Geoffrey: Summer Palace and Exploring Beijing
The hotel beds are much softer than the traditional, firm dorm beds we were staying in the previous night. Accordingly, we slept …
Geoffrey: Great Wall and Goodbyes
This morning after breakfast we loaded up the bus for our trip to the Great Wall. Breakfast was the last time seeing …
Emile: Summer Palace and another day downtown!
Our first full day in the downtown! After a delicious breakfast at the hotel, we set out to visit the Summer Palace, …
Emile: Departing Our Friends, Great Wall, Downtown Beijing!
Following breakfast this morning, we had to say goodbye to many of our foreign friends and guides. Thinking back, these people were …
Jenny: Summer Palace and Bubble Tea
This morning, we visited the Summer Palace; this is where the royal family went to spend their summers. Since the palace is …