Tag Archives: summer palace

TF Flashback: First Trip To China -The Great Wall, Forbidden City, Peking Duck, Grasshoppers, Crickets & Snake! (2007)

Although I’d been to both Hong Kong and Taiwan in 2006 I was still itching to visit mainland China so one year later I decided to head to capital city Beijing (via a transit in Shanghai) for a short break. … Continue reading

Posted in Asia Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Beijing 2007 Pt III – Back To Square One!

My second full day was to be my most busy day, and it began by rising at 6:30 am once again. I walked across Tiananmen Square once more and through the Gate Of Heavenly Peace from which the famous portrait … Continue reading

Posted in Asia Travel | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment