Category Archives: Beijing

China day 6 – Beijing

Posted on Wednesday, 01 Oct 2008 by Hattie

Today we went to the Forbidden City and it was another long and tiring day! As it is National Day, the crowds were impossibly large and the metro stations either side of Tian’anmen Square were closed, which meant a long … Continue reading →

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China day 5 – Beijing

Posted on Tuesday, 30 Sep 2008 by Hattie

Today we are signed up for a tour of the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs, or at least that’s what we thought we were signed up for. It turns out that our tour also includes a visit to a … Continue reading →

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China day 4 – Beijing

Posted on Monday, 29 Sep 2008 by Hattie

Today we decided to take it easy after two hectic and exhausting days. So we did a Hutong tour by rickshaw with an English-speaking guide. The tour included a visit to the home of Song Qing Ling who was the … Continue reading →

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China day 3 – Beijing

Posted on Sunday, 28 Sep 2008 by Hattie

The Golden Week holiday starts tomorrow and the area around the bus and rail stations is a mass of people carrying all manner of baggage – suitcases, bedding, piles of boxes and parcels of all shapes and sizes – as … Continue reading →

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China day 2 – Beijing

Posted on Saturday, 27 Sep 2008 by Hattie

Wow! Beijing, what an assault on the senses. This is definitely a city of contrasts – on the one hand ultra modern, enormous tower blocks, impossibly wide streets, clean, bustling and on the other, narrow alleys, hutongs with primitive facilities, … Continue reading →

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China day 1 – Beijing

Posted on Friday, 26 Sep 2008 by Hattie

Spent the night on the train and woke at 8.30am to see China in the daylight and what a contrast to Mongolia – dramatic scenery and widespread cultivation. Part of our journey runs parallel to the Great Wall which we … Continue reading →

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