Beijing to Shanghai I arrived on June 7th, and the first three days were spent in the city of Beijing, which is old in history, but today it is a sprawling Metropolis. From here we saw ther Great Wall of China, The Forbidden City and Tiannamen Square, among other sites of interest.
While there, I had trouble getting onto Blogger. The Hotel had internet access, an ethernet cable in every room. The Blogger home page worked, but once inside the blogger dashboard, it was never able to connect to the 'create post' section. This I call the "Great Firewall of China". So I was never able to update this site as was my intention. Most sites worked, just not this one. Later, I found the BBC site was unattainable (from Shanghai, though it was fine in Beijing). The Blogger site seems to work from Shanghai and that is why I am just getting around to posting this.
The hotel here in Shanghai is terrific. They have FREE internet. They have a couple machines for use in the lobby. Others (like me) can use the WIFI - only that reception is very spotty. I can't access it from my room, so I found that I have to walk 20 feet down the lobby and squat in the corridor with my trusty PowerBook to access the net. This I discovered last night. The day before I was frustrated and didn't know why I could not connect from my room.
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"There is no creator" - the Dalai Lama. These are words of common sense, and it tells me that "spirituality" has nothing in particular to do with a belief in the supernatural. But then, those of us who grew up in the seventies watching "Kung Fu" already knew that being a vegan, atheist who follows the path of the buddha can reach enlightenment.
All kidding aside, what does a vegetarian atheist have to say? Stick around and you'll find out! Politically I'm rather liberal, but I do like to listen to staunch conservative talk show host Michael (the 'Whiner') Savage so I'll probably be mentioning him from time to time in my weblogs. So for now, how about some talk of broccoli, carrots and peas? Recipe's anyone??
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