Monday, August 13, 2-18 Janshanling Great Wall and Beijing Olympics Park Today was another deeply challenging day for us in China but boy, how satisfying and fulfilling it turned out to be! We had a packed breakfast kept ready for us at 6.30 provided by Frank, hotel receptionist at our Red Capital Residence Hotel. Our…
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Being in Beijing: The Thrills of Tianenman Square and the Forbidden City
Sunday, August 13, 2018 Being in Beijing: The Thrills of Tianenman Square and the Forbidden City When we awoke at 8.00 am (after setting our phone alarms), we showered and made the discovery that our hotel was set up beautifully in a traditional ‘hutong’—Beijing-style housing built around a common garden-courtyard with rooms on four sides…
Horrendous Travel Misadventures on Entry into China
Sunday, August 12, 2018 Bombay-Hong Kong-Beijing Upon arrival at Hong Kong airport, my watch was set to Bombay local time. I knew I had a bit of a long layover in Hong Kong and I did not catch the local time when it was announced on the PA system in the aircraft. I had every…