Tuesday, 31 August 2010

Day 5


Qing Dynasty wall bricks, 1644-1911
Architectural Museum in Beijing


Ming city wall ruins

Monday, 30 August 2010

Day 4

Inside the Forbidden City

Wall on Nanluogu Xiang

Bell Tower

Gulou Dongdajie

Day 3: Great Wall of China

Accessing my blog is proving slightly more difficult over in China that I had thought, so here are just a few photographs from The Great Wall hike between Jinshanling and Simatai on Sunday, more photographs and writing to come later.



Saturday, 28 August 2010

Friday, 27 August 2010

Day 1: Beijing, China

Arrived in Beijing yesterday. Here are some images from the brick wall around the Forbidden City.

Thursday, 26 August 2010

Beijing Bound



On the runway at Moscow, taking off for Beijing, China.

Sunday, 8 August 2010

Chartwell, Kent, UK


Built from red bricks, this wall was built by Winston Churchill, it surrounds the garden in Chartwell.


Winston Churchill's house.

and his studio.