Travel, life, loves and laughs.
Together the Drum and Bell Towers, which stand opposite each other at the end of Drum & Bell Square, were used as the city’s official time keepers (right up until 1924!), the drums were beaten and the bells were rung to mark the time of day.… Read the rest
The Temple of Heaven Park is a vast green space in the heart of Beijing with the not-so-green Temple of Heaven structure as its centerpiece. By no means is the Temple the only structure though and the buildings and surrounds are as vast as the park that they are set in.… Read the rest
The Temple of Heaven Park is a vast green space in the heart of Beijing with the not-so-green Temple of Heaven structure as its centerpiece. By no means is the Temple the only structure though and the buildings and surrounds are as vast as the park that they are set in.… Read the rest
The Temple of Heaven Park is a vast green space in the heart of Beijing with the not-so-green Temple of Heaven, including its Circular Mound Altar structure as its centerpiece. By no means is the Temple the only structure though and the buildings and surrounds are as vast as the park that they are set in.… Read the rest
This feels like the real deal. It’s drizzling and I’m finally out. In China. The real China. Old certainly meets new here in the Hutongs (narrow street) district where neon sits beside buildings which are hundreds of years old and now protected as the old town historic district. … Read the rest
Tokyo in 12 hours! Not ideal, but it’s all I have. I’m on a stopover on the way home and have been awake for 24 hours already, having left the UK yesterday and now landed in Tokyo early this morning with a mere twelve hours to explore.… Read the rest