The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China

by Downes

| 2017365, Beijing, China, greatwall, Syndicated
November 4, 2017

November 4, 2017. Spent the day hiking the Great Wall of China with my hosts here in Beijing. Despite reading ahead, I found the wall to be much steeper than I expected. This was no holiday stroll; it was a gruelling workout. The Wall was also more mas...
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The Great Wall of China

by Downes

| 2017365, Beijing, China, greatwall, Syndicated
November 4, 2017

November 4, 2017. Spent the day hiking the Great Wall of China with my hosts here in Beijing. Despite reading ahead, I found the wall to be much steeper than I expected. This was no holiday stroll; it was a gruelling workout. The Wall was also more mas...
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The Great Wall of China

by Downes

| 2017365, Beijing, China, greatwall, Syndicated
November 4, 2017

November 4, 2017. Spent the day hiking the Great Wall of China with my hosts here in Beijing. Despite reading ahead, I found the wall to be much steeper than I expected. This was no holiday stroll; it was a gruelling workout. The Wall was also more mas...
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The Summer Palace

by Downes

| 2017365, Beijing, China, Syndicated
November 3, 2017

November 2, 2017. I gave my talk this morning, which by all accounts went well, and then visited the Summer Palace. Accomplishments: - slides and recording of my talk - not uploaded yet byt they exist http://ift.tt/2zb8HkV
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Beijing, China

by Downes

| 2017365, Beijing, China, Syndicated
November 1, 2017

November 1, 2017. I spent a quiet day relaxing, watching the ball game, looking at photos, and preparing for the conference. It was good to get a rest after a few exciting stressful days. http://ift.tt/2hvkZu5
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The Forbidden Cty

by Downes

| 2017365, China, Syndicated
October 31, 2017

October 31, 2017. No one photo could convey scale and scope of the forbidden city. But let me try with this one: this is the outer gatehouse. Behind this is an inner gatehouse, a series of palaces, gardens and much more. The Forbidden City is everythin...
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China

by Downes

| 2017365, China, Syndicated
October 31, 2017

October 30, 2017. My flight landed late this afternoon and I made it into my hotel in the evening, just enough time to grab supper and go to bed. This display is from the hotel. I've already learned one new thing: they like to display big complex rocks...
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