My short summer vacation was spent visiting Beijing and Xi'an.
While in Beijing, we visited the typical sites- Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, etc. This was my second time visiting Beijing, so I was able to retake some pictures that turned out lousy the first time =)
The Great Wall was a whole lot easier to climb this time. The weather was also in our favor for most the climb. We really lucked out, since the rest of the time in Beijing was sunny and hot.
While in Beijing, we visited the typical sites- Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, etc. This was my second time visiting Beijing, so I was able to retake some pictures that turned out lousy the first time =)
The Great Wall was a whole lot easier to climb this time. The weather was also in our favor for most the climb. We really lucked out, since the rest of the time in Beijing was sunny and hot.
Our drive from the Xi'an airport to our hotel the most unpleasant part of the trip. Our taxi driver wanted to charge us 200 RMB to drive us to our hotel, but we insisted on the meter. So, being a jackass, he drove us around in the country and took the long route to the hotel (running the meter up to about 160.) The drove should've been half that. The pollution was miserable in the city. I felt like I was eating mud.
The rest of the visit was great. It didn't rain (though it may have been nice if it to get rid of the pollution.) We ate at the same dumpling resturant we did during Mayterm. (Cary got sick again!)
The rest of the visit was great. It didn't rain (though it may have been nice if it to get rid of the pollution.) We ate at the same dumpling resturant we did during Mayterm. (Cary got sick again!)
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