Today, we explored many churches and palaces in St. Petersburg. We began our day exploring the Summer Palace. The Summer Palace was made by Peter the Great in 1714. The palace was then enlarged by Catherine II, Catherine the...
China Photo Blog (Beijing, Pingyao & X’ian)
Beijing Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City: Heading to see a hutong (traditional Chinese townhouses), and dumpling making: Meeting a “Cricket”champion, no not the sport, but the insect. He claims he paid for his hutong with his winnings from...
THE SUMMER WALL OF CHINA or wait was it THE SUMMER PALACE and THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA sounds right
Today we went to the Great Wall of China and the summer palace. Two places I’ve always wanted to visit. First we took a chair lift up from the base of the mountain to the top, where we got...