Posted in Food, Jose's Journey, Video, Transportation, Beijing, Day 10 on December 11th, 2006 3 Comments »
Jose loves Beijing !
Yesterday we went on a Rickshaw Tour around Hutongs in old Beijing.
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The Hutongs are alleyways, where some of the Beijing residents live. Former officials and well to do families used to live in the hutongs, but most of them are now owned by the state and rented to the […]
Posted in Jose's Journey, Video, Beijing, Day 10 on December 10th, 2006 No Comments »
The Forbidden City and Tian’an Men Square in Beijing are one of the most anticipated places for us on our trip. It has so much ancient as well as recent history associated with it, that one feels a great deal of anticipation.
We started our tour on Sunday morning on the world largest public square […]
Posted in China ABC, Beijing on December 10th, 2006 No Comments »
This is letter number 17 for your China ABC puzzle.
“O” stands for Olympics.
The Olympic Games or Olympics is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years and comprising summer and winter games. Beginning in 776 BC, they were originally held in Olympia, Greece until 393 AD. The Summer Olympics (Games of the Olympiad) […]
Posted in Beijing, Day 9 on December 9th, 2006 3 Comments »
We flew from Xi’An to Beijing, the Capital of the People’s Republic of China (585 miles). It was a pretty clear day and our airplane from Air China flew pretty low, so we were able to see a lot on the ground: mountains with snow, villages, and rivers.
Since arriving in Beijing late in the afternoon, […]
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