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MAP 1 Beijing-Yingxian

5. Beijing-LouCun 06.04.08

6. Lou Cun-YudouCun 07.04.08

7. YudouCun-Laiyuan 08.04.08

8. Laiyuan-Wangzhuang 09.04.08

9. Wangzhuang-Hunyuan 10.04.08

MAP 2 Yingxian-Taiyuan

10. Hunyuan-Dai Xian 11.04.08

11. Dai Xian-Xinzhou 12.04.08

12. Xinzhou-Taiyuan 13.04.08

MAP 3 Taiyuan-Linfen

13. Taiyuan-Pingyao 14.04.08

14. Pingyao 15.04.08

15. PingyaoHuozhou 16.04.08

16. Houzhou-Xiangfen 17.04.08

17. Xiangfen-Hejin 18.04.08

MAP 4 Linfen-Weinan

18. Hejin-Heyang 19.04.08

19. Heyang-Dali 20.04.08 Heyang-Dali

20. Dali-Xi'an 21.04.08

21. Xi'an 22.04.08

22. Xi'an 23.04.08

23. Xi'an 24.04.08

24. Xi'an 25.04.08

MAP 5 Weinan-Hanzhong

25. Xi'an-Mazhao 26.04.08

26. Mazhao-Yangxian 27.04.08

27. Yangxian-Mian Xian 28.04.08

28. Mian Xian-Ningqiang 29.04.08

29. Ningqiang-Guangyuan 30.04.08

MAP 6 Hanzhong-Mianyang

30. Guangyuan-Jianmen Pass 01.05.08

31. Jianmen Pass-Zitong 02.05.08

32. Zitong-Loujiang 03.05.08

33. Luojiang-Chengdu 04.05.08

34. Chengdu 05.05.08

35. Chengdu 06.05.08

36. Chengdu 07.05.08

37. Chengdu 08.05.08

38. Chengdu 09.05.08

MAP 7 Mianyang-Maoxian

39. Chengdu-Dujiangyan 10.05.08

40. Dujiangyan-Miansi 11.05.08

41. Miansi-Maoxian 12.05.08

42. Maoxian 13.05.08

43. Maoxian 14.05.08

44. Maoxian 15.05.08

45. Maoxian 16.05.08

46. Maoxian 17.05.08

47. Maoxian 18.05.08

48. Maoxian-Chengdu 19.05.08

49. Chengdu-Chongqing 20.05.08

50. Chongqing-Wanzhou 21.05.08

51. Yangtze River 22.05.08

52. Yangtze River-Wuhan 23.05.08

53. Wuhan 24.05.08

54. Beijing 25.05.08

55. Beijing 26.05.08

56. Beijing 27.05.08

57. Beijing 28.05.08

58. Beijing 29.05.08

59. Beijing 30.05.08

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English Version 4
Saturday 05.04.08
07.00 p.m.
 
After a heavy sleep I wake up early and can’t sleep anymore. The day before rushes in on me and has to be considered and digested.
There are 3 computers with internet access. One in the restaurant, which isn’t open yet, the second in the “local office”, which isn’t open either and the last… I’ve sat at it for a moment before, but it seemed incredible slow. When I now take a closer look I find out there’s a USB-port. After 5 min I give it up. I manage to get a message that my brother has tried to access Messenger and what his address is. Unfortunately all text boxes are in Chinese, so I don’t know what my answers are – presumably wrong.
I leave to have something to eat. Angela has told me a lot about street kitchens and which things she usually buys there, and that one have to estimate the hygiene standard, but if you watch out, they’re all right.
I try a long winding oil fried kind of bread – it doesn’t take up much space in my stomach. Then the big pancakes with eggs and spices and spring onions. They’re tasty but very greasy and feel heavy inside. Such one will probably last for half a day. Maybe with another one as a reserve. I watch a man buy one first. Oh.. it’s 3 RMB. When I want one and ask “duoshao?” (how much) she holds up 4 fingers, but I correct her with 3 fingers and get it for the right prize. (2.10 d.kr.)
When I come back after having walked almost all the way round the hutong (which takes around an hour) the computer in the office is occupied by three girls. Damned.
 
01.15 p.m.
A disaster has hit me. My USB-stick has been infected by a Trojan horse, which at leat partly has ruined the library structure. I don’t want to format it, in case it can still be saved, so I put the newest photos on my MP3 player, which has been meant as an extra memory all the time.
Go to find a Chinese map, one where the names are written in Chinese characters. I need it to show to people who can read Chinese, and there are a lot of them!
On my way I come across a shop that’s selling memory cards. It’s on Tian An Men. They have USB-sticks too. After some negotiations I get it for 90 RMB, which is way too much, but I need it badly.
The map I get hasn’t enough details, but I don’t have all day.
A shampoo I get, but a deo…. It’s not used in China? So I don’t have to either?
I was thinking of going to The forbidden City today, but it’s already 01.30 and they close at 4 or 04.30 p.m. It also looked like there was a long queue when I passed. I’m learning to find my way here in the centre of the city. Then I’ll be ready to see the attractions, when I turn back by the end of may.

01.35 p.m.
Was disrupted by a bloke that had experienced something like me with a USB-stick. He had a data recovery made in a computer store in Delhi, so I rely that the pictures (it weren’t that many) are not lost yet, but I havn’t got time for that today.
I’ve washed, so when I’ve bought the necessary supplies and have packed I’ll be ready to go into the unknown.
Just now I’m sitting in the restaurant again.


A tricycle can be used for all Who said safety?

 

06.00 p.m.
I was for a trip to Temple of Heavens. Unfortunately I was too late, the park was soon to close and all seemed to be under renovation.
Some comments on the traffic: When the first chock is over, there is some meaning in what seems meaningless. What is so different from our part of the world are the unwritten rules concerning turn to the right and the left. You always turn right no matter what colour of the light. Are there cyclists going straight – and there are – you interlace with them, but in a way where cars are more important than cyclists. But everyone accepts the game and play. If you have to go left (and in most crossings there are a period with left-green in both directions) you keep on going as long as you have a chance of getting to a certain point BEFORE those going in the opposite direction waiting for green. They have to wait. As soon as the light gets green for left-turns pedestrians and cyclists start moving to the middle. All this if there’s not a man with a flag and a whistle. Cause he can overrule it all. So he’s to be obeyed. And if you don’t he’ll let you know! You get used to it rather easy. But the weaker road user the less hurry to get somewhere first.

08.25 p.m.
I've been shopping. Vacuum packed chicken bones (very small chickens), an instant dish which, according to Angela, only needs hot water, bisquits, different sweets, 2 bananas and last 0.5 kg of something looking like thin lasagna sheets, but sweet as honey. 1.5 l of water I had already.
I've found out how to get out of town tomorrow. It ended up looking easy. But that doesn't mean it will be....
I discuss such things with the man in the "office".
He's also helped me with questions like: "Where does this road lead?", "I want to go to..." and "Can you tell me how to go..."
Just now I'm thinking of other useful sentences.
His english isn't very good and he seems a little dum, but he's extremely helpful.
 
The days in Beijing:
45,69 km
12,66 km/t
3:33:32 tim

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