Unexpected time in Beijing. Time to visit the Summer Palace. In the 16th century, Chinese […] Summer PalaceDay 16 - Posted on 7 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 4 October, 2015 in Beijing, China
Hospital stays are rather uneventful occurrences. After all, they’re designed to ensure that nothing particularly […] Much ado about nothingDay 15 - Posted on 7 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 3 October, 2015 in Beijing, China
4 Fear not, it’s not my arm. Nor is it Cindy’s arm. It’s my mom’s arm. […] We interrupt this trip for a broken armDay 14 - Posted on 6 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 2 October, 2015 in Beijing, China
1 It’s Chinese National Day, so what better way to celebrate it than to eat the […] All manner of birdsDay 13 - Posted on 3 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 1 October, 2015 in Beijing, China
1 My favorite part about extended travel is that, perhaps ironically, one does not always have […] First rest dayDay 12 - Posted on 3 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 30 September, 2015 in Beijing, China
6 The previous day, Cindy was on the phone with her dad and told him that […] The greatest of wallsDay 11 - Posted on 2 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 29 September, 2015 in Beijing, China
We took a day trip to Jinan from Beijing. The most explicit purpose was to […] To the Jinan hot springsDay 10 - Posted on 1 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 28 September, 2015 in Jinan, China
The second most important holiday in China, after the Lunar New Year, is the Mid-Autumn […] Mid-Autumn festivalDay 9 - Posted on 29 September, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 27 September, 2015 in Beijing, China
What better way to start off Beijing than by visiting the Forbidden City? It was […] Cindy is not forbidden from any cityDay 8 - Posted on 29 September, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 26 September, 2015 in Beijing, China