Gate of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City, Beijing
China
Forbidden City in Beijing

The Forbidden City(Gù Gōng) is the biggest tourist attraction in Beijing itself. This is where, sooner or later, every tour will call. And no wonder, because it is a one-of-a-kind place, a monument of the highest class and a rarity…

Drum Tower and Bell Tower in Beijing
China
Beijing – Two towers, Drum Tower and Bell Tower

Contrary to the title, we will not be writing about anything related to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Trilogy. Beijing has its two towers, and these are the ones we will focus on: Drum Tower and Bell Tower. Bell Tower and Drum Tower…

Hutongs in Beijing
China
Beijing – hutongs, traditional Chinese buildings

What are “those” hutongs that everyone talks about coming back from Beijing? Why is there a public toilet at every turn in Beijing? Are you curious? We hurry with the answers :) We continue our walking tour of Beijing. In…

Lama Temple
China
Beijing – Lama Temple (Harmony and Peace) and Confucius Temple

We have another intense day ahead of us, so intense that we have to divide it into two posts ;) In this one we will offer you something for the soul, that is, we invite you to take a tour…

Hotels in China
China
A few words about our first hotel in Beijing

Looking for and booking a hotel we already have pretty well mastered. We generally use Booking.com or Airbnb and always find something interesting online. With Beijing, however, it was a little different. This was our first such a remote trip…

Great Wall of China, Badaling
China
(Crowded?) Great Wall of China

The time has come for a trip to the Great Wall of China! At last, awaited, longed for, finally for us. The weather was forecast to be dreamlike, so we finally decided to leave Beijing. As soon as we bought…

Pavilion of Prayer for Birth, Beijing
China
Beijing – Temple of Heaven

We’ve already seen the Zoo, we’ve already seen the Summer Palace, it’s time for…. no, not the Great Wall of China and the Forbidden City, still a while to go, because the weather is still somehow not ideal…. We go…

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