Page 4 of Darja Travel Blog Posts


Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an October 19th 2010

Asia » China » Beijing » Summer Palace October 12th 2010

Oct 8-10 On tour in Bejing. Still the smog is horrible. The building across from is very hazy. Visiting all the land marks has been interesting. It is the sheer immensity of them that is amazing. The Great Wall of China was yesterday. We climbed to tower #11 but again, because of the smog we didn’t really see a lot. Then last night as we looked at the Birds Nest and the Cube…through a dark night and heavy smog, then it started to pour on us. The tour was cut short after dinner and we returned to our hotel. Oct 11. Just woke up and looked out the window. There is a city out there! Maybe today we will finally see Beijing. I hope it is as attractive at I think it might be. There are ... read more
Great Wall of China
Great Wall
Great Wall

Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China October 10th 2010

Day three in China, day two on the tour and life has been very busy. I must keep this short as I am 'borrowing' the internet from Ralph and Maureen...I'm, too cheap to pay for it. Yesterday: we started with Tian'anmen Square ; all 5 km it. Then we walked through the kms of the Forbidden City. The thing that amazed us was the immense size of these places. It is one thing to see it in pictures but the reality is something else. After that we visited the Heavenly Temple...more walking. Included in this was some shopping and lots of good food. Today we climbed the Great Wall of China. Yes, we climbed it and made it to the 11th tower. By the time we got back we were all soaked with sweat. Darrel and ... read more

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Victoria October 6th 2010

Had a wonderful day today. My brother Lawrence took us flying around Victoria and then to N. Pender Island for lunch. We landed at a small, private, grass runway call Hastings Airport and then we walked to the small town centre and then to the harbour. I am going to attemp posting a couple of pictures, so here is hoping...... read more
new folder 016
new folder 020

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Victoria October 5th 2010

Still sitting in Victoria, counting the days. We leave Wed.... read more

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Terrace September 25th 2010

Still sitting at home, waiting to go. It is pouring with rain outside so I can only dream of the sunshine. We leave for the first part of our trip on Wednesday...all the way to Terrace. We have to take the city bus that runs between the communities. Will spend the night with Don and Glenda and then it is off to Victoria the next day. We don't actually leave the country until Oct. 7. Let me know if you are able to read this so I know if I'm doing it right or not.... read more




Tot: 0.128s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 9; qc: 63; dbt: 0.0805s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb