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Category Archives: Beijing China
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected
It’s hard to know just what to expect when you travel to a foreign country, but what we expected to see in China oftentimes turned out to be just the opposite of what we saw! The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing China, NaBloMoPo2013, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged KFC, Starbucks, TGI Fridays, The Westin Beijing
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside
Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside If you attend the Beijing Opera, you’ll be given an opportunity (prior to the opening act) to leave your table or seat in the audience and stand at the edge of the stage. There, you’ll get … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing China, Viking River Cruise, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged Beijing, Beijing Opera, China, dresser, postaday
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What’s so great about the Great Wall (Part II)?
The Wall’s greatness was evident to us the minute we turned in to the parking lot for the many tour buses and visitors at Badaling. It’s the place where history, culture, and magnificence all come together in China at one … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing China, Destination, Travel, Viking River Cruise
Tagged Badaling, China, Great Wall
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What’s so great about the Great Wall?
It’s probably on the bucket list of everyone who has ever dreamed of visiting China. After all, it’s listed in the World Cultural Heritage Directory by UNESCO and named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. So, of … 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
Posted in Beijing China, Travel, Viking River Cruise
Tagged Beijing, China, dragon boats, Empress Dowager Cixi, gardens, Kumming Lake, Long Corridor, Longevity Hill, Marble Boat, Summer Palace
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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
Posted in Beijing China, Viking River Cruise
Tagged Beijing, China, hats, street vendors
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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
Posted in Architecture, Beijing China, Destination, Travel
Tagged Beijing, Chinese lions, Forbidden City, Hall of Supreme Harmony, Marble Carriageway, Puyi
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The Vastness of Tiananmen Square
Although we had arrived in Beijing one day prior to the first itinerary day of our Viking River Cruise and had a leisurely day exploring the Beijing Zoo and Lama Temple, our first “real” day found us literally running to … Continue reading
China’s quietly reverent Lama Temple (Yonghegong)
On our first of many hot, steamy days touring China, we left the Beijing Zoo, navigated the labyrinthine subway system (completely dependent on the kindness of strangers), boarded Line 2 of the Circle Line, and walked the sidewalk lined with … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Beijing China, Destination, Travel
Tagged Beijing, China, joss sticks, Lama Temple, Tibetan monks, worship
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