China, June 2005

In early 2005 Tianyan, a friend at work, started asking me to come to visit China with him. He was going to see his parents and promised me a place to stay and insisted I wouldn't be a burden. After thinking it for a couple of months I asked if my significant other would mind. I was good to go. Next thing I knew I was already arranging flights and looking for a hotel in Japan.

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Day #0: The flight to great unknown Day #1: Customs Day #1: Morning rush in Beijing Day #1: Random mid-high-rise buildings Day #1: Streets of Bejing Day #1: Menu of a fine restaurant Day #1: Out for dinner Day #1: Streets of Beijing at night Day #2: Air conditioning Day #2: Rubble Day #2: The Great Wall at Badaling Day #2: The Great Wall Day #2: The Great Wall Day #2: Foggy Great Wall Day #2: The flag and the wall Day #2: Look what I found! Day #2: Looking outside the apartment Day #2: Livingroom of the aparment Day #3: Tiananmen square Day #3: House of Parliament Day #3: *The* Flag Day #3: Gate to the Forbidden City Day #3: The Forbidden City Day #3: The Forbidden city Day #3: The Forbidden City Day #3: The Forbidden City Day #3: The Forbidden City Day #3: Inside the Forbidden City Day #3: The Forbidden City Day #3: The Forbidden City Day #3: North-east tower of the Forbidden City seen across the moat Day #3: Near the moat of Forbidden City Day #3: Walking back from Forbidden City Day #4: Summer Palace grounds Day #4: A tree at the Summer Palace Day #4: Scene at the Summer Palace Day #4: Another scene at the Summer Palace Day #4: Summer Palace Day #4: Yet another scene at the Summer Palace Day #4: Summer Palace Day #4: Summer Palace: A view over Beijing to south Day #4: A bay of the lake inside the Summer Palace Day #4: Guardian of a bridge, the Summer Palace Day #5: Somewhere in the mountains Day #5: Paper thingies in the monastery Day #5: Old monastery: Old set of stairs Day #6: Withered park chair Day #6: No, it's not a campfire Day #6: You knew it was coming Day #6: Monastery grounds Day #6: Inner yard of the temple Day #6: Still in the monastery Day #6: Roofs

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