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No More Noodles
McDonald’s at the Beijing Railway Station After eating Asian food for four days straight, morning, noon, and night, I needed a break. Luckily there’s a McDonald’s on nearly every corner. I needed...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Everyday
When I look around my own neighborhood for the “everyday,” I almost can’t see it. There’s too much of it. I can’t focus in to take a shot. Instead, I give you this picture from the hutong alleys in...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Geometry – or – My Love Affair with Michael Phelps
In addition to visiting the Great Wall of China, I desperately wanted to see the Water Cube where the 2008 Olympic swimming events were held in Beijing. Once I got there, it all came flooding back;...
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East or West – Which is Best? You Decide.
So. I’m in Beijing on business. We’re in a training that includes: - 5 people from Japan - 14 from Singapore - 1 from India - and 14 Chinese. All the trainers are from Europe. The organizer of the...
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Mutianyu or Badaling– Which Section should You Choose?
A trip to Beijing basically demands an excursion to the Great Wall. There are dozens of tour companies to choose from, and most focus on day visits to one of the two most popular sections: Mutianyu...
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Double Chinese Happiness
Rarely has one meal made so many people happy. Last week, our tour guide pointed out a red-lanterned street known as “Ghost Street” and said that it was a famous area for spicy dishes, hot pot, and...
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Wangfujing Snack Street
In my last post, we weren’t sure what we’d be eating. But at Wangfujing Snack Street, we knew exactly what we were eating — scorpions and tarantulas — and yet, that didn’t stop us. You have to come to...
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Staying in a Hutong Courtyard Hotel
On my last trip to Beijing, I took a tour through the traditional hutong alleys of Beijing, complete with a rickshaw ride and lunch in the house of a local family. Getting a glimpse into the everyday...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Masterpiece
Every time I take a trip, I find I am drawn to photographing one particular thing over and over. In Beijing, it was the roofs of Forbidden City. I won’t bore you with all 30 photos I took. These three...
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Party by the Bird’s Nest!
Five years ago today, the Beijing Olympics kicked off with its opening ceremony at the Bird’s Nest. I watched, mesmerized, half a world away and was glued to my television set throughout those Summer...
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