Thursday, 14 August 2008

The Itinerary...

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As this next section is dedicated to our wonderful trip home, here is a reminder of where we went and how we got there! Our first stop: Indi...
Wednesday, 13 August 2008

Goodbye.

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Hi. Jason and I are in the lounge awaiting the boarding call. We are so sad to leave. And yet, we are dying to get "home"! Act...
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Monday, 11 August 2008

Tokyo!!!

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Our first day in Tokyo. Its mind boggling. Its so big you can't imagine where to begin. When we were on the airplane, the flight atte...

Ode to Mothers.

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Before I continue to Tokyo -- my mom gets honourable mention. Our flight from Beijing to Tokyo was canceled. There were language issues --...

The Summer Palace! Beijing.

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From the guidebook: "A sprawling lanscaped park on the edge of the city, the Summer Palace was a seasonal imperial retreat from the sti...

The Great Wall!

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From the guidebook: The Great Wall snakes through the countryside over deserts, hills and plains for several thousand miles. At its closest...

The Ming Tombs.

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Just outside of Beijing -- where we thought the pollution might get better (it didn't) was the Ming Tombs. From the guidebook: "Th...

Temple of Heaven 2

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Convinced to close my brolly -- we continued our exploration of the Temple complex -- heading to the marble platform! This truly is a classi...

The Temple of Heaven (Beijing)

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The Temple of Heaven. From the guidebook: "It was here that the emperor would make sacrifices and pray to heaven and his ancestors at ...