The Forbidden City . . . Itâs not possible to see it all in one day!
April 21st 2007 After rising at the leisurely hour of 7.30, I was ready to tackle Beijing. How hard could it be? I had my maps and a plan to visit the Forbidden City. On the map it showed it to be only a couple of streets away from my hotel. Well, yes . . . Beijing streets . . . certainly not the same size as Amsterdam streets, that’s for sure. My map-reading was on target, however, and I arrived at the Easte
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