Peking Duck Dinner in Beijing!

September 4th 2005
Saturday, September 3, 2005. Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 80's. First, a few additional words about our arrival. Having done our air independently we did not have the benefit of being met at the airport. Our first concern was communication since we do not speak Chinese. Not to worry! Everything is well signed with both Chinese characters and English translation. Capital City Airport ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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

Message Follow (0) Comment

Clarence M. Thomas

cmthomas

We are a retired American couple in our early 70's who enjoy traveling the world and seeing new and exciting cultures. We have visited all 7 continents and about 75 countries. We live in Maryland during the summer and Florida (snowbirds!) during the winter. Unfortunately, due to a heart attack on Christmas morning of 2007 our desires to be locked into a long aluminum tube for hours on end has waned. It looks like our days of international travel have come to an end. We are so happy that we had the opportunity to see so much when we were able. Now we will sit back and enjoy the blogs of o... full info

Joined	August 30th 2005	Trips	0
Last Login	June 12th 2012	Followers	0
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	19	Guestbook	25
Photos	91	Forum Posts	6

[photo=95987]

[blogger=6411]

[photo=95987]

[blog=19853]

[blogger=6411]

Top Photos Blog Map

Tot: 0.07s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 6; qc: 23; dbt: 0.0315s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb