Its A Small World After All
I’ve mentioned feeling a bit disillusioned with many of the ‘historical’ places I’ve seen so far in China, primarily because those I’ve been fortunate enough to see were ‘restored’ in the 80’s during the Cultural Revolution and much of the sense of history swept away with the dust of new concrete. My new contract means that I’ll be back to a semi nine to five resulting in a more restricted travel time line, so I figured why not make the most of Beijing, being only an hour away. So, I spent some time putting together a wee spreadsheet of everything off the beaten track in and around Beijing. I want to see something that other travellers might miss, something that the government may not have gotten to, something authentic. I n amongst all of this included the World Park and 798 Art District. My friend, Mark, was heading back to Ireland so I thought it a good way to say farewell by taking him to some unusual spots, and a nice way for me to start 2017. Unfortunately, Mark a