curious friday – so far yet so close in badachu…
Oh, it’s all so relative – things can be so far, yet so close, and distance and time just can vary so …
food and decor combo at the filling station in beijing
How lucky we were to stumble across this great restaurant in our district (Shun Yi) here in Beijing – the Filling Station. …
exploring around the home sweet home in shunyi
This is the new home from the outside and the compound around it. There isn’t that much to see in our house …
lotus festival time in old summer palace
For a day I almost felt like turning into a nature photographer – the beauty was all around us and it was …
young fashionista & giant pandas in beijing
The youngest of this family is showing some artistic flair which extends to her dressing – and since most of the days …
that heavenly blue temple of heaven in beijing
Tiāntán, or the Temple of Heaven (name literally translated to Altar of Heaven) really still is a heavenly haven. Numerous beautiful buildings, gardens …
beijing duck and other new dishes
For my birthday last week I had the first ever Beijing duck, a dish that is probably on every tourist must-do list …
escape to the countryside and lake yanqi near beijing
The pollution is hitting sky-high in Beijing again (anything over 200 is considered so bad that kids aren’t even allowed to go …
first glimpse of the great wall of china in mutianyu
The Great Wall of China is probably on most visitor’s bucket list, and it was also on ours. What many people don’t …
our week one adventures in china
Tonight will mark the one-week anniversary of us moving to China, and since I haven’t gotten my new site of Chinese Adventures …