Category Archives: Observations

Fluency in the Chinese Language and Chinese Experience

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Administrator

Recently one of the well read blogs www.lostlaowai.com published an article which I thought was interesting and made me think…. They were questioning the notion of Chinese language proficiency.   I myself have been asked many times the same question "Are … Continue reading →

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Time to Test a New Option for my Blog – how to bring in a bunch of YouTube Videos together….Enjoy!

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Administrator

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So How do I find these Famous Thracian Tombs? Where are they….

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Administrator

There are several tombs you can plan to visit while in Kazanlak / Bulgaria.  Here are instructions on how to get to them.  WE assume you are capable of making it to Kazanlak   from your location in Bulgaria…. Most … Continue reading →

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Visit to the Valley of Thracian Kings – Part II

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Administrator

In the previous posting on this topic we briefly touched on the fact that the "Goliama Kosmatka" tomb is being considered as the tomb of one of the more powerful Thracian kings – SEVT the III, who was probably also … Continue reading →

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A Trip To The Valley of Thracian Kings

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Administrator

Earlier this summer – during August – my family and I managed to carve some time away from work (and games for my daughter ) to go to Bulgaria.  While there we were able to visit several of the ancient … Continue reading →

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And now lets go back in time to 1988-1989 Shanghai….

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Administrator

Over the last several weekends I have been scanning old photos — some from the 1960s with me as kid, my parents…..Some of my early years in China. First there was the year in Beijing. Then I moved to Shanghai. … Continue reading →

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Trip Down Memory Lane….Some Old Photos from China (Beijing and Shanghai)

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Administrator

This weekend I went through some old photos and decided to scan some of the photographs taken in 1988 and 1989 in Beijing and mostly Shanghai (I left Beijing in the summer of 1988 and moved to Shanghai). Related PostsWorld … Continue reading →

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Update on hotels in China – and specific (not so nice) review of Crowne Plaza ZhongGuanCun, Beijing

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Administrator

This posting is appearing now but actually reflects on something that happened last Fall….Why did I wait so long to post it? No particular reason, (a) I had written most of the piece, but simply did not get around to … Continue reading →

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Chengdu Dancing Stars…What to do on a hot summer afternoon…

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Administrator

I have encountered (very often) interesting activities performed in various Chinese city parks. One of them has always been public dances — you do not have to wait long or stroll through too many parks before you encounter a place … Continue reading →

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Park Plaza Hotel Wangfujing, Beijing – Not quite a hotel I would recommend

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Administrator

On a recent stay at the Park Plaza hotel in Beijing I realized why I tend to stay in hotels I trust….The hotel room was OK — I stayed at the club floor, but I guess they did not have … Continue reading →

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