The Trip - Hong Kong to Exmouth, U.K.
 Summer 1998




During the Spring of 1994 we travelled from Moscow to Irkutsk by train. This journey prompted us to wonder what the rest of the route was like to, say, Beijing. We subsequently discovered that a fast overnight train service between Hong Kong and Beijing had been inaugurated in the Summer of 1997. This, together with the Eurostar link from Brussels to London, was the final spur which made us decide to travel by train from Hong Kong to Exmouth, U.K. over a period of 27 days during June/July 1998. Why this way? It seemed to us that it would have been somewhat of an anticlimax to travel eastwards and then fly home! We are glad we made this decision. It seemed 'right' as soon as we arrived in Hong Kong. More pictures of China can be found here.
 
Thanks to the efficiency of Monkey Business, at both Hong Kong and Beijing, who made the rail and accommodation bookings for us from Hong Kong through to Moscow, the whole trip ran incredibly smoothly. At the planning stages they were always 'just at the end of an email' and promptly replied to the many queries that we had.
 
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Oooh! Glad to get
those shoes off!
Hong Kong at dusk
- a mini-Manhattan
Chinese Draughts The Great Wall...
...where else but!
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...and higher up still Ceiling decoration in one
of the temples within
the Forbidden City
Within the
'Forbidden City'
"Where's the next
fabric shop, Li?"
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So much choice!
Which shall it be?
An impromptu sing-song
at the Beihai Park, Beijing
'Blue Baikal' from the
lakeside path
Choosing a present
at the Museum near
Lystvyanka
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Our 'homestay' at
Lystvyanka by Lake Baikal
The complex of churches
within the fortifications
at Zagorsk
The onion domes of one of
the churches at Zagorsk
Travelling in style!
Checking where we are
on the map
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The 'Baikal' train
Irkutsk to Moscow
Li and Alan at the
Great Wall at Badaling
Working out the bill
in the tea shop
The two of us!
...at the Ming Tombs
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The Tiananmen Gate
Entrance into the ForbiddenCity
The Temple of Heaven
Tiantin Park - Beijing
A typical temple roof detail A decorated ceiling within
the Tiantin Park complex
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Hong Kong street scene Buddist shrine at Sha Tin
Hong Kong - New Territories
A tranquil Baikal Sunday Best in
sunny Siberia
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The village church
at Lystvyanka
Saying goodbye! Revolution Square, Moscow Fish sellers on
the station platform
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Architectural detail
Zagorsk
Moscow's recently
completed new Cathedral
The Sacred Well, Zagorsk 'Central' by night - H.K.
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Incense cones in a
Buddist temple - H.K.
Dragon Boat Racing
H.K. - Sha Tin
10,000 Buddhas Temple
H.K. - Sha Tin
High Rise - H.K. Sha Tin
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Mao's view of
Tiananmen Square
Entry into the Forbidden City Mao's Mausoleum in
Tiananmen Square
A smaller temple within
the Forbidden City
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Within the Forbidden City Tiananmen Gate from
within the Forbidden City
Imperial thrones Within the Forbidden City
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Imperial thrones Wall decoration in an alleyway within the Forbidden City Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Tiantin Park, Beijing Street Scene, Beijing

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