Thursday, May 8, 2008

Wonder of the medieval world

Among the seven wonders of the medieval world, are the Stonehenge , Colosseum , Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa , Great Wall of China , Porcelain Tower of Nanjing , Hagia Sophia , Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Traveled to China (Beijing, Cheng De & Tian Jin) a couple of weeks back and visited one of them - Great Wall Of China.



The steps were extremely steep & high - height of each was almost reaching my knee cap!

This far I've achieved. Starting point was at the top left hand side of the
photo where the buses were parked.

Summer Palace



'Chang Lang' - Long corridor found in the Summer Palace, built in 1750.


Restored ancient houses, still in livable condition

Underground tunnel that was used during the war


Beijing sweets


Beijing food



Chateau de Luze Hotel in Beijing's business district area



Free upgrade to a suite with great walk in wardrobe



Breakfast at the hotel's cafe

Olympic count down

Tiananmen Square

Forbidden City

This is the room of the Forbidden Palace where the emperor got married in

Stretch of pubs found by the river

Teahouse

The famous food street along Wang Fu Jing road










The Olympic Stadium

The magnificant olympic pool

Qian Yang Hotel in Chengde



Food in Chengde

Garden in the emperor's Summer Villa

The Mongolian tents are actually hotel rooms!

Replica of Tibet's Potala Palace

Tianjin's cultural street




Beijing's 'Tut-tut'

Stage play with impressive props - this is real water
coming down the stage to create sea waves!

Temple of Heaven


Beijing's 'The Place' - high end shopping




Beijing Airport






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