Beijing
26 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Just arrived in Beijing last evening. Long travel day but all flights were good. Eleven hour flight from Vancouver to Beijing is a marathon without a chance to nap. After experiencing the unhealthyЧитать далее
Great Wall etc
26 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Going to be a great day weather wise except the air quality. Heading to the Great Wall today. Who would have thought, rollkuchen and arbooze for breakfast in Beijing.
Great Wall Climb
26 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Climbed a two mile stretch of the Great Wall of China that changed elevation by 500 feet. Just the climb was tough so can you imagine what it would have been like to have constructed it!
Beijing Street Food
26 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Monday night we walked along a narrow street that is famous for its street food. From fried scorpions on a stick to octopus on a stick you can get it all. Lots of different smells, some ratherЧитать далее
Beijing at Night
26 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Lots of lights and people strolling around.
Travel Downtown Beijing
27 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ 🌫 15 °C
Roads are great congestion not so great. On the way to Temple of Heaven. Ok change in plans. Just got “trumped” by government officials who closed the Temple of Heaven so we are on the way to aЧитать далее
Tianamen Square
27 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ 🌫 20 °C
Lots of people and lots of security.
Forbidden City
27 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
One interesting experience was that many Chinese visitors would stop to take pictures of our tour group. The explanation was that these visitors were from provincial regions and that it was unusualЧитать далее
Temple of Heaven and Tea House tasting
27 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The Temple of Heaven (Chinese: 天壇; pinyin: Tiāntán) is an imperial complex of religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors ofЧитать далее
Peking Duck Dinner
27 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
First time but not last time. Very tasty.
Leaving for Shanghai
28 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ 🌫 20 °C
Heading for Shanghai later today but first a trip to a pearl factory and then Beijing Airport. Air quality today is Hazardous. Time to put on our masks.
Olympic Park
28 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ 🌫 22 °C
Quick stop at the Olympic Park and then lunch at a Tibetan restaurant before heading to the airport. Air quality index is 500 which our guide said is one of the worst she has experienced. You can seeЧитать далее
Leaving for Shanghai
28 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
The gentleman drinking the coke was security at the boarding area. Now a 2 hour flight to Shanghai. Just about left “our” phones behind. Had a luxurious inflight “snack”. Yum yum! Not quiteЧитать далее
Shanghai evening
29 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Shanghai
Shanghai morning
29 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Shanghai Waterfront
29 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Shanghai Silk Factory
29 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Learned about silk production and saw the end products including duvets, carpets and silk embroidery.
Shanghai Museum
29 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Artifacts from many of the Ming dynasties as eat as 20 AD.
Leaving Shanghai to Yichang
30 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Went for a morning stroll to visit the old city of Jiading near our hotel in Shanghai. Approximately a 25 mInute walk. Leaving for Yichang later today to catch our Yangtze River boat cruise. WeatherЧитать далее
Leaving Shanghai but not so fast
30 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Drove about 1 1/2 hours from our hotel to the second Shanghai airport (Pudong Airport) to catch our flight to Yichang. Interesting architecture at the airport as you will see in the pictures. As weЧитать далее
Yangtze River Cruise
31 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We arrived at our boat shortly after 1am and got up for breakfast at 6:45. Great sleep but a little short. Just waiting to tour the Three Gorges Dam. It is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans theЧитать далее
Three Gorges Dam
31 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, China. The Three Gorges Dam is theЧитать далее
Departing from Yichang
31 марта 2018 г., Китай ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Leaving tonight at approximately 9:15 pm heading west along the Yangtze River with the Three Gorges Dam behind us.
Wu Gorge
1 апреля 2018 г., Китай ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Sightseeing along the Wu gorge.
Red Pagoda
2 апреля 2018 г., Китай ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Excursion to the Red Pagoda. Ninety nine steps to the top.
The red wooden 12 story pagoda rises stunningly against a 30 meter (100 foot) high rock outcropping along the banks of the YangtzeЧитать далее
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Beautiful!