Beijing and the Great Wall of China - Days 35 and 36 May 31st 2009 Our time in Beijing was not very long, only two nights. Our hotel was close to the Forbidden City but far from everything else. We arrived straight from Ulaan-Baataar with the group that we had met at the Bayangol ger camp in Mongolia. After some rest from the train trip Ben and I set off to try the Peking Duck. We wondered around the city for a while and quite enjoyed seeing it by night.
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Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China 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
We are a couple, Benoit and Robson who decided to tour the world for 1 year. This blog was to keep contact with family and friends.
Our trip started in April 2009 and we came back home in April 2010. From London we headed east with Istanbul as our first stop. Six months later, in October 2009 we ended up in Brazil where we stayed till April 2010. We mainly stayed in the state of Santa Catarina where Robson's family lives. We however mangaged to travel quite a bit as well, to the North, the Amazon, Curitiba, Rioa Grande do Sul and ... we went to Rio and participated i... full info