Temple day - Chengde, ChinaChengde, ChinaSo far today, as there is still plenty of time to go, it has been temple day. We've done a few. One thing I have certainly learnt about temples is that they like to be close to god. This of course means plenty of steps. The first one just kept... Continue Reading →
Shanghai — Shanghai, China
Shanghai - Shanghai, China Shanghai, China Where I stayed The Excelsior, Hong KongSorry for not writing a bit sooner but Shanghai has been hectic. Rather like the city itself we haven't stopped. I'm writing this whilst sat at the airport waiting to go to Hong Kong Shanghai is like being in something off the telly.... Continue Reading →
Xian — Xian, China
Xian - Xian, China Xian, China Where I stayed Le Garden Hotel Xi'anSorry I didn't write yesterday but it was a total day of travelling and we couldn't be bothered to sort out the in room internet connection until today. Nothing really to tell about yesterday other than we started at 0730 on out journey... Continue Reading →
Move on to Chengde — Chengde, China
Move on to Chengde - Chengde, China Chengde, China Where I stayed Mountain Villa Hotel ChengdeToday was the transfer to Chengde. A city four hours train ride north of Beijing where the Emperors used to come as a winter retreat. For skiing I think 🙂 It was an early start for what I was expecting... Continue Reading →
Tuesday afternoon — Chengde, China
Chengde, China In the end Amy has woke up and guess what, in time for dinner. Very nice food and then onto Amy's highlight so far, the paper cutting art place. She had been looking forward to this all day and to be honest it didn't take long to blow me away either. The designs... Continue Reading →