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Signs of Discovery: 2012-04-22
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012. North Peak Hotel, Hua Shan &Cable Car descent. North Peak Hotel is perched on the hill behind us. After climbing all day on Saturday, we searched for lodging on the mountain top. Lonely Planet indicated there are only a few hotels and hostels and admonished that they are “basic and overpriced”. The websites we searched did not have any English reviews for North Peak hotel. This hotel is quite near the cable car terminus. As night falls, the peak becomes very quiet and peaceful.
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Signs of Discovery: Mester Academy, Salamanca, Spain
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Thursday, July 4, 2013. Mester Academy, Salamanca, Spain. Http:/ www.mester.com/. III Congreso Internacional del Espanol was last week, and the Mester group attended various presentations, including one by Dr. Blake and Gabriel. And, as you know from other posts, the group has had several out of class cultural experiences as well! The ruta de tapas (above) and cooking demonstration (below) are 2 examples. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Prior Knowledge (see posts below). A nod to the stereotype.
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Signs of Discovery: 2012-04-29
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Friday, May 4, 2012. Signs of Xi'an's Deaf Community. Here are some snapshots of the Deaf community we met in Xi'an. They welcomed us to visit their Deaf Club. I only wish we had more time to spend with them. They were the epitome of friendliness and hospitality. This man is a teacher at the school for the Deaf. This lady was a dancer and now works in an office. Xi'an Fine Arts Academy/Fine Arts College for the Deaf. Another student we met is majoring in fashion design. Following the class, the teachers ...
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Signs of Discovery: Savannah, Georgia and Tybee Island
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Savannah, Georgia and Tybee Island. For winter break, Ben and I went to visit my family in Georgia. We took a day trip to Savannah, a place I'd never visited, although I had grown up less than 3 hours away. We checked Lonely Planet and Yelp to locate a place for brunch and we decided on B. Matthews. Eatery at the corner of Bay St. and Habersham. You can check out their website:. We had shrimp and grits and fried green tomatoes benedict- both were delicious! Back home in Lexing...
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Signs of Discovery: Granada, Spain: Alhambra, Pension Austria, etc...
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Monday, July 15, 2013. Granada, Spain: Alhambra, Pension Austria, etc. View from the balcony of the inner court gardens. Lots of citrus trees. If you are like me, you recall the name Alhambra from the card game, "Authors" (which Shane, Kate and I played with both our Myers and Teixeira cousins :). Yes, Washington Irving really did live here in the Alhambra back in 1829 when he wrote that book. The interior décor has unbelievable detail. Ben in front of Pension Austria, Granada. We spent 2 nights here in ...
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Signs of Discovery: 2012-03-04
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Friday, March 9, 2012. No, it isn't that we've run out of more interesting topics- weather actually. Be pretty important to consider. We've decided to take several layers of clothing.and hoping we stay warm enough, cool enough.whatever the weather. Http:/ www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Xi'an China CHXX0141. Then on Monday morning we awoke to 3 inches of snow! We also learned that Ben and I will be staying in an apartment/dorm on the campus at Gaoxin High School. This will allow us a great deal of int...
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Signs of Discovery: Murcia, Spain: wonderful hosts and excellent tapas @ La Tapadera
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Sunday, July 14, 2013. Murcia, Spain: wonderful hosts and excellent tapas @ La Tapadera. Our friends from Lexington, Alejandro and Carolina (she is a teacher at Ben's high school) and their son, Santi, are spending the summer in Murcia and they invited us to visit them. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with them and Alejandro's family. They gave us a great tour of their city. When you go to Murcia, you might not be lucky enough to have Alejandro and Caro as your personal guides, but you should.
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Signs of Discovery: 2012-04-01
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Chinese communities mark tomb-sweeping festival. Last Updated: April 4, 2012, 2:30 pm. Chinese communities around Asia are marking the annual Qingming Festival on 4 April - also known as Tomb-sweeping Day. It is a day when people pay tribute to their ancestors by visiting their graves, and the ritual always begins with some proper cleaning. People offer food, incense sticks and paper replicas of various daily items for the deceased to use in their afterlife. Other sources said t...
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Signs of Discovery: 2012-06-10
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Thursday, June 14, 2012. A month before we left Xi’an, Ben learned about “Kelly’s Courtyard Hotel” which had high ratings from customers who booked through Hostelworld.com. Our two days at this hostel validated every positive comment we had read. The only reason we didn’t stay longer was because the rooms were all taken. We arrived from the train station at 9:00am and Bob, the friendly and efficient host, welcomed us to a breakfast of fresh fruit, yogurt, croissants and coffee. Tuesday, June 12, 2012.
