Tag: Beijing

  • Wednesday 16 August 2006 Highlights: Tienanmen Square, The Forbidden City Today was a chance to visit Tienanmen Square & The Forbidden City (home of the Chinese Emperors for 700 years).   The first thing I noticed today was the smog which only added to the heat and humidity.   Sometimes it was different to see…

  • Tuesday 15 August 2006 Highlights: Hiking the Great Wall of China, Beijing Acrobats, eating a Peking Duck The China Adventure begins.   Starting at 6 am in the morning we set out for a 2.5 hour drive to the Great Wall (Jinshanling Section), which does not usually have many tourists (it’s far out and fairly…

  • Monday 14 August 2006 Highlights: Efficient Beijing Airport, Meeting new tour group Saying goodbye to my mum (I’ll see her again in a few weeks) I took off to the airport using the excellent train system.   The first shock of the day was that my Cathay Pacific flight was actually a “Air China” flight,…