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Created by Devinne
China and Southeast Asia 2009
My three-month jaunt through China and Southeast Asia included … More
My three-month jaunt through China and Southeast Asia included (but was not limited to): ancient monuments, incredibly rare wildlife, fantastic museums, cooking classes, strange foods, glorious rivers, majestic mountains, hot cities and amazing souvenirs
Location:
Beijing, Hanoi...
Day:
08/13/2009 to 11/17/2009
Category:
Things to do, City...
Planned Activities
Fri 08/14/09 (day 2) - Beijing
Sat 08/15/09 (day 3) - Beijing
In 805 trips
Thing to Do
Located 15 kilometers from central Beijing, this World Heritage Site is a popular tourist attraction. The Summer Pal …
Sun 08/16/09 (day 4) - Beijing
In 2535 trips
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To the east of the Great Wall at Ba Da Ling and 70 kilometers from the city is this restored section of the Great Wa …
Mon 08/17/09 (day 5) - Beijing
In 1888 trips
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Tiananmen Square is the largest public square in the world and is considered a historic symbol of the People's Repub …
Tue 08/18/09 (day 6) - Beijing, Nankou
In 2732 trips
Thing to Do
China's Great Wall stretches east-west for more than 5000 kilometers. Its origins can be traced to the 7th Century B …
In 709 trips
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Some 50 kilometers (31 miles) northwest of Beijing and hidden amongst scenic mountains are 13 tombs from the Ming Dy …
Wed 08/19/09 (day 7) - Beijing
In 2019 trips
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Situated in the south of the city, this stunning temple park was built between 1406 and 1420. It was here that the e …
Fri 08/21/09 (day 9) - Shanghai
In 1038 trips
Thing to Do
People's Square (Ren Min Guang Chang) is a vast public square surrounded by government buildings. Truly an urban par …
Sat 08/22/09 (day 10) - Shanghai
In 754 trips
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This museum boasts 120,000 Chinese art pieces and archaeological findings. Permanent exhibits feature bronzes, ceram …
Mon 08/24/09 (day 12) - Shanghai
In 672 trips
Thing to Do
This temple, which was constructed in 1918, ranks as one of Shanghai's top tourist draws. The interior is heavy in t …
Mon 09/28/09 (day 47) - Hanoi
In 860 trips
Thing to Do
This small lake between the Old Quarter and the French Quarter is central to Hanoian folklore. A ghostly shrine (the …
Tue 09/29/09 (day 48) - Hanoi
In 629 trips
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In 1070, King Ly Thanh Tong founded Temple of Literature (Văn Miếu) to pay tribute to education and to those of high …
Wed 09/30/09 (day 49) - Hanoi
In 674 trips
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Sadly, the first One Pillar Pagoda was destroyed during the French War. The new Vietnamese government rebuilt the te …
In 582 trips
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Despite Ho Chi Minh's request to be cremated, like communist leaders before him, he was embalmed and put on display. …
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thank you for your entries. i have just read your blogs on cambodia. I myself am going to be travelling from vietname to cambodia in may. solo female traveller too.
nice to see someone else doing it with confidence.
can you tell me did you have any troubles getting the cambodia visa at the border? did you organise your tour to mekong and cambodia once you got to vietnam? im having trouble figuring out how to do it all lol. i want to do the mekong then enter cambodia, then go to the beach area before heading to the temple places angor wat etc.
any info you have got that might be helpful would be fab. :)
jo
It is fun! it's great to see again, my birthplace!
I miss you all!!!
someday soon we will visit again this place and wish to stay longer there in our house..
especially at shanghai Jade Buddha Temple,
Temple of heaven
Beijing, nankou the great wall of china.
This is very near at our house the largest palace in the world.