NCPA, Beijing, China - 10th February 2015
By: goomymia
Hello my dear friends,
We were about to explore Tiananmen today. Sure I've been there last year when I first arrived in Beijing. We needed to go to Tianmen West station on line 1. With no doubt, we got to that station in about 18 mins. I walked through exit C and there was an entrance to the National Center for the Performing Arts! A short visit would be nice. It's such a long name I even can't type them all into the 'Place'. Why not just call it National Theater?
Mia told us we are about to meet Amy who will join us for today. But 20 mins' ve passsed, we still haven't seen her yet. We found a place to have a seat and play some games to kill time. Honesly it was quite boring. So we finally decided to take a look at the National Theater. It's honestly the Egg I've seen last summer, a totally giant egg. We moved to the east of the Egg and found that there is no different between each sides, any direction we take photos the building would looks like the same egg.
There is Amy!
Dolly
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Posted Feb 16, 2015, 1:32 am Last edited Apr 8, 2015, 8:28 am by goomymia
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The Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China - 10th February 2015
By: goomymia
Hello my lovely friends,
The photo below is us sitting in front of the Great Hall of the People. I can always see that building on CCTV News 7:00pm every day night. It's a place where holds important meetings inside. All the leaders from other countries like Argentina, France, Germany...of course America, they would come here if they visit China. Our president Barack Obama came here on November 12 after AEPC last year.
Here we come!
Dolly
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Posted Feb 16, 2015, 1:45 am Last edited Apr 8, 2015, 8:27 am by goomymia
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Xijiaominxiang, Beijing, China - 10th February 2015
By: goomymia
Hello again,
The traditional architecture below is a gate called Zhengyangmen, men is gate in chinese. It used to be a gate in Beijing's historic city wall and was built in 1419 during the Ming Dynasty. We will move closer to have a look at it later. The building which looks like a box in the second photo is Chairman Mao Memorial Hall. it used to be a gate of the Forbidden City at that location long times ago.
keep moving...
Dolly
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Posted Feb 16, 2015, 1:51 am
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Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China - 10th February 2015
By: goomymia
After a long underpass we finally arrived at the Tiananmen Square. You see the Zhengyangmen over there? If we walk through that gate to south we will be on the Qianmen Street which is a quite famous commercial street in history, it still is right now. And then are the monument to the people's heroes and Tiananmen building. The last photo is National Museum.
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Posted Feb 16, 2015, 1:54 am
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the National Museum, Beijing, China - 10th February 2015
By: goomymia
Dear Papa,
Remember I told you I would visit the National Museum? Something isn't going that well today, when we got to the entrance of the museum, our companion Amy suddenly realized that she forgot her ID at home. Ummmmm...that's not good news. The guard won't let us get inside without ID card. So we can just change the former plan. At least we captured these dragon heads.
Always love
Dolly
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Posted Feb 16, 2015, 1:58 am Last edited Apr 8, 2015, 8:26 am by goomymia
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Tiananmen, Beijing, China - 10th February 2015
By: goomymia
My sweet friends,
Our next stop is the Tiananmen tower. It took us a while to cross the Changan Ave, sure we walked through the underpass again and we needed to wait in line to pass the security check. I knew it would be like this, last time I came here I waited for almost 20 minutes in line, not underground and it was going to rain. But it's worth waiting after all. We can't visit the National Museum, so I decided to go for a walk outside the Forbidden City and have a look at a corner tower with our voyagers, maybe go further to Shichahai. We will see.
Love and kisses
Dolly
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Posted Feb 16, 2015, 2:04 am Last edited Apr 8, 2015, 8:24 am by goomymia
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Bus No.5, Beijing, China - 10th February 2015
By: goomymia
We took a very quick snapshot with a lovely newsstand before we got on the bus. There were an awful lot of passengers on bus No. 5. Seriously I can hardly breath!!!
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Posted Feb 16, 2015, 2:11 am
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Dashibei Hutong, Beijing, China - 10th February 2015
By: goomymia
Dear Papa and Mama,
Walked along Gulou west street and then turned left, I found myself in a Hutong area. The red sign on the wall indicates here is Dashibei Hutong, ahaha...I've been to Xiaoshibei Hutong last year. Remember I said these two hutongs used to be a whole one called Shibei Hutong? Anton Bär asked me a lot of questions today. About Gulou, Zhonglou, da and xiao...he is so clever and keen to study, sometime I even forgot he is still a baby bear. Look, I found a ballet store, ummm...chocolate ballet?
Your little Dolly
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Posted Feb 16, 2015, 2:23 am Last edited Apr 8, 2015, 8:22 am by goomymia
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Shichahai , Beijing, China - 10th February 2015
By: goomymia
Hello my friends,
Totally different! Shichahai is totally different in winter. I mean I came here last summer, oh I miss that time. Mia said she usually go skating here in winter when the lake is frozen. I heard my heart break when I saw the lake. It's not frozen yet or it started unfreezing! Ok it's true that the winter here is quite warm. You see today is up to 12c, spring is coming back! It means green, bees and tons and tons of flowers. I can actually take more colorful photos, you know winter is a bit pale and gloomy without snowing. I even dreamed about snow last night. Anyhoo, I will be back home in the states with my family then.
Love
Dolly
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Posted Feb 16, 2015, 2:35 am
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Daqing Postoffice, Beijing - 16th February 2015
By: goomymia
My sweet friends,
Here I got to an interesting postoffice which is called Daqing Postoffice. A retro site looks like the postoffice more than 100 years ago. I saw some unique stamp marks people used to use before in Qing Dynasty.
I heard we are about to go visit a secret voyager and spend Chinese New Year together. That will be a lot of fun!
Love
Dolly
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Posted Feb 26, 2015, 12:59 am Last edited Apr 8, 2015, 8:21 am by goomymia
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Yandai Xiejie, China - 16th February 2015
By: goomymia
Dear Papa Mama,
Do you remember a photo I took last year in summer? I was standing in front of a metal board but the photo is so unclear because of the light. Here I went there again and got a better photo. The second photo is me and my friends having fun with the postbox at the entrance of Daqing Postoffice.
Love and kisses
Dolly
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Posted Feb 26, 2015, 1:29 am
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Simão's home, China - 17th February 2015
By: goomymia
My dear friends,
I got an invitation from Simão IV. I can visit him and stay at his home for a couple of days. How excited! We will celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year together! You know I didn't meet him before. I know his brother Simão III very well, we've been to Badachu last month together. I was a little bit worried on the way. After I met him I should tell you he is a really nice orangutan!
Always love
Dolly
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Posted Feb 19, 2015, 4:16 am Last edited Feb 19, 2015, 4:17 am by goomymia
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Simão's home , China - 18th February 2015
By: goomymia
Simão's grand is preparing for New Year's eve feast.
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Posted Feb 19, 2015, 11:08 am
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Spring Festival Gala , China - 18th February 2015
By: goomymia
It was almost 8:00pm. We watched the Spring Festival Gala together.
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Posted Feb 20, 2015, 5:43 am
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