Monthly Archives: August 2013
Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus
The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge this week is Focus. Although this picture doesn’t utilize a camera’s ability to focus close-up or far away in a unique manner, it does reveal something mesmerizing about this little girl I saw in Tienanmen … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree
I wish I could say my last two weeks have been carefree, but, alas, the new school year has moved in with a vengeance! Here’s to more posts coming up soon! The Weekly Photo Challenge this week focuses on the … Continue reading
Riding a slow boat in China at Beijing’s Summer Palace
A welcome respite from the afternoon sun and long walks through Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City awaited us on our first full day in Beijing. We were headed to the Summer Palace, a peaceful, expansive park complete with lakes, … Continue reading
Those Beijing hat guys!!
Who needs entertainment when you’ve got vendors and salespeople all around you? Beijing brought out dozens of hat guys selling collapsible paper hats. Some in rainbow colors. Some plain. But not all hat guys, you understand, are thrilled to be in pictures. … Continue reading
Touring the Forbidden City, home of the last Emperor of China
It was hard to believe that we were leaving Tiananmen Square to tour one of our can’t-wait-to-see locations, the Forbidden City. After all, we had seen this site in The Last Emperor years ago and remembered it fondly. Filmed with the permission of Chinese … Continue reading
