by admin | Oct 13, 2010 |
My first visit to China and Beijing was in 1985, four years before the episode we all remember which played out at Tianamen Square in 1989. As I stood in the center of the square with S. yesterday, I had flashbacks to my experiences over the last twenty-five years. I thought it might be worthwhile, even interesting to recount some of them for you as a prelude to the blogs I intend to post during and after our current trip as tourists to the Middle Kingdom. It’s worth while to note that the literal translation of Tianamen is Gate of Heavenly Peace or sometimes, mandate from Heaven. I guess the gods will never leave us alone, even in China. 1. My first...
by admin | Sep 15, 2010 |
There is always music and color when Indian religion is in the air. I’ve struggled to make order out of everything we’ve seen, smelled, and experienced, but I’m afraid that’s well beyond my capability. Two weeks is a short time and India is a big, complex piece of geography, history and humanity. The best I can do is to share some of the impressions we take with us. They are presented here in absolute random order. That is to say I’m writing them down as I think of them which may, or may not, have anything to do with how or when they occured. I’m writting this as we’re on the way from Paris to Houston, a 10 hour daylight flight after a 9 hour night time...
