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The Forbidden City - by Steff | Mar 11 07'
"We walked around the grounds feeling like little ants."
The Forbidden CityThis massive structure of buildings entwining together forms one great big palace. In fact this palace is the world’s largest sur... Continue reading »
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Beijing: Lama Temple - Forbidden City - Great Wall | Nov 18 06'
The train journey from Xi An to Beijing was not too bad. We had (lower) hard sleepers, but contrary to what the name suggests, these sleepers were... Continue reading »
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Beijing, China! | Oct 26 07'
"millions and millions of steps that we trekked but every step was worth it...."
After the longest flight that we have on our trip in all, a total of about 30 hours, I thought I was going to cry if we didn't get to our hotel tha... Continue reading »
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Great Wall of China | Sep 03 06'
Fact: Beijing is the size of Belgium. The peony is the countries flower.It seems as though every person in China has a job.... Continue reading »
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Day 2: The Great Wall - Mutianyu Section | Aug 23 06'
"The Great Wall is truly an engineering feat - a project that spans five dynasties and hundreds of years in the making."
August 24, 2006I should start with some history to give you perspective. The Great wall is over 6000 kms as it snakes through nine provinces... Continue reading »
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Day 2: Beijing Rises | Aug 22 06'
"So far, communism had not left any negative impressions on me. People here seem content (without appearing too resigned) about their lives."
August 24, 2006It's only 5 am!! Missy and I are both up and alert! Not surprising, considering it's about 5 pm in Toronto. ... Continue reading »
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Beijing China, 7th October 2008 | Oct 06 08'
We didn’t get to the hotel till late and we were shattered so all we did that evening and the next morning/early afternoon was sleep. We went for a... Continue reading »
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Back in Beijing | Jul 07 06'
So we're back in the big city (Nanchang "only" has 4 million people!). We flew back yesterday afternoon, and things went pretty ok, all things ... Continue reading »
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Great Fricken Wall of China | Aug 18 07'
"We were on the Fricken Wall of China."
This morning after breakfast we were met by our tour guide, Lydia, and taken along with a group of 7 seven others to the Great Wall of China. ... Continue reading »
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Meeting Up With Lixin | Aug 16 07'
"Beijing is more like one of those burbs outside of LA, say like Norwalk"
We arrived in Beijing on Friday, August 17th. We were greeted at the airport by our friend, Lixin Guo. (thank Jack!) Lixin held u... Continue reading »
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