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November 19th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Chaoyang district
It had been 14 months since we were last in China, during the frenzy of the Peking Olympics. There had been a state inspired party atmosphere, during that time, where we felt that everyone had to be h ... 15 photos [full story]
It had been 14 months since we were last in China, during the frenzy of the Peking Olympics. There had been a state inspired party atmosphere, during that time, where we felt that everyone had to be h ... 15 photos [full story]
November 19th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China
I have been waiting for the good weekend to go to the Great Wall. Wait too long for a clear sky and come the unexpected early snow, wipe out all the color leaves. When wait for the snow, and snow come ... 29 photos [full story]
I have been waiting for the good weekend to go to the Great Wall. Wait too long for a clear sky and come the unexpected early snow, wipe out all the color leaves. When wait for the snow, and snow come ... 29 photos [full story]
November 16th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing
Greetings everyone! At long last, we've found time to upload some of the videos we've been shooting over the past 5 weeks. The quality is not perfect, as we had to re-size and convert the videos for ... 1 photos [full story]
Greetings everyone! At long last, we've found time to upload some of the videos we've been shooting over the past 5 weeks. The quality is not perfect, as we had to re-size and convert the videos for ... 1 photos [full story]
October 17th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing
In the first couple of weeks in the program, when the weather was still nice, we visited the summer palace: a place for emperors (or empress') to relax and vacation. It was a splurge that kept China f ... 19 photos [full story]
In the first couple of weeks in the program, when the weather was still nice, we visited the summer palace: a place for emperors (or empress') to relax and vacation. It was a splurge that kept China f ... 19 photos [full story]
November 17th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing
The second session of the class the teacher is sick. We can either switch class or make up class next week. Most people prefer get off early and make up class next week. I think is a bad idea. I h ... 30 photos [full story]
The second session of the class the teacher is sick. We can either switch class or make up class next week. Most people prefer get off early and make up class next week. I think is a bad idea. I h ... 30 photos [full story]
October 17th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing
Shopping in China is nothing like i've ever experienced. I enjoy shopping at home, browsing, but in China there is much more to it. This doesn't hold true in all places, but it seems that most shoppin ... 17 photos [full story]
Shopping in China is nothing like i've ever experienced. I enjoy shopping at home, browsing, but in China there is much more to it. This doesn't hold true in all places, but it seems that most shoppin ... 17 photos [full story]
November 3rd 2009 Asia » China » Beijing
Hello, Here the awesome has positive meanings. Chinese people are really humanistic and smiley people. Why I had been to China? There is simply answer: I won a journey there so it was absolutely f ... 86 photos [full story]
Hello, Here the awesome has positive meanings. Chinese people are really humanistic and smiley people. Why I had been to China? There is simply answer: I won a journey there so it was absolutely f ... 86 photos [full story]
November 14th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing
I had visited Beijing 20 years ago and I have found difficult to remember hutongs and streets since so much has changed since then there was a constant stream of bycicles and I cycled for days in st ... 11 photos [full story]
I had visited Beijing 20 years ago and I have found difficult to remember hutongs and streets since so much has changed since then there was a constant stream of bycicles and I cycled for days in st ... 11 photos [full story]
November 12th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing
Yet another busy day yesterday but not with sight seeing. That's right we decided an afternoon of shopping at the silk market the other day was just not enough so we went back for more. I think we ... [full story]
Yet another busy day yesterday but not with sight seeing. That's right we decided an afternoon of shopping at the silk market the other day was just not enough so we went back for more. I think we ... [full story]
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