Tag Archive: china

Before I Ran Headlong Into the Firewall, I Loved Beijing

First of all, the subway made sense. Bless Beijing for having the Olympics, because it made our first trip on the metro – from Beijing Central to our stop on Line 2 –… Continue reading

Trans-Mongolian Journey: from Ulaan Baatar to Beijing

We woke to new scenery. After a day of the Gobi (like all deserts seen from a train, beautiful at first, and stultifying after seven hours of exactly the same), the small but… Continue reading