May 7 2009

Beijing’s Moscow Restaurant 老莫, now and then

The Moscow Restaurant, we Beijingers dab it as Lao Mo 老莫, opened its door in 1954 in celebration of 5th anniversary of young China.

LaoMo in 2003..

   

 

Lao Mo in 1979

and Lao Mo in 1966


May 7 2009

Check list

Passport
Ticket – very funny
Map, tour book
Books to read
Shampoo, conditioner, lotion
Nail clipper
Toothbrush/paste, dental floss, Listerine
Summer clothes, water proof windbreaker. A foldable umbrella is useful.
A visor, a hat, sun block oil if you do not like to get a tan.
Old sneakers: some places are muddy and sandy.
Tennis racket, swimming gears.
Your favorite shampoo, soap.
Medicine. There are many pharmacies but .. ..
Mosquito repellent like


May 7 2009

Vancouver 2008

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We took Cathay Pacific leaving JFK at 11pm. The upside it’s an Asia airline with better food/service but the down side is getting to Vancouver at 2am. No traffic 🙂

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May 7 2009

Purple Bamboo Garden 紫竹园公园

Zizhuyuan Gongyuan 紫竹园公园 in Haidian, is next to the Beijing library or the National Library of China. In 2018.


May 7 2009

Maps of Nicaragua

3 maps

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map of nica

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