Fellow Virtual Travelers and Historians,
Surprise, we're in Beijing! It is now almost 6 am on November 3rd. On November 1st, after a day of early morning train travel from the base of Wudang mountain, then connecting with a domestic flight and finally a sardine-packed taxi ride with a Jackie Chan look-a-like, we made it to Beijing, the capital of China. Ask us about Vladimir from Russia sometime!
Yesterday morning, we rose and found breakfast in an authentic Chinese local restaurant (NOT like Chinese food in America!), then headed to the Summer Palace for additional photography.
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/images/map/beijing/yiheyuan.jpg
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/beijing/summer.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Palace
While we've been to this location a number of times, it is huge and there still remains territory to explore! We accomplished one of our goals - to retake photographs of the paintings of the Long Corridor. Many cultural and martial arts legends are contained in these paintings and were used by us, as chapter tittle pictures in our '10,000 Steps Straight Up' book.
As you can see, the skies are finally clear and we're no longer being pelted with rain! Keeping our fingers crossed for continued good weather for photography!
View of the Long Corridor that winds along Kunming Lake.
View of Kunming Lake and a Dragon Boat, from the Long Corridor.
Bridge over a waterway.
Pastoral view from an arched bridge.
Ornate roof ornaments.
Temple area on the way back down the mountainous terrain.
Blessings,
Dennis & Anita