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The Forbidden City, Tian'anmen Square & Olympic Park

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January 12th 2009
Today we woke around 10am and headed into the hostel lobby for breakfast. I went out on a limb and ordered the "American Breakfast" it came w/ bacon, sausage, vegetables, hash browns and toast. I had to add an egg on because it didn't come with the breakfast and the hash browns in actuality were were 3 thinly sliced, half cooked pieces of potato. For the vegetable selection I had a slice of tom ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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