I started this day in a state of anticipation and excitement. I was hoping to do a hike on the Great Wall but was not sure I would have the time while I was in Beijing. I did a search for companies who did tours and finally settled on +Beijing Hikers about a month ago and […]
Read MoreYesterday was a visit to the Summer Palace but it was not too summery in November. And today was a trip to the Great Wall. First, the summer palace. I left the hutong early and got directions to the subway which is extremely easy to use and very efficient. I managed to navigate my […]
Read MoreI spent a few days in Beijing doing some sightseeing and a hike on the Great Wall at Jiankou. First I have to tell about my hutong experience. I wanted to get an authentic Chinese living experience in a city of about 17 million people so I decided to stay in a hutong (I first […]
Read MoreI had an opportunity this weekend to visit a couple of museums: the 9:18 museum and the provincial museum. I found the 9.18 museum quite a lesson in history for me. I am not well versed in the history of World War II. Living in North America, I suppose I learned the North American version – […]
Read MoreI had some long hours at the college where I was working but in between, I had some time to do a bit of sightseeing with Grace who was the best interpreter and new friend that I had in China. Yesterday we went to the Shenyang Imperial Palace which I think was the original palace of the emperor and dates […]
Read MoreI am in Shenyang after 3 flights that totaled 17 hours but the actual travel time from leaving home to arriving in Shenyang is closer to 21 hours and if I count from the time I got up in Winnipeg to the time I went to sleep in Shenyang, it was closer to 30 hours. I left […]
Read More