Boats at the Summer Palace

Our First Day of Touring

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November 17th 2014
Geo: 39.9165, 116.391We all woke up at 5:00am!!We dressed warm for weather between 45 - 55 degrees. The breakfast buffet was huge -- the biggest we have ever had. Besides Western food such as omelets, french toast, waffles, etc., they had a large area with Asian specialties like dumplings. A great surprise and bonus was the great coffee. We thought we would be drinking tea the entire trip! ... 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