China (Part I)
So it's been a while since I've added a post, partly because there hasn't been a great deal of stuff worth reporting...until now. I recently took a 2 week trip to China and, in true Asian form, took a number of photos (upwards of over a thousand...thank goodness for digital cameras). With so much to show and post, this will definitely be a work in progress, so please bear with me....
BEIJING
Day 1: Breakfast - freshly cooked and a bargain at only $.50 USD for 4 people.
Apparently they value efficiency (or eccentricity) in China...take this street cleaner for example who gets around via roller-blades.
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We began our trip in Beijing and visited a number of historical sites, one of which is the famous Forbidden City. It's difficult to depict just how immense this place is, but according to the guide book, it occupies upwards of 720,000 square meters, or more than 2.6 million square feet.
Overhead view...the big square on the right is the Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square is just to the left of it.
Some wise words meant to discourage people from climbing on some jagged rocks
The small figures on the roof can be seen on a number of historical buildings all around China. Apparently they represent the ranking or importance of the building...the more figures, the more important the building
Just to the south of the Forbidden City is Tiananmen Square. With the capacity to hold upwards of a million people, it's just slightly bigger than my back yard.
The Main Entrance to the Forbidden City (also where Mao Zedong stood to watch parades in Tiananmen Square)
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Day 2:
We rented a private car and driver for the day (a whopping $20 USD) to see some of the sites just outside the city limits of Beijing. We began in Badaling, a good access point to the Great Wall of China. Contrary to popular belief, the Wall is not visible from space, though its immensity is certainly overwhelming, particularly when considering the human effort that went into building it.
BEIJING
Day 1: Breakfast - freshly cooked and a bargain at only $.50 USD for 4 people.
Apparently they value efficiency (or eccentricity) in China...take this street cleaner for example who gets around via roller-blades.
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We began our trip in Beijing and visited a number of historical sites, one of which is the famous Forbidden City. It's difficult to depict just how immense this place is, but according to the guide book, it occupies upwards of 720,000 square meters, or more than 2.6 million square feet.
Overhead view...the big square on the right is the Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square is just to the left of it.
Some wise words meant to discourage people from climbing on some jagged rocks
The small figures on the roof can be seen on a number of historical buildings all around China. Apparently they represent the ranking or importance of the building...the more figures, the more important the building
Just to the south of the Forbidden City is Tiananmen Square. With the capacity to hold upwards of a million people, it's just slightly bigger than my back yard.
The Main Entrance to the Forbidden City (also where Mao Zedong stood to watch parades in Tiananmen Square)
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Day 2:
We rented a private car and driver for the day (a whopping $20 USD) to see some of the sites just outside the city limits of Beijing. We began in Badaling, a good access point to the Great Wall of China. Contrary to popular belief, the Wall is not visible from space, though its immensity is certainly overwhelming, particularly when considering the human effort that went into building it.
posted by ~N at 8:51 PM
2 Comments:
Natas - wow - these are some pretty sweet pics! I wondered why I hadn't heard from you lately. Sounds like you had fun... talk soon!
Natas! Cool photos! Where is part II? The ones of the wall are amazing!
-Sonja
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