The view south of the coffee shop where I spend most Saturday mornings lures nobody to the spot. But I’m going to miss it. The construction site covers a couple of city blocks. Furthermore, the building behind it rises “only” a couple of stories high. In every other direction inContinue Reading
We stepped down through the valley along with the water. Wide waterfalls linked together colorful tiered lakes of various greens and blues. Meanwhile, steep mountains hemmed in the narrow valley. Forests covered the lower sections while granite took over in the upper areas. A few Tibetan villages remained in sideContinue Reading
This turned out to be one of those outings where the journey proved at least as interesting as the destination. I spent the better part of 7 hours exploring a roughly 10-mile arc between Sanyi and Tai’an train stations. Along the way I discovered Shengsing/Shengxing Station, Longteng Broken Bridge remains,Continue Reading