Monthly Archives: March 2008

signs

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It has taken me quite a while to come up with this post. No need to worry though – computer problems. Well, like I announced in a post before, I got my boots strapped back on today in spite of the foot rash and started slowly moving out of the city: I accidentally came across […]


some words

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When I woke up this morning and felt my foot, I decided it was necessary to stay in for another day. Once I went out and tried to get some more effective medicine: By loading the video, you agree to YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unblock YouTube (The sound got lost on this […]


foot/dish

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Wanna see my foot? I’m afraid there’s actually not that much to see, it’s just itchy as hell: So anyways I stayed in my hotel room on the 24th floor almost all day: I had a good serving of kungpao chicken ๅฎซไฟ้ธกไธ and ate around the red things: Wimp that I am. Later that night, […]


illinโ€™

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I got an itchy rash on my foot, so I went to see the doctor today. My first time in a Chinese hospital as a patient: I had to stand in line and register: Then I sat around in the corridor for a little while: Interestingly enough, I had to go to a department called […]


Muslims and water fountains

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The province of Shaanxi belongs to the Chinese West. This also means I see more and more Muslims the further I go, mainly the Hui-minority ๅ›žๆ—: They appear very similar to the Han-Chinese ๆฑ‰ๆ— – but often wear white caps or headscarves: There is a very large and beautiful Mosque in the downtown area: When […]


looking for a connection

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Today saw me and my tour guide run around Xi’an looking for a hotel with better Internet access: I was in desperate need to upload a huge amount of pictures I had taken over the last few weeks, and none of the hotels downtown seemed to have network facilities that were really up to the […]