View of the Tower of the Fragrant Buddha across Lake Kunnan
We had a beautiful day for our visit to the summer palace, the walk along the lake was wonderful, however, our legs were not up to a visit to the temples on the hill
Summer Palace and very tired legs March 29th 2012 The day after our visit to Xi'an the boys and I went to visit the Summer Palace while Stephen got to rest his weary legs at work (he told me his knees siezed up on him after 3 hours of interview people). So after a long subway ride the boys and I arrived at a stop which was meant to be right outside the Summer Palace, I guess if you count circumnavigating the walls of the palace you could sa ... read more
Asia » China » Beijing 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. A... ... read more