Some of our fond memories of China
The Great Wall of China – Excerpt from our book Trekking the Globe with Mostly Gentle Footsteps Our Book Photo Gallery The following day, we made an exception to the rule of no early risings. We dragged ourselves out of bed at 5:30 a.m. and hustled to catch a bus at Xuanwumen Station, making it…
Beijing – by Irene Butler Published in Travellady online Magazine A fascinating medley of ancient sites and cosmopolitan delights flooded our senses in Beijing, China’s capital of nearly 15 million people. On our first stroll down Wangfujing Dajie, the prestigious pedestrian shopping street, my husband Rick and I were hooked. In an explosion of neon…
Terracotta Warriors by Irene Butler Published in “Surrey Now” and “Coquitlam Now” newspapers and Travellady online Magazine. Our senses were juddered with the stunning magnitude of this memorial to one man; 6,000 life-size soldiers in battle formation facing the entrance of the enormous earthen vault. The terracotta warriors, created to guard the tomb of Qin…
