AustraliaState of QueenslandBrisbane27°28’25” S 153°1’47” E 19 sierpnia 2018, Australia ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
Fly out on Tuesday with a 16 hour trip to Beijing (hope China Southern economy is OK ☺). Spent the day packing and getting ready - more when we Anne, Carl and me) get to the airport.
20 sierpnia 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
It’s always a thrill to be at the international departures gate even if the flight is delayed!!! 9 hours to Guangzhou, a layover of 3 hours and then to Beijing - hopefully a good flight 🙏
ChinyGuangdong ShengDonghuGuangzhou Baiyun International Airport23°23’60” N 113°18’11” E
21 sierpnia 2018, Chiny ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
We’re on Chinese soil. From the air the city is huge, on the ground the airport is pretty big as well. A little layover time then fly out to Beijing - if we manage to work out how the transfer to Czytaj więcej
ChinyBeijing ShiBanbidiancun40°5’21” N 116°17’46” E
22 sierpnia 2018, Chiny ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
A big first day visiting some of the major sights of Beijing - Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square and Palace Museum. Also went to the “Golden Mask Dynasty Show” which was absolutely fantastic. Had Czytaj więcej
ChinyBeijing ShiYangshan40°1’15” N 116°24’34” E
23 sierpnia 2018, Chiny ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
A big day climbing the Great Wall. Wow it’s spectacular, long/high, hard and busy - it’s nearly 1800 steps for the part we climbed. The bus ride is about 35 km outside Beijing (quite a long time Czytaj więcej
ChinyBeijing ShiDongWuYuan39°56’27” N 116°20’14” E
24 sierpnia 2018, Chiny ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Another early start with a trip to the Beijing Zoo for a visit to see 🐼. The enclosures aren’t huge and the Pandas weren’t exactly energetic but maybe to be expected on a warm humid summer day. Czytaj więcej
ChinyJiangsu ShengChong’ansi31°34’29” N 120°18’6” E
25 sierpnia 2018, Chiny ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Up early for a flight to Shanghai and then a bus trip to Wuxi. Have to say that Chinese airline travel (international and domestic) is more than fine - food is great and seat room (particularly Czytaj więcej
