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Beijing, China
21 July 2010 | Beijing, China (39.9279, 116.4089) The last time I was in Beijing was 2002; it has changed considerably since then. The first and biggest of those changes was the smog but other than that the shopping, food … finish reading Beijing, China
Posted in Asia, China
Tagged Asia, bad, beautiful, beijing, car, China, Chinese, city, food, life, Philippines, photograph, qianmen, Rasa, shopping, smog, tea, town, unesco, UNESCO World Heritage Site, walking, World Heritage Site
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The sights of Ulan Bator
08 June – 16 July 2010 | Ulan Bator, Mongolia (47.8860, 106.9121) Altogether, Rasa and I spent about five weeks living in Ulan Bator. Below are some of the more colorful highlights from our time there. I caught this bolt … finish reading The sights of Ulan Bator
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Tagged Asia, bolt of lightning, breakfast, Capital city, Choijin Lama Temple, city, experience, friend, highlight, home, Khustain Nuruu National Park, lightning, milk, milk tea, Mongol, mongolia, national park, photo, rain storm, Rasa, Russia, sky, storm, Sükhbaatar Square, tour, Ulan Bator, walking, Zaisan Memorial
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Shymkent, Kazakhstan
We managed to make it to Shymkent from Tashkent despite us going to the wrong border crossing and arguing until we were blue in the face over the taxi fare, then we realized where we were. Once in town, it … finish reading Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Completing our tourist loop, we returned to Tashkent by shared taxi from Samarkand. This city was actually our favorite (despite there not being any real sites) because we stayed in a great hotel, did not feel like tourists and paid … finish reading Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Tagged bazaar, beautiful, beautiful rainbow, border crossing, city, cook, decent prices, food, good, great hotel, hotel, italian restaurant, kazakh, Kazakhstan, Kent, lamb, madrassa, night, ominous sky, photo, pizza, rain, Rasa, restaurant, samarkand, sky, tashkent, taxi, tea, tour, tourist loop, tourists, uzbekistan, walking
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Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Samarkand was the biggest and most expensive city we visited and with the sights spread out, there was a lot of walking to see everything between rain storms. The highlight for us was people watching in the bazaar and street … finish reading Samarkand, Uzbekistan
