forbidden city pt2 & jingshan park
And here’s some more pretty pictures from Forbidden City – a continuation for my previous post {see here pt1}. Gates, rooftop details, …
treasures of forbidden city – pt1
Forbidden city (Gu Gong in Chinese, which means Former Palace) and the Tian’anmen square in front of it probably are the second …
the rainy (or pollution) day fun!
I have complained before about the bad air of Beijing, but never has it been this bad: this evening the level hit …
so cold yet something’s missing…
..Yes, the snow! I’ve been before in places colder than this (the lowest in Beijing I’ve seen by far has been -19c/-2F) …
exploring the miao feng shan mountain near beijing
One September morning we decided to escape the grey and polluted city and picked Miao Feng Shan mountain as our destination. It …
beijing snow and gingerbread
Snow has that magical effect – those first flakes falling down, the soft white quilt covering the ground and the trees… We’ve …
oops, need a room for a picture…
It might not be Friday yet, but this certainly is one curious Friday story. It start with a pretty little tube – …
helping hands – shoe box time
It’s shoe box time. As our kids now go to an English school, they follow the English tradition of making shoe boxes …
art and the ultimate tea house in beijing
Here’s a place one should not miss in Beijing. The artful master of tea – Green T House Living. But not just …
action-packed pre-christmas time
Crafting, painting, cooking, swimming, musicals – this dark season is the time for all artistic and indoor-sy expressions. We’ve certainly started strongly …