Skyler "planks" in Beijing's Emperor Hotel lobby.
Katrina hikes the Great Wall of China.
Tyler makes friends in Beijing's Forbidden City.
Our early morning risers, a hearty Champlain CORE China Mojo group of eleven excited travelers, met at Burlington (International Airport) on Thursday morning, November 17. By 4:45 a.m. we were all assembled (go team!) and managed to get through all of our check in and security details in just under 1 hour. (Traveling with a small group of 11 is good that way). Close to 7.000 miles up and over the Arctic and 20 hours later, our Champlain College China Mojo group landed in Beijing on a beautiful Friday afternoon. “The Mother of All China Cities,” old Peking beckoned bright, sunny, dry, and warm, and we hopped the airport train, transferring to a busy Friday afternoon subway and into downtown to the Tianan’men East stop, where we disembarked and hoofed it to our Jade Garden Hotel.
Sheetz shoots the Great Wall of China.
Rob snarfs down some sheep penis in Beijing.
Talk about a fabulous location? Two blocks due east of the Forbidden City’s east gate in downtown Beijing, and surrounded by historical landmarks, historic hutong neighborhoods, and upscale shopping and resto joints, our HQ for the next week had big time appeal. After a quick Chinese dinner for our bleary-eyed travelers (yes, we ate bullfrog), everyone hit the hotel to settle in for the night.
Mel shreds the Beijing powpow with the Mojo boyz.
Jen sketches and makes friends on the Great Wall of China.
A few of us peeled of from the hotel to explore the Dongzhan night market one block east of our hotel. You can order up just about any meat under the sun here – squid, scorpion, urchin, cat, dog, snake, and yes, even sheep penis – and they have fruit and candied apples for the faint of heart. Welcome to Beijing!
Colin on the Great Wall of China.
Anya walks the Great Wall of China.
No comments:
Post a Comment