Category: RTW Travel
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Warriors Frozen in Time
Read more: Warriors Frozen in TimeImagine being frozen in time for over 2200 years…buried with your emperor, unable to move, and not seeing the light of day until the middle of the disco era! This was the fate of the Terracotta Warriors! This world-famous UNESCO World Heritage Site in Xi’an was the next stop in our China travels! Where did they…
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Exciting Xi’an
Read more: Exciting Xi’anWe loved our time in Beijing – it was an incredible city and we had so many amazing experiences! We originally were going to only stay for 4 days – but extended our stay to a week so we could see as much as possible. We then were faced with the dilemma – should we…
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Another Brick in the Wall
Read more: Another Brick in the WallOn our trip we have seen a lot of walls. Here are just a few examples we have seen: the remains of the Berlin wall the huge wall between Palestine and Israel the one between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Although we have seen many, none of them can be compared to the Great Wall of…
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Beijing Circus!
Read more: Beijing Circus!No visit to China is complete without visiting a Circus! China is famous for it’s acrobats and we couldn’t resist the opportunity to see a great performance while in Beijing. The show is performed a number of times throughout the day so we decided to meet the family from France and enjoy the show together…
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It’s Happening at the Hutongs!
Read more: It’s Happening at the Hutongs!Beijing is a huge city with over 20 million people. As one wanders through it, there are numerous narrow streets and alleyways all over the place. Many of them lead up to some very large doors that open up into traditional courtyard communities. In the past, a family would build their home and then join…