Posts Tagged "beijing"

Beijing’s hutongs – a snippet

Beijing’s hutongs – a snippet

Beijing is a cosmopolitan city with a forest of high rise sky-scrapers and residential apartment blocks tickling the thick fog of dirty air that assures a steady stream of cloudy … Continue reading

Snippet – The Great Wall

Snippet – The Great Wall

 
The Great wall, snuggled in white hazy air, quickly vanishing into the distance.

 
Snippet in China – The King of the hutong in Beijing

Snippet in China – The King of the hutong in Beijing

I had to have him the moment I saw him down the alley, fanning himself and sitting like a king amongst the rundown setting of the old hutongs of Beijing. … Continue reading

Climbing the Great Wall for the best foggy experience ever

Climbing the Great Wall for the best foggy experience ever

The feeling is almost surreal, I wake up knowing that today we are off to see the Great Wall. I have very little knowledge of the place and the same … Continue reading

 
The Great Wall in a snippet

The Great Wall in a snippet

The Great Wall is most definitely one of our top favorite attractions we have visited on this trip. Even snuggled in deep fog/smog/pollution, it managed to win us over. The … Continue reading

China by train – Chengdu to Beijing D318

China by train – Chengdu to Beijing D318

It will be fair to say, that after our last China train experience, we are a bit apprehensive about our second attempt. It took us a whole day of running … Continue reading