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
The Great Wall
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
We Made It
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
It Starts!
I am pleased to announce. This is the beginning. We are leaving now. We bid you all a very fond farewell. I am uploading this from the departure area in Glasgow Airport, we are flying to Beijing via Dubai with Emirates. My husband has set up a VPN, however if we have issues with that … Continue reading It Starts!
The Story So Far
Most, if not all, of those who will be reading this will know some or all of this story already. However I feel I should put it in for completeness.
