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China day 6 – Beijing

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 2 – Beijing

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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