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Beijing at night

December 18, 2011 by thirdeyemom

When you think of China’s city lights. your mind often rests on Shanghai and Hong Kong:  Big cities, amazing skyscrapers and incredible lighting at night.  These cities sometimes feel like Disneyland or Vegas, captivating your souls and imagination.  There is an odd resemblance to Christmas, as the city lays aglow in uncanny lights. After visiting Shanghai I admit that the city’s evening lights are unbelievable and mesmerizing.  I instantly fell in love with the city at night, and felt that […]

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Categories: Beijing, China, CULTURE, Shanghai, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY • Tags: Beijing, China, CULTURE, Shanghai, thirdeyemom, Travel

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The Lama Temple: Buddhism in Beijing

December 14, 2011 by thirdeyemom

Before visiting China, I had the amazing opportunity to hike the Annapurna Circuit trek in Nepal.  As I’ve said time and time again in my blog and to family and friends, this was the one trip in my life that really touched my soul.  It inspired me.  It changed me.  And most of all, it encouraged me to continue exploring as many far off destinations that I can possibly visit. My trip to Nepal was my first exposure to the […]

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, Beijing, China, CULTURE, HUMAN RIGHTS, Religion, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY • Tags: Beijing, China, CULTURE, Lama temple, Religion, thirdeyemom, Travel

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How to get around urban China like the Chinese

December 11, 2011 by thirdeyemom

Throughout my stay in urban China, I was bemused, amazed, surprised and continually fascinated by the resourcefulness of the Chinese in regards to modes of transportation.  Here is a photo blog of what inspired me. When getting around or transporting goods, anything works, especially bicycles!    These were the “party bikes” located in the bar zone of the Hutongs.  I loved seeing all the young Chinese gals cruise around on these fun bikes for bar hopping.   One of many […]

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, Beijing, China, CULTURE, Shanghai • Tags: Beijing, China, CULTURE, life, Shanghai, thirdeyemom, Travel

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Hutongs at night

December 9, 2011 by thirdeyemom

Finding the Hutongs at night were hard but fun!  At least we had a sign to guide us in.  Yet once inside the Hutongs, it was anyone’s bet on which direction to go.  There were no maps nor streetlights to lead your way.  In some Hutongs, a flashlight would have really come in handy! My last post on China was by far one of my favorites:  In Search of Beijing’s Hidden Hutongs.  As I mentioned in the post, the Hutongs, […]

Categories: Beijing, China, CULTURE, Food, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY • Tags: Beijing, CULTURE, Food, hutongs, thirdeyemom, Travel

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In search of Beijing’s Hidden Hutongs

December 7, 2011 by thirdeyemom

While waiting in the American Airlines lounge at Chicago O’Hare to catch our international flight to Beijing, we found ourselves talking to a China “travel warrior”, one of those successful American businessmen who had either the luxury or the headache (depending on how you view things) of traveling overseas constantly to Asia.  Since I never got his name, I’ll call him the Chinese Travel Warrior as it seemed to fit.  He’d been to China at least 40 times and was […]

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, Beijing, China, CULTURE, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY • Tags: Beijing, China, CULTURE, Hutong, Photography, thirdeyemom, Travel

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The curse of the Asian Toilet

December 5, 2011 by thirdeyemom

If you have ever traveled anywhere in Asia then you have certainly experienced the “curse of the Asian Toilet” before.  Otherwise known as the squat toilet, it can be a brutal and stinky affair, especially for women who do not have the biological convenience that men do (yes, God must truly be a man!). I, myself, am well past any issues with the squat toilet.  After traveling for three weeks in Nepal (in which over half of it was in remote villages […]

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, Beijing, China, CULTURE, Shanghai, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY • Tags: Beijing, China, CULTURE, life, Shanghai, thirdeyemom, Travel

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The Art of the Chinese Massage

December 2, 2011 by thirdeyemom

There is something divine about a good massage. As someone who has suffered a bad neck and upper back for over three-fourths of my life (see post:  Dealing with Chronic Pain) you can imagine how much better an excellent massage is to my poor, sore muscles.  I am like a new person after a massage.  I don’t have a darting, throbbing pain in my neck and my soul seems to finally find some sort of peace. Unfortunately, like most luxuries in life massages are not […]

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, Beijing, China, CULTURE, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Trekking/Hiking • Tags: Beijing, China, CULTURE, massage, thirdeyemom, Travel

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A high-speed visit to The Forbidden City

November 30, 2011 by thirdeyemom

One of the top highlights of any visit to Beijing is a visit to the infamous Forbidden City, one of imperial China’s most exquisite displays of traditional Chinese palatial architecture and grandeur.  Built in 1406 to 1420 and used as the imperial palace during the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Forbidden City is one of the best preserved complexes of ancient cities in the world, containing over 980 buildings and 9,999 1/2 rooms in the heart of Beijing. […]

Categories: Beijing, China, CULTURE, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY • Tags: Beijing, China, CULTURE, Forbidden City, thirdeyemom, Travel

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The World (aka China) according to Jackie

November 26, 2011 by thirdeyemom

We met Jackie, our 26-year-old tour guide to the Great Wall, at our hotel lobby on Sunday morning.  Jackie was dressed in jeans, sneakers, a pink button down shirt and a pastel blue sweater vest.  Needless to say, he was dressed well but not appropriate for an all day hike along the Great Wall. Above is a picture of Jackie, smiling as we literally “climbed” up to the Wall.  Jackie (of course his “western” name; all Chinese pick western names when they start […]

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, Beijing, censorship, China, CULTURE, HUMAN RIGHTS, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY • Tags: Beijing, Censorship, China, CULTURE, HUMAN RIGHTS, life, thirdeyemom, Travel

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Fall on the Wall: Part III Walking the Wall

November 24, 2011 by thirdeyemom

Author’s note: This is the last post on a three-part series on my hike to the Great Wall of China. To read my earlier posts, click here: Fall on the Wall: Part I and  Fall on the Wall:  Part II.  We arrived on top of the Great Wall of China at Jiankou, after two and a half hours of hard climbing up, to see one of the most impressive, spectacular man-made phenomenons I’d ever seen.  I’d been to Machu Picchu, the ancient […]

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, Beijing, China, CULTURE, The Great Wall, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Trekking/Hiking • Tags: China, CULTURE, Hiking, Jiantou, mutianyu, The Great Wall, thirdeyemom, Travel

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