If there is one thing that China is famous for it is walls. We had just arrived in Xi'an after a 15 hour overnight hard sleeper train from Shanghai and couldn't wait to stretch our legs, which was just as well really given the next thing on our itinerary was to cycle round the city … Continue reading Cycling Around On A Wall
The biggest impression Shanghai left on me was CROWDS. If I am honest I really didn’t enjoy Shanghai as much as I enjoyed Beijing or have been enjoying myself in Xi’an. I wouldn’t say I didn’t like the city or that I didn’t have some highlights during my time there, it just didn’t have the … Continue reading Shanghai
In one day we visited Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Hutongs in Beijing. I couldn’t think anywhere else where three places within the same city which represent such different ways of life. Before I get into the day and what happened I just want to take a moment to say our tour guide … Continue reading Beijing From Many Perspectives
I have never particulalry thought of myself as having a bucket list as such. I certainly am not interested on just ticking things off and trying to do as many things as possible. Having said that walking on The Great Wall Of China is something I have wanted to do as long as I can … Continue reading The Great Wall
Well, we made it to Beijing with no more issue than the usual screaming children on the plane and half an hour on the runway. It took a while to get through customs simply due to the number of people, we didn’t have any issues. By the time we made it to the hotel it … Continue reading We Made It
Quite Ready For Another Adventure 