Wednesday, December 31, 2008
12 12 2008 So pretty is it not?
While you're strolling along the river to see this view, or anywhere in Shanghai for that matter, you meet many, many touts. They speak good English save for the words 'no thank you.'
12 12 2008 The Shanghai skyline in front of a poster.
The building in the shape of a can opener is the Shanghai World Financial Centre. It is the highest in China and -until now- the 3rd highest in the world after Burj Dubai and Taipei 101.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
02 12 2008 Modern art in Beijing: the 798 centre, a humongus maze of warehouses made into galleries.
02 12 2008 Modern art in Beijing: the 798 centre, a humongus maze of warehouses made into galleries.
Originally uploaded by Christophe Golle
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
20 11 2008 Ulaanbaatar English class 4
Before we leave Mongolia, here is my last class, on a musical break.
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Wed 26/11/2008 23:23 26 11 2008 My last night in Ulaan Baatar, a view of the central square called Sukhbaatar square
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Sun 23/11/2008 14:21 23 11 2008 Teacher Chris grew long hair (to keep warm in the Mongolian winter)
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
22 11 2008 How much for this head?
Mongolians like their meat for dinner and for lunch and ... for breakfast.
21 11 2008 Four of my best students.
This was on my last day as a teacher, which involved much pictures taking, much email exchanging, and much playing games.
15 11 2008 Sumyasuren, aka little chicken
Sumyasuren is the daughter of my school headmaster, and she liked to eat peanuts for dinner :)
She also liked to touch my beard. She explained why, but in Mongolian, therefore this will remain a mystery.
11 11 2008 A ger district in the oustkirts of Ulaanbaatar.
The outskirts of the capital still have gers (yurts) but downtown is in solid communist Russia style: large imposing buildings cut by large avenues.
Monday, December 8, 2008
21 11 2008 Please stand up for this video
Excerpt of the Monolian national anthem sung by one of my classes. I was too busy holding the camera, that's why you don't hear me sing along ;)
01 11 2008 In the mountains of Mongolia 2
Another one, just for the music!
We were on the way to a soon-to-be-opened tourist area where a giant statue of Genghis Khan has been built. The people in the car were among the architects who built the campground around the statue.
01 11 2008 In the mountains of Mongolia 1
Mongolia is thousands of km of such incredible landscapes. The problem when you're a vegetarian is that as soon as you leave the capital, you're left with very little to eat. Outside meat, there is milk. And outside that, there is, well, more meat, or more milk.
And at one point, he (the husband of the colleague of my couchsurfing host Digi) let me drive :)
Friday, December 5, 2008
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Thu 30/10/2008 14:03 30 10 2008 In one Ulaan Baatar's 3 vegetarian restaurants. Making friends, around tofu, with Sofia - in the blue hat.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
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Wed 29/10/2008 20:37 29 10 2008 The happy trio This adorable family invited me for dinner. I told them too late that i m vegetarian, the poor mother had prepared buzz (meat dumplings) that i had a hard time honoring. Mongolians thrive on meat.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
17 11 2008 Ulaan Baatar English class 3
My biggest class and the youngest, aged 12 to 14. Girls are better learners than boys without a doubt.
17 11 2008 Ulaan Baatar English class 2
More angels. You can see Mr Chris at the back, also known as 'teacher teacher'
Saturday, October 25, 2008
25 10 2008 Through the window of the Trans-Siberian
After 32 hours of watching this peaceful datcha-dotted landscape, i'm ready for more. And i'll get it no later than tomorrow when i enter Mongolia. I will post some charming 32 hours videos later if anybody asks for it.
24 10 2008 Embarking on a 32 hours ride from Novossibirsk to Irkutsk
This video does not really show the smoke coming out of the carriages (the coal burning heaters), a scene that seen with your eyes looks straight out of a movie. Pinch me.
14 10 2008 A pelerod, the Russian pedestrian tunnels.
They re nice to keep you warm in winter, like supposing you forgot your winter jacket on a Polish bus, but they also show that cars above your head have a special status: they don t have to stop to let people cross the street.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
13 10 2008 The 18:10 to Moscow
This night on the train will be the 3rd without bathing, fortunately i found out that i was not yet the worst smelling in the carriage.
13 10 2008 Fresh and alert in Riga
Another bus trip, 14 hours to Riga. I forgot my new jacket on the bus. My goal is now to loose less than ¹item every 24 hours.
12 10 2008 Fresh and rested in Warsaw
After a lovely 26 hours Eurolines trip from Paris to Warsaw, with Polish drivers. 26 hours of Polish folk music in the bus. Little sleep.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Can you feel the wind in your hair
There are 3 kinds of "trans-siberian" trains. Mine will be the trans-mongolian.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
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