the tower rises nine stories in a total height of 76 m (249 ft). The pagoda was once eleven stories tall, but was damaged and reduced to nine stories. its double eaves and flying corners are similar to that of the Liuhe Pagoda found in Hangzhou. Its base and outside walls are made of brick, the balustrades made of stone, and the eaves and banisters encircling the structure are made of wood.
The last photo shows the typical guide-board of Suzhou, they generally introduce tourists the spots. |
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goomymia Posted Apr 23, 2015, 4:07 am |
Although we were really tired, pretty sure I would fall asleep in a second if I had a pillow. We actually felt more excited to explore this new place.
THIS IS SLOWLY-SLOWLY AT SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY. We took a stroll in the campus, thanks to the student ID of Mia's friend, we are not allowed to visit without it. It's such a beautiful campus! Very impressive. The trees the pavilions, everything there just like from the fairytale. The first photo is me in front of the old university gate. And the last photo is the north gate of the campus nowadays.
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goomymia Posted Apr 23, 2015, 4:40 am |
The Humble Administrator's Garden is a renowned Chinese garden in Suzhou. The garden is located at n°178 Dongbei Street. At 51,950 m2, it is the largest garden in Suzhou and is considered by some to be the finest garden in all of southern China. In 1997, Zhuozheng Yuan, along with other classical gardens of Suzhou was proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
I literally enjoy chilling on the roof to appreciate the beauty of the garden. And those flowers are just so pretty!!! |
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goomymia Posted Apr 23, 2015, 4:52 am |
I was heading to another city Hangzhou by train.
Ew.. these figures made me headache. One good way to learn a city's history is to GO TO THE MUSEUM! |
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goomymia Posted May 7, 2015, 7:56 am |
Hello guys,
Long time no see! We're back in Beijing, and Rocky Raccoon will keep traveling, his next stop is Halle(Saale), Germany. This is a group photo we took in front of the gate of National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, a nice college for learning Beijing Opera. Safe trip my friend, we will miss you! |
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goomymia Posted May 23, 2015, 4:14 pm |
Today I went to Wangfujing with Mia, she had English lesson around there in Oriental Plaza.
I did go to the class first, since the topic was the soft skills for job interviewee I almost fell asleep. The class was really boring. Anyway, after sneaked out the class I strolled along Wangfujing Snack Street. HOLY TURTLE!!! Look at these scorpions!!! Fried scorpion is a kind of local snack. They were still alive. Scary! |
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goomymia Posted May 24, 2015, 1:33 pm |
This is Tian'an men. Following with the night view of Tian'an men Square.
The image of Tian'an men is on the national emblem of China. I saw many bikers. It reminds me my cycling experience on Changan Ave. |
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goomymia Posted Jun 2, 2015, 5:54 am |
Happy Children's Day Everyone!!!
A new guest arrived today! She is -Annie-, a rabbit voyager from Wales!!! Eliott put on a green hair band to welcome her. Although not exactly come from the same place, they are both from UK anyway. I was a little confused with Wales. Annie showed me the flag of Wales which was painted on a sheep haha. She also pointed out where Wales is on the map and told us a lot of stories of Wales. Then we explored a bit of our host's home.. She is very lovely and very pink very very pink. Look how pink she is. A good news, Cherry Lola is on the way to Africa! Safe trip my friend! |
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goomymia Posted Jun 7, 2015, 1:36 pm |
Today we went to Shichahai area.
The red building in the first picture is Gulou or Drum Tower. Behind Gulou is Zhonglou or Bell Tower in the second picture. They were both originally built in 1272. Then we took a stroll on Yandan Byway, there are many shops on that street, also many tourists, many tourists. And we were trying to escape from a golden man, he'd never seen a walking toy voyager in his life, he is very..wired. Following by the view of Shichahai, hai means the sea but it's obviously a lake.. We went back home by underground. Aha, here is the map of Shichahai. |
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goomymia Posted Jun 9, 2015, 3:36 am |
These are the photos we took at a Cat's café, I saw many cats there.
I start missing my cat friends back home.. |
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goomymia Posted Jun 16, 2015, 2:33 pm |
Time to taste some traditional Chinese food!
We went to a Chongqing Xiaomian restaurant. Chongqing is a beautiful city located in south China, famous for its spicy, both for food and girls...just kidding. People said Chongqing looks like Hong Kong in mainland China. Wish I could go visit there someday. The noodles are very delicious..also very spicy though. I was so full!! After the meal, we spent some time wandering around the street nearby. |
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goomymia Posted Oct 16, 2015, 6:09 am |
After around 43 hours train we finally arrived in Lhasa!!!
It was 3757m in total, and I do feel a bit altitude sick.. Think about it, the altitude is only 50m back in Beijing I saw the magnificent Potala Palace, which is definitely the highest building in Lhasa. Dear mum, I also went to local postoffice, and then we took a stroll around Potala Palace. |
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goomymia Posted Oct 16, 2015, 6:35 am |
Hello my friends,
This gate is quite beautiful, maybe I've seen such building somewhere in China Town or on TV. It's so hot here, but I still wanna go advanture in this place, think about what do they have on the other side of the gate.. Let me check the site map first.. |
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goomymia Posted Oct 25, 2015, 3:40 am |
Wandering aroung Barkhor Street where is the most popular local shopping area, we visited the famous Jokhang, here are some infomation:
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goomymia Posted Oct 27, 2015, 7:59 am |
The bus in Lhasa looks exactly the same as in Beijing, except they use both Chinese and Tibatan to give the information of next stop.
We were just going to explore a little bit of the old town, surprisely found that the Exquisite Exhibition of the Second China Thangka was hold in a historic yard!!! Fancy the lovely tea house which is located in an old temple, have a cup of sweet buttered tea and enjoy your fresh day.
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goomymia Posted Oct 30, 2015, 2:32 am |
We found that the moon was really bright and clear last night, so we planned a tiny small walking trip along the river in this afternoon, ummm actually during the lunch break. Look how blue the sky was!!! Passing through the gate of Mia's work place, we saw the Military Museum, went on to the cross roads on the west, the not that tall architecture is the old CCTV building, most people might know the new one which is located in CBD, also well-known for its pants-shape appearence. Followed by the Chinese Century Altar, a photo exhibition was held inside. Oh that was Vivisn Maier... We finally arrived to the river bank, the river itself looks bluer because of the sky, and a man was swimming, it was just 10℃. Mia said the metal bridge reminded her of Tyne Bridge, do you think they look similar? The under the bridge picture was under the 3rd ring road of Beijing |
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goomymia Posted Nov 22, 2015, 4:20 am |
It's snowing!!! Yesterday was just raining, and this is not technically the first snow, last snow was in the morning a couple of days ago. I wound say it was a pretty heavy snow but they melted away in a second when touched the ground... The point is Mia ordered PIZZA! Because our host is trying to be a vegetarian again, yes she failed a few times before and now she is trying to do it again, to be a semi-vegetarian. We can't wait to see what pizza it is!!! .... Ummmm, Garden Special with Big Catch!!! Yum!!! Nom nom nom.. |
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goomymia Posted Dec 22, 2015, 2:36 am |
Beijing issued Red alert for smog.. Suspend classes in all elementary and middle schools, kindergartens and extracurricular training schools;cars are allowed on the roads on alternating days depending on the odd or even numbers of their license plates;outdoor operations of construction sites are banned and some industrial plants are required to limit or stop production. BUT NOTHING CAN STOP US EXPLORING THE CITY!!! The photos are not that perfect tho, the bird's eye view of the Forbidden City should be like the bottom picture...ok I admite that picture was over PSed.
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goomymia Posted Jan 4, 2016, 7:52 am |
Today I went to the CBD of Beijing. Did you see the skyscraper in the photo below? It's China World Summit Wing which is 330m high, what a wired name! Ok it looks shorter in the photo, maybe I should learn some new photography tricks.. Well, perhaps I just need to move a bit closer next time. |
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goomymia Posted Feb 6, 2016, 8:37 pm |
The buildings are always there standing still, but they truly give me different feelings in deferent seasons. | ||
goomymia Posted Feb 24, 2016, 6:28 am |
Hello folks!!!
I'm in Thailand!!!! The first photo below is took on BTS skytrain of Bangkok. of course I also tried the famous Sticky Rice with Mongo...ummm yummy!!! Krabi is a charming town in south Thailand, very busy in Febrary because there're so many tourists! I should come here again with mum someday in the future!!! Bye now~off to the beach Slowly |
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goomymia Posted Feb 24, 2016, 7:49 am |
Here are some photos I took on Qianmen Street. Did you see the memorial archway?
The tablet on it reads 'Zhengyangqiao', qiao means bridge. Can't believe its been almost a year already! Last time I was here with many other toyvoyagers, hope they all enjoy their adventures! |
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goomymia Posted Feb 26, 2016, 1:01 am |
I went to a fab string quartet concert of Hagen Quartet today
The upcoming season of the Hagen Quartet, recognized as 'undoubtedly the world's most famous quartet', (Neue Zürcher Zeitung) comes on the heels of a highly successful and internationally celebrated 30th season devoted to the complete Beethoven string quartets. The Hagen Quartet starts their extensive touring in the 14/15 season with a Mozart cycle, featuring Mozart's ten major string quartets in the most important musical centers throughout Europe and Asia. The quartet's 30th anniversary was lauded as a 'grandiose culmination' (Neue Zürcher Zeitung) and 'the highest art of existence.' (Die Presse.com) This milestone was also celebrated with two new recordings, released on myrios classics, of works by Mozart, Webern, Beethoven, Grieg and Brahms (clarinetist Jorg Widmann joined the quartet for the Brahms.) Both recordings received outstanding reviews from the international press. In its review, the German magazine Fono Forum wrote of the 'world-class ensemble [... having] advanced even further. Its new vision is breathtaking and can become addictive. The richness of colours and emotions is spellbinding.' The Hagen Quartet was recognized with the prestigious ECHO Klassik award as Ensemble of the Year 2011. In 2012, the quartet was named Honorary Member of Vienna's Konzerthaus. The unprecedented three-decade career of the Hagen Quartet began in 1981. Its early years, marked by a series of prizes in chamber music competitions and an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Gramophone that was to produce around 45 CDs over the following 20 years, enabled the group to work its way through the virtually unlimited quartet repertoire from which the distinctive profile of the Hagens has emerged. Collaborations with artistic personalities such as Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Gyorgy Kurtag are as important to the Hagen Quartet as its concert appearances with performers including Maurizio Pollini, Mitsuko Uchida, Sabine Meyer, Krystian Zimerman, Heinrich Schiff and Jorg Widmann. The group's concert repertoire and discography feature attractive and intelligently arranged programmes embracing the entire history of the string quartet, from its pre-Haydn beginnings right through to Kurtag. The Hagen Quartet also works closely with composers of its own generation, whether by reviving existing works or by commissioning and premiering new pieces. For many young string quartets, the Hagen Quartet is a model in terms of sound quality, stylistic plurality, ensemble playing and serious commitment to the works and composers of its chosen genre. As teachers and mentors at the Salzburg Mozarteum and the Hochschule in Basel, as well as in international masterclasses, the quartet's members pass on their wealth of experience to their younger colleagues. Since mid-2013, the Hagen Quartet has been performing on instruments made by Antonio Stradivari, known as the 'Paganini' quartet, generously on loan by the Nippon Music Foundation. It's a pity that I couldn't take any photo during the performance |