Again - so many people and everything is seen through a haze of pollution. The Emperor's summer house. It is more about the gardens than the buildings, the name conjures up a big house but there are aRead more
Again - so many people and everything is seen through a haze of pollution. The Emperor's summer house. It is more about the gardens than the buildings, the name conjures up a big house but there are aRead more
The raised door boundary in old buildings stops hopping ghosts from getting in at night and the wealth of the house from getting out.
My favourite place so far. The area is now protected by the government and the houses are worth a fortune but most stay because of the strong community, living very simply with communal toiletRead more
Nice to know there has been a suitable ambassador spreading British good cheer here before us.
- most woman wear beautiful dresses as standard day wear and no-one seems to sweat.
- I thought we would feel like big friendly giants (my sister in law's observation) but I didn't feel ridiculouslyRead more
The Beijing tube is an experience, from the bag checks for every passenger on entry to the TV adverts lazered on to the carriage windows. Oh, and it is pretty busy...
Today we went to the great wall of China. On the way we got really sweaty. Some parts of the wall was broken. We had some good snacks that we brought. When we finished we went down on a path. We saw aRead more
James has mastered chopsticks...