Beijing Here I Come

Maria's last test was on December 6th.  Excited as she was to return home after 6 months abroad, she decided to take advantage of her proximity to Beijing and visit for a few days before preceding back to Iowa.

She had family friends with connections in Beijing who had asked to arrange her trip for her.  Accordingly, having only briefly glanced at her schedule, she packed and left for the airport (she was not sorry to say goodbye to her dorm bed).  

And thus began an unintended game called "how many modes of transport can Maria take before checking into her hotel?"  After leaving her dorm, she took:
  1.  A taxi to the airport
  2.  A bus from the gate to the plane on the tarmac
  3.  An airplane from Hong Kong to Beijing
  4.  A shuttle or an "Automated People Mover" from one part of the Beijing airport to another
  5.  A private car from the airport to her hotel
Maria was very amused by the time she reached her hotel room.

Maria then spent four action-packed days exploring Beijing before returning to the airport for the last leg of her journey.  Things Maria saw included:
  • The National Museum of China
  • The Imperial Palace
  • The Great Wall of China
  • Beijing Olympic Park
  • Logou Lane
  • 789 Art District
  • Lama Temple
Maria enjoyed her time in Beijing and was happy that she got to see so much in such a short time.  Maria enjoyed looking through her pictures of that week when she returned home.

Have a glimpse at what Maria saw:
A picture from the National Museum


The Imperial Palace

The Great Wall

A sculpture from the 789 Art District
Lama Temple during sunset

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