ChinaBeijingChangQiaoBeihai Park39°55’44” N 116°23’20” E
April 7, 2019 in China ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Good morning Beijing! Aurora did not sleep for the flight other than for takeoff and landing. Then a couple hours to get thru customs and immigration. Thanks to the help from the immigration folks toRead more
ChinaBeijingJingshan39°54’60” N 116°24’24” E April 7, 2019 in China ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Well we all just had a 3 hour nap after our hot pot!🙈
Here’s to finding some delicious Peking Duck and Dumplings for dinner before we go back to bed!
Heading to Din Tai Fung 😋
ChinaBeijingJingshan39°54’60” N 116°24’24” E April 7, 2019 in China ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
Off to bed after a very busy day (16 045 steps!)
Aurora very much enjoyed pushing her stroller around the Forbidden City. She was not a fan of stopping to take photos. Many people wanted toRead more
ChinaBeijingChangQiaoBeihai Park39°55’44” N 116°23’20” E
April 8, 2019 in China ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Today we tackled the Great Wall heading North from Beijing about 75 km thru a stop and go maze of 8 lane grid lock ring roads and small two lane roads through peach and apple orchards. There are 6Read more
ChinaBeijingChangQiaoWhite Pagoda39°55’35” N 116°23’22” E
April 8, 2019 in China ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
After the Great Wall we visited 2 parks north of the Forbidden City
Bei hai park has a large lake in the center and Jingshan has a hill in the center and flower gardens all around the base.
AuroraRead more
ChinaBeijing39°54’31” N 116°24’32” E
April 8, 2019 in China ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Our last night in Beijing we went out for Peking duck which is still the traditional quintessential Beijing dinner out. We ordered one duck and some veggie sides. One of the carvers brings the duck toRead more
ChinaBeijingJingshan39°55’0” N 116°24’29” E
ChinaBeijingErshilibuBeijing Capital International Airport40°4’38” N 116°36’27” E
April 9, 2019 in China ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Goodbye Beijing! 👋
Heading to Phuket to see the Baynes and meet Linda and Archie.
We’ll see if Aurora sleeps on this flight! 🤞
ThailandPhuketBan Phrom Thep7°46’22” N 98°19’21” E April 10, 2019 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
After a 6 hour flight we arrived in Phuket around midnight. After immigration clearance and a 45 minute drive to our hotel we managed to get to sleep around 2 am. It was a Schweaty hot full (includingRead more
ThailandPhuketTalat Yai7°52’58” N 98°23’42” E April 12, 2019 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
We took the bus into town today for a few hours. Old town Phuket is brightly coloured with both buildings and graffiti. We wandered about as one does and had to find some AC a couple times becauseRead more
