OK, perhaps saying the air quality in Penticton is almost as bad as Beijing is a bit of an exaggeration, but when the smoke rolled in yesterday from a forest fire near Omak, Washington (the picture to the left shows the leading edge of the thick layer of smoke)- the air quality and visibility in Penticton took a huge nosedive. Earlier in the week, skies were a little hazy due to smoke from forest … [Read more...]
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The Peninsula Palace Beijing
The Peninsula Palace in Beijing is just that - a palace. This was our favorite hotel of all the hotels that we stayed at during our trip to China. Our room was spacious and featured a 42-inch plasma TV, marble bathroom, a bedside electronic panel which centralizes all control functions in the room. There is also an electronic display by the door showing outdoor temperature. The Arcade … [Read more...]
Beijing: Tiananmen Square
Ros and I visited Tiananmen Square in Beijing during the National Holiday in October which celebrates the proclamation of the Peoples Republic by Mao Zedong. The square was packed with mostly Chinese tourists. Some of these people, primarily those from rural areas, were seeing Westerners for the first time. Several people in the square came up to us and asked to... … [Read more...]
Beijing: Forbidden City & STARBUCKS?
We had just arrived at the Peninsula Palace Hotel in Beijing and decided to go for a walk to check things out. Well, just around the corner and up a street was the Forbidden City. I don't know about you but with a name like that I had to go for a look... Located in the heart of Beijing the Forbidden City was where the Emperors of China ruled for 500 years. The complex contains 9,999 buildings so … [Read more...]
The Traveler: Places I’ve Been
This is a list of some of the places in which I've lived and to which I've traveled. As I collect and recollect my travel stories, I'll link to the individual blog entries about specific places and events from this page. 1961 Ros' first trip ever... to Holland. Travel back in those days wasn't so easy. 1968 Went back to Holland with my Mom. 1973 Traveled to Holland on my … [Read more...]