After talking to some colleagues from Texas and Kansas, I decided on the more northern route which was the one from Adventure Cycling that is the Western Express then connecting with the TransAm in Colorado. My friend from Texas and Kansas told me that even in September it can still be very hot in Texas, and the guy from Kansas sold his state well. Granted, he was selling the bonuses of going through Kansas while we were at a bar and he was buying…but even so, it seemed compelling. Another consideration is that the route will be several hundred miles shorter than the others. That will mean I have a few more days to relax and see things along the way…hopefully. Continue reading Route Decided…for now.
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My friend Mark had heard of the Marco Polo Bridge (or the Chinese name LuGou Bridge — 卢沟桥) in a guide book on Beijing when he first arrived in 2008. The book said it was a beautiful and famous bridge completed in 1192 AD. Apparently Marco Polo went back to Europe and raved about the beauty of this bridge. It is considered the starting place of the War of Resistance to Japanese in 1937, and there is a museum nearby chronicling the Japanese crimes and the Chinese resistance. Continue reading Marco Polo Bridge in Beijing |
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