Friday, May 30, 2008
Lǚyóu 旅游
Travel!
Tomorrow we take off on our next lǚyóu adventure - this time to Taipei, Taiwan and Kyoto, Japan. We have 10 days total, but Tim has to work for 2 of them in Taipei. We are really looking forward to this trip, these were two of the remaining locations on our travel wish list while we are here in China. I have heard great things about Taipei, and they speak Mandarin there, so we should be set! Except if we have to read... they also use Chinese characters, but the "traditional" form, the mainland uses "simplified". I am actually looking forward to all the traditional parts of Taipei. In Japan we are hoping for a relaxing time, for which Kyoto is perfect with the highest concentration of gardens and temples in Japan. Tim is hoping for some extreme Zen! We'll see how that goes. ;-) Both of these cities are located close to mountains and outdoor stuff, so we hope to get up in a mountain under some trees, or at least some clear skies.
Our upcoming adventures: Beijing Olympics in August, and a 3-week bike trip from Lhasa, Tibet to Kathmandu, Nepal in October.
As many of you know, our time in China is drawing to a close. We plan for about 5 more months in the Middle Kingdom, coming back to Austin towards late fall this year. No dates yet, but if you have been considering a trip out here - get on it! You are invited to come and stay on our couch and enjoy Shanghai; it's a great jumping off point for the rest of the country. Summer here is pretty rough (hot, humid), but September starts to cool off and is a good time for your own lǚyóu.
Tomorrow we take off on our next lǚyóu adventure - this time to Taipei, Taiwan and Kyoto, Japan. We have 10 days total, but Tim has to work for 2 of them in Taipei. We are really looking forward to this trip, these were two of the remaining locations on our travel wish list while we are here in China. I have heard great things about Taipei, and they speak Mandarin there, so we should be set! Except if we have to read... they also use Chinese characters, but the "traditional" form, the mainland uses "simplified". I am actually looking forward to all the traditional parts of Taipei. In Japan we are hoping for a relaxing time, for which Kyoto is perfect with the highest concentration of gardens and temples in Japan. Tim is hoping for some extreme Zen! We'll see how that goes. ;-) Both of these cities are located close to mountains and outdoor stuff, so we hope to get up in a mountain under some trees, or at least some clear skies.
Our upcoming adventures: Beijing Olympics in August, and a 3-week bike trip from Lhasa, Tibet to Kathmandu, Nepal in October.
As many of you know, our time in China is drawing to a close. We plan for about 5 more months in the Middle Kingdom, coming back to Austin towards late fall this year. No dates yet, but if you have been considering a trip out here - get on it! You are invited to come and stay on our couch and enjoy Shanghai; it's a great jumping off point for the rest of the country. Summer here is pretty rough (hot, humid), but September starts to cool off and is a good time for your own lǚyóu.
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