Our final stop in China was the capital, Beijing. We had both been here before and seen all the star attractions so this time we chose to relax a little more and just experience the city. The Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace were just some of the many sights we would Read More »
From Wuyuan we headed back to Hangzhou (having booked in advance) and stayed there a few days. Ian is not really a city person but hangzhou has a really nice area called west lake which is very similar to the summer palace in Beijing. We then got a night train to Beijing which was suprisingly Read More »
Wow! I am finally here in Beijing, after 6 months of dreaming and 4 hours of travelling, my dream has become a reality.I actually arrived last night at around 11.30pm so my brain is telling me to back to sleep, but all the excitement is telling my heart different things! Today I hope to see Read More »
6:00 am: As I was waiting to go on my flight to start and for me to start an adventure in china I thinked about all the vaccines I have had in the past three weeks. I have had ones for: typhoid, hepatitis A, diphtheria, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, rabies, cholera, and yellow fever. Today I Read More »
Today I went to Tiananmen Square. It was really amazing but it was so crowed. It’s going to take some getting used to! The building was breathe-taking. It towered high above the surrounding area. The roof was my favourite all the individual beams shaped to fit the magnificent structure. It has been an amazing day Read More »
Today was great I went to the Great Wall of China. My day started at 6:30am as I had a fairly long journey to the landmark. Tourists tend to go to the wall because of its historical significance to the society. This tourism helps the area because for every person that goes to the great Read More »
Today I arrived in Beijing for the beginning of my epic journey through China. I got on my plane at 9am and then I had a very uncomfortable flight for 10 hours to Beijing. I was hoping to get a good view of the magnificent country, as we were flying from west and landing in Read More »
I visited the Temple of Heaven in Beijing today. In the afternoon, I took a pedicab through the narrow Hutongs, Beijing’s narrow streets. It was a great day. What a fun packed day! Temple of Heaven: The Temple of Heaven was built in between 1409 and 1420 during the reign of the Yongle Emperor – Read More »
The day begins with my fiancee and I dining together on our first day of engagement at the Traveller’s Den. We’ve made mention of the wonderful service that a patron can recieve at this fine establishment, but the food has always been of the highest quality, which has given us reason to return past the Read More »
Sunday 24th September 6am and Idre presented us with our Beijing tickets, but the only places he could get meant that we are not in the same carriage. In fact we were 7 carriages apart!! A bit awkward when we are sharing snacks, drinks and utensils. Idre was great tho’, saying he’d take us to Read More »
