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Day 9 - The Summer Palace

April 5th 2009
The weather has been about 35 degrees today, the hottest day yet. I’m not complaining! A small group of us decided to visit The Summer Palace; it is one of the best-kept existing royal parks in Beijing. It is apparently ranked as one of the most classical parks in the world. The Palace grounds are hidden behind giant walls so I was pleasantly surprised when I walked inside. It is an absolute mas ... read more
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Kay M
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Ho ho ho followers - welcome to my travel blog! I intend to update this fairly regularly whilst in China and Thailand so please keep popping back to hear my travelling tales. It's also lovely to hear stories from my back home so please keep me up to date with all the gossip ......... I am taking my laptop but I'm not sure how often I'll get the chance to update this. I'm on the go a lot and won't be staying in the same place for any more than a few nights. Santa Clause will just have to use his magic powers to trac... full info
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