AustralienState of South AustraliaCity of West TorrensAdelaide Airport34°56’10” S 138°32’6” E 31 mars 2010, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
And home again!
KinaBeijing ShiQinglongqiaoYihe Yuan39°59’55” N 116°16’16” E
29 mars 2010, Kina ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
A day trip to the Emperors' Summer Palace rounded out our trip. A very serene and beautiful place.
KinaBeijing ShiWangfujingDongdan Gongyuan39°54’15” N 116°24’27” E
27 mars 2010, Kina ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
The obligatory Rickshaw ride took us through "the Hutons" which are a group of narrow streets and alleyways dating back to 256BC. We were invited into a local's house for a traditional chinese lunch.
KinaBeijing39°54’20” N 116°23’51” E
27 mars 2010, Kina ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
The Forbidden Palace was really cool! I remembered watching a movie, The Last Emperor, years before and to see the Palace in real was pretty special!
The excess is unbelievable!
KinaBeijing39°54’20” N 116°23’51” E
27 mars 2010, Kina ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
The infamous Tiananmen Square. Could not believe how many people were queued up to see the square. Quite a sobering presence to the place.
KinaBeijing ShiLongtan39°53’1” N 116°24’47” E
25 mars 2010, Kina ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Next stop was the beautiful Temple of Heaven back in Beijing.
KinaBeijing ShiLianhuachi40°25’55” N 116°34’13” E
25 mars 2010, Kina ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Our first visit was to see the Great Wall of China. It was bitterly cold, but the skies were clear. Still some snow on the ground.
An amazing piece of engineering and well worth the drive to see it.
KinaBeijing ShiWangfujingDongdan Gongyuan39°54’15” N 116°24’27” E
Hong KongSouthernChek ChueChek Chue Wan22°13’9” N 114°12’46” E
24 mars 2010, Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We also did a day tour which included the awesome Stanley Markets!
Hong KongKowloon CityMong Kok22°19’4” N 114°10’15” E 23 mars 2010, Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We had a couple of visits to the world-renowned Ladies Night Market in Monkok. It lived up to the hype, a truly enjoyable and memorable place.
