Wuyi Hotel Beijing
20m East to North Gate of Zhaogongkou Bus Station, Fengtai District Beijing, China
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Derde dag in Beijing
... sommigen was het nog nooit zo helder geweest) wanneer we vertrokken naar het meest afgeschermde gebied van China in pakweg de afgelopen 1500 jaar. Wat een complex! De traditionele bouw, de slotgracht die over de binnenpleinen loopt en de diverse ...
Exploring Beijing
... shopping area, then walk through some modern garden and up the escalators to be greeted by the Birds Nest and the Water Cube. Pretty special sight. What a stadium. If you haven't seen it, check it out on google – its a mishmash of metal and concrete that creates a really cool outer layer to the stadium, that does in fact look like a birds nest.
We walked a little closer and were approached by loads of men shouting tickets, tickets... Didn't think you need ...
Against the Wall
... makes for a cold day at 550m / 1800ft elevation. The clear skies and fantastic view help as we gaze north over one of the most well preserved sections of the Wall, and there are many opportunities to take photos of both the structure and the nearby scenery.
As I try to take the mentioned photos, my camera stops working- right in front of one of the few salesmen that lay out their wares on blankets on top of the Wall ...
Christmas in Beijing!
... because it is such a nice place. In the evening we had a delicious Christmas Eve dinner. But Christmas in Beijing is quite a commercial thing and the Christmas spirit doesn’t come up so much.
On the third day Tomoe and I flew already back. We had a wonderful time in Beijing. But now I am also happy to welcome my brother Ronny in Hong Kong. Luckily he booked a SWISS flight out of Zurich and did not fly with Lufthansa, since they had to cancel all flights because of the heavy ...
Train #24 to Beijing
... perplexed. I had definitely seen what I had seen. No mistaking sunrise. No mistaking darkness. As I stood there contemplating my dilemma and wondering if there was a northern hemisphere trick I had not heard about, there was a sudden change and light streamed in the hall window. I saw a wonderful vista of...... pure darkness again...... then light.... Ah! We are no longer in a desert. We are in the mountains. This strange phenomena has a name. It's called..... ...


