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 »
Dawn broke as we were flying over Kazakstan 6hours into our trip from London having been routed over the Baltic and down through Moscow. The skies stayed clear as we passed over what seemed endless desert and the into the northern edges of the Himalayan massif and then acroos to Chengdu and Hong Kong. It Read More »
80% of people movements in Hong Kong are by public transport. It is difficult to believe wen you see the smog which spoiled the views for the duration of our stay. There are a huge number of busses and smaller Public Light Busses and Taxis which clog the streets with commercial vehicles all day. Then Read More »
Being situated on the 39th floor in the ‘executive club’ was great – the views were stunning although you had to be on the Avenue of the Stars to get the best view of the Syphony of Lights. However Lynne just loved the lift bingo. You get in the car and wait to see what Read More »
We only had 1 ½ days in Shanghai. We walked along the Bund and admired the amazingly huge skyscrapers and our guide Amy pointed us to one of the towers and said that you can pay to go to an observation deck on the 88th floor, but if you go to the 87th floor then Read More »
Upon reflection, sometimes it seems a miracle that have gotten this far. Normally, I am, well, pretty normal. September, too. But there are a few things that can cause me to become mentally unstable. And September frankly has a genetic deficiency that is manifested at utterly inappropriate times, as illustrated below. After our frigid Yangzi Read More »
Tai Tam Country Park is about a 8-10 minute bus ride from my apartment in Stanley. It is one of four country parks on Hong Kong Island and it is the biggest. It covers almost a fifth of the island. Tai Tam means “big pools” in Cantonese, referring to the reservoirs. The two main trails Read More »
Thanksgiving 2009 – Shanghai, China Last year, I triumphantly concocted a Thanksgiving meal on Thursday and it involved some odd substitutions. It was quite memorable, quite enjoyable, but it was not quite the same. This year, after much soul searching and much consternation over the budgetary implications, I decided that I just had to do Read More »
Weekend avec mes collegues fin Novembre… Apres une soiree dans la city de Beijing le jeudi soir / matin … … on s’est envole pour la province de Hunan et plus precisement la ville de Zhanggiajie… Ouaip! Pas facile a prononcer… Au programme rando dans les montagnes avec des paysages a couper le souffle… C Read More »
