Beijing, China

Beijing in November may not be the warmest place to visit - especially when you're normally in warm Hong Kong. We took a weekend trip to China's capital city to visit some of the famous sights, including a couple of trips to the Great Wall.

We were able to secure a private car and driver for the weekend, which made the trip quite easy. We'd just tell him where we wanted to go, and off we'd drive. A cold weekend, but quite enjoyable.

 

Shelley at the Great Wall; note the dusting of snow and the wall ascending into the clouds.

 

We were the only tourists at this section of the wall this day; we had our own private hawkers following us around. Oh, yay.

 

Day 2 at the wall. Finally, a relatively clear day.

 

No, we weren't alone at this section.

 

Blue skies. Gotta love it.

 

Shelley on a 2-humped camel. She wanted to ride it all the way back to Beijing.

 

Yes, that's a pile of coal to the right. It's used all over for heat and cooking.

 

The summer palace in Beijing.

 

Forbidden City, Beijing.

 

Forbidden City, Beijing.