We arranged to meet Jen who we’d met on the hike at the weekend at midday outside the ticket office area of the Aquatics centre in the Olympic park. It was a really foggy/polluted day so we didn’t have great weather for photographing the Birds … Read More →
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China – Beijing – Lama Temple 22nd November
We wanted to capture some more of Beijing’s famous temple sites and had been recommended to visit the Yongegong Lama Temple along with the Confucius Temple, both located very close to the subway stop on line 2 and not far from the Drum and Bell … Read More →
China – Beijing – Train tickets and Vegetarian Food 21st November
Xi’an and the Terracotta warriors have been on our to-do list before we even left the UK and we have decided on some dates for when we can pay them a visit. You can fly quite cheaply with CTRIP but we wanted to catch the … Read More →
China – Beijing – Silver Mountain & Pagoda Forest – 20th November
Having had a great experience with the Chinese Cultural Center last week on the Great Wall of China hike we booked up another tour for the Silver Mountain and Pagoda Forest which are about 1.5 hours out of Beijing at a cost of 250 RMB … Read More →
China – Beijing – Tiananmen Square 19th November
Having visited the Forbidden City on a previous week we missed Tiananmen Square, so we decided to head that way and have a look. Subway line 1 is always very busy and today did not disappoint however we battled our way through the crowds and … Read More →
China – Beijing – Summer Palace – 18th November
We didn’t want to write too much about our visit to the Summer Palace as we feel the imagery may say more. We were really captivated by this magnificent site consisting of lakes, temples, bridges, paths, pavilions and hilly landscape. It truly is a breathtaking … Read More →
China – Beijing – Hutong vs Sanlitun – 16th/17th November
As we are staying in a Hutong it makes sense document the way of life here. On the surface many of these alleyways look pre-historic and worn, but we know that inside they may be completely the opposite and often you will see a huge … Read More →
China – Beijing – Forbidden City / Great Wall of China / Dumpling Making – 12th-14th November
We’ve opted for some sightseeing and thrown ourselves headfirst into the height of Beijing’s tourist center; The Forbidden City. Helen came here many years ago on a hot summers day. On this day the sun shone and the sky was blue, but it was very … Read More →
China – Beijing – 9th-11th November
Posting a blog post everyday which involves writing a mini diary and editing through copious amounts of photos takes up lots of time. Therefore we have decided that as we are a few weeks behind we are going to try and condense the posts into … Read More →
Japan – Dave’s Birthday day! Nanao 29th October
Happy Birthday to you….Happy birthday to you….Happy birthday dear Dave….Happy birthday to you!!! Today is my birthday! As you might have guessed. Who would have thought last year that I would be spending my 27th birthday in Japan! So, what to do to on my … Read More →
Japan – Mt Fuji 24th October
Early morning rise at 5.45am saw us take photos of the pink sunrise on Mt Fuji, the best light of the day. Dave went back for more zzz’s and Helen did some yoga. Our western style breakfast echoed some likeness to what we would have … Read More →
China – Beijing – Speedos and the lake – 24th November
We left the day fairly free and only had a few things to do: catch up on the editing side, burning everything we’d shot so far to DVD, nip to the Wu-Mart to stock up on some much needed snacks for our journey that night … Read More →