Visiting Tiananmen Square

Day 3 in Beijing Our final, half day in Beijing was spent first in Tiananmen Square, and then inside the Forbidden City. Commencing at 8:30 am, our driver deposited us at the entrance to the square where our private guide had arranged special, unfettered insider entry...
Visiting Great Wall

Visiting Great Wall

Day 2 in Beijing Day two was to be a trip the Great Wall. Due to it being May 1st,a national holiday, our driver and escort suggested visiting a section less traveled to reduce the crowds, which can be enormous. The drive there and back from the Shangri La was longer...
Visiting Beijing

Visiting Beijing

Day 1 Two and one-half days in Beijing does not a trip make, but my husband Rick and I ambitiously crammed in everything we could to make the most of our abbreviated Beijing experience. Home base was to be the lovely China World Hotel, a Shangri La property, with...