tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post2444304196277258707..comments2023-10-31T22:41:48.247+08:00Comments on ramblings from a gypsy soul: A violent past and a eunuch culturechristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-72809872682245008542008-03-10T19:31:00.000+08:002008-03-10T19:31:00.000+08:00Hi GUS! Sorry, no, we didn't go into the mausoleum...Hi GUS! Sorry, no, we didn't go into the mausoleum so I can't help you there. We figured it'll be just like Uncle Ho's mausoleum in Hanoi (which we'd been to together) and decided it wasn't worth it. Let me know if you do check it out. Have a great time! :)christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-14769093556174243482008-03-08T21:07:00.000+08:002008-03-08T21:07:00.000+08:00hey gypsy,i'm off to beijing during holy week and ...hey gypsy,<BR/><BR/>i'm off to beijing during holy week and i'm learning so much from your posts! just a q, did you check out Mao's mausoleum? ok ba?grumpyurbanslackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352710951510373300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-3168088974264415682008-01-17T17:15:00.000+08:002008-01-17T17:15:00.000+08:00Hi Tricia! Thank you for stopping by. :) I share y...Hi Tricia! Thank you for stopping by. :) I share your fascination.christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-22512605650008267542008-01-13T09:04:00.000+08:002008-01-13T09:04:00.000+08:00i have such a fascination with asia and china spec...i have such a fascination with asia and china specifically. thanks for your pictures and commentary...Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167617103807792552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-75473016648463359152008-01-08T12:06:00.000+08:002008-01-08T12:06:00.000+08:00Thanks estan :). It's such a photogenic place.Thanks estan :). It's such a photogenic place.christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-47324331775324160722008-01-05T13:16:00.000+08:002008-01-05T13:16:00.000+08:00the photos are beautiful like the Forbidden City w...the photos are beautiful like the Forbidden City with its rich history and own world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-14249880853300235462008-01-04T17:38:00.000+08:002008-01-04T17:38:00.000+08:00Hey Bambs! Xiamen was actually nice and the whole ...Hey Bambs! Xiamen was actually nice and the whole trip was a lot of fun - tons of laugh trips! :)<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you pointed out that blog to me, I'm enjoying the pictures!! You guys are too cute! :)christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-20412509769688312282008-01-03T11:14:00.000+08:002008-01-03T11:14:00.000+08:00Happy New Year, Nens! Hope you had a wonderful tim...Happy New Year, Nens! Hope you had a wonderful time in Xiamen. Can't wait to read your post on it.<BR/><BR/>Cols & I share our pictures via bealteapix.blogspot.com. Has she told you about our demerit system, about how I'm the demerit natzi? If so, don't believe a word she says! :-)bealteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13869773158378042293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-91686465579187541152007-12-31T12:17:00.000+08:002007-12-31T12:17:00.000+08:00Ni hau and xie xie, Spanx! :) Happy new year to yo...Ni hau and xie xie, Spanx! :) Happy new year to you and your family. :)christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1427081042508066542007-12-28T17:20:00.000+08:002007-12-28T17:20:00.000+08:00wow.picture perfect postcard pictures!redundant, b...wow.<BR/><BR/>picture perfect postcard pictures!<BR/><BR/><BR/>redundant, but true!<BR/><BR/>xie xie!spanxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999175920724402612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-18235034612545871652007-12-26T21:49:00.000+08:002007-12-26T21:49:00.000+08:00Hey Bambs! Colo told me about the photo project yo...Hey Bambs! Colo told me about the photo project you started, how fun! :) How do you share it with each other? I'd love to see the pictures too! I hope you're enjoying your holidays, happy new year Bambi! :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Eric! Happy holidays to you and yours! :)<BR/><BR/>Thank you, Jo! I also kept remembering scenes from the Last Emperor as I walked through the Forbidden (sino si Bidden? hehe)christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-7307278155953332162007-12-26T14:31:00.000+08:002007-12-26T14:31:00.000+08:00Such a fascinating history...all I remember is the...Such a fascinating history...all I remember is the scenes from "The Last Emperor", I can just imaging how impressive it must all be in reality!<BR/><BR/>Gorgeous pics as always nens!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-66839806710284372072007-12-24T10:37:00.000+08:002007-12-24T10:37:00.000+08:00Great shots! Perhaps, someday I'll also get a cha...Great shots! Perhaps, someday I'll also get a chance to photograph this city.<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas!SeƱor Enriquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-11860586365771180392007-12-23T15:47:00.000+08:002007-12-23T15:47:00.000+08:00Hey, welcome back!!! I've missed reading your pos...Hey, welcome back!!! I've missed reading your posts :-) Running the perimeter of the Forbidden City was something special... except for the last day when the smog got to me. <BR/><BR/>Do you know that c & i have started our own weekly photo exchange, similar in vein to your weekend snapshot :-) And now I want a fancy camera, just like yours!bealteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13869773158378042293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-20953823727278654342007-12-23T04:37:00.000+08:002007-12-23T04:37:00.000+08:00Katrina, it really is so fascinating, what went on...Katrina, it really is so fascinating, what went on inside those walls! It was a whole other world in there. I now want to buy the book, The Secrets of the Forbidden City, and take a peak inside. :)<BR/><BR/>Hi Mila, how interesting about that "new Forbidden city"! I never heard about it. It sounds like something our of a movie. :)christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-7036479854118652262007-12-21T23:11:00.000+08:002007-12-21T23:11:00.000+08:00A veritable fire trap, but rebuilt time and time a...A veritable fire trap, but rebuilt time and time again. According to Beijing insiders, the new "Forbidden" city is right next to the imperial compound, where the Communist honchos live. You don't see it unless you walk a looooong block west of Tiananmen. And it definitely has high walls, lots of security, a facade that is so grey and quiet, makes you wonder what goes on inside those walls.Watergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15108188644976124124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-73983089823316368062007-12-21T20:32:00.000+08:002007-12-21T20:32:00.000+08:00The Forbidden City fascinates me in so many ways. ...The Forbidden City fascinates me in so many ways. Power, beauty, tyranny, culture, suffering, luxury, excess, art...all are magnified in strange and glorious ways within those walls. I hope I can see it too, soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com