My friend Chengli recently sent us some pictures from our trip to Kunming, Yunnan, China, in September 2007. Elephants are the symbol of Yunnan Province and you can find them in many forms.
(sorry, the picture seems to have gone missing)
Archive for February, 2008
Carved Elephant
Posted in China, World travel, tagged China, elephant statue, Kunming on Thursday, February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
New Pic
Posted in Paris--general, tagged Paris pics, Parisian life on Thursday, February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Please check out the new page ‘France Pics’. I plan to add to it regularly, to try and give a pictorial tour of Paris and our life there.
La Vie Parisienne Pour Moi
Posted in Ex-pat Life, France---general, Paris--general, tagged french lifestyle, Paris on Thursday, February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As I wrote up my notes, I realized I was enjoying the Parisian lifestyle. Enjoying wandering its old, narrow streets, or the broad boulevards lined with trees, its river with its islands, slowly being recognized as a regular at our local Intermarche.
I’ll always remember the school kids running around on lunch break in one of [...]
Here, and there
Posted in Ex-pat Life, Nature, my town, tagged cultural adjustment, snowdrops, weather woes on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
WEATHER WOES
Another Arctic Blast hits us this week here in the Midwest; our high today will be 18F (-8C) if we’re lucky, and that’s not even considering the wind-chill factor, or trying to trudge through snow or over icy pavements (sidewalks). We’ve only been back 3 weeks, and already Rod is saying, “I’ve had enough [...]
Back in Urbana. Back to Reality.
Posted in Ex-pat Life, personal musing on Sunday, February 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Well, there’s been in break in my posting to the blog—sorry! Life has been rather hectic to say the least, with our move back to the USA. Packing. Disconnecting internet connection and phone etc. Unpacking. Sorting out the house here. Going through a mountain of mail.Not to mention a reverse culture shock—more coming on our [...]
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