Flo & Larry on the Great Wall

In China at last

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March 17th 2009
Hello everyone: I'm in China with Larry at last. We had a little challenge meeting up, but I'll tell you all that story on my return ... have to leave something to talk about! We have been in Beijing for 3 days now and seen tons. Tiennamen Square, The Forbidden City, Earth Temple, The Temple of Heaven, Ming Tombs, The Olympic sites, and today we walked the Great Wall of China and visited the Summ ... 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