We rode through crowded hutong streets and main roads. We
saw tourist areas around lakes crowded with domestic tourists having fun at the
bars and shops along the way. We went through business districts and public
plazas. Everywhere the buildings were lit up like it was a holiday. All
throughout the ride my driver tried to explain what we were seeing. He did a
pretty good job considering his limited English. Sometimes he would say
something and I would just repeat it back to him, which seemed to make him
happy (not that I had a clue what I was saying half the time). We went around
Tiananmen Square in front of the Forbidden City. We passed the Great Hall of
the People and the National Center for the Performing Arts (the “Egg”). We went
completely around the Forbidden City, stopping at the same entrance where it
had been so crowded two weeks earlier. Not so bad at 10:30pm. There was a squad
of soldiers (I think) marching from the front gate area to their barracks. We
finished up at a McDonald’s a couple of blocks from the guest house. Since our
flight was late we hadn’t had any dinner yet and we didn’t really feel like
trying to order Chinese that late at night, we opted for the easy out.
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Welcome!
Welcome to our China trip journal! We will be departing Virginia Beach on July 7 and traveling to Beijing, Guilin, Chengdu, Changsha, Nanchang, and Fuzhou. This is our third trip to China and this time it's a heritage tour for Amanda and Allyson. It is our hope that they will benefit from personal exposure to the country and culture of their birth.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Motorcycle Sidecar Tour (Friday)
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