A Wall in beijing A Wall in beijing

A Wall in beijing

Not the great wall, just an example of a wall used to cover an area they don't want the westerners to see - there is a whole neighbourhood behind this wall that used to face this road


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Chinese  Flag For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. ... [read more]
Blog: Beijing - a city that can't wait for the Olympics
Date: July 20th 2008

A few pictures from Beijing that I'm late posting - partly because I couldn't put some of them up while in China. e.g. while on a mobile call with my sister, I heard the click of another handset being lifted on the line... ... read more




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Off to run the Marathon Des Sables (240km) in March 2008. 28 March - Travel to Morocco and into Desert 29 March - Administration day 30 March (Sunday) - Day 1 31 March - Day 2 1 April - Day 3 2&3 April - Long stage 4 April - Marathon stage 5 April - Last day and transfer to hotel 6 April - Prizegiving 7 April - Return to Paris and then to Amsterdam ... full info
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