Thomas Tomchak
Recent Heavy Rains
Before I left for China we got some pretty heavy rain in our area. There was a long stream of storms from as far south as the Gulf of Mexico winding up through the Chicago area and continuing past us through the midwest. Most of the rain was the remnants of recent hurricanes that hit the south. A few […]
Up and Down the Wall
Although we could have walked up to the wall, I’m glad we didn’t. It was a pretty long walk, and even once you’re on the wall it’s a lot of walking and at times on very steep angles. So, we took a cable car up on one side, walked a couple of hours to the […]
Great Wall, Great Time
Today was an all day event to get to and from the Great Wall. It is about 50 miles outside the city, but it was a 2 hour cab ride each way (in part because our cab driver kept getting lost) and we spent about 3 hours walking the Great Wall, taking photos and having […]
Walking the Great Wall
Walking the great wall right now. http://tinyurl.com/5ayrsa http://twitpic.com/bs9u
Arrival, Beijing Grand Hyatt
This is our hotel, although the photo was taken several hours after we arrived (it was about 4pm when we actually checked in. The hotel is very nice, the rooms are nice and the bathroom is awesome! All marble floor and counter, as well as a standalone marble shower.
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