Return to Asia! Tokyo, Japan to Beijing, China 2007

By WaltJake

The Route

– Starting Point	– Last Point	– Current Point	– Round Trip

Path Traveled

Not Yet Traveled

The Summary

9 day trip to Japan and China, with two old friends and one new one. Temples, Gardens, Palaces, Pandas, Hiking the Great Wall, Sunrise over Tiananmen Square, Getting lost in the Forbidden City (And Beijing Zoo!) Haggling with street vendors, robbed for 5 minutes, counterfeit money, blisters, hot tubs, a hooker, 3 dead ducks and one live fish...details to follow!

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Date	Location	Entries
March 12th, 2007	Meriden, Connecticut	Off to New York Updated: March 12th, 2007
March 12th, 2007	Milford, Connecticut	See my Dad, catch the train! \| 1 Photo Updated: April 3rd, 2007
March 12th, 2007	New York, New York	Grand Central, to the Chinese Consulate \| 6 Photos Updated: April 3rd, 2007
April 15th, 2007	Meriden, Connecticut	Ready to go! Updated: April 15th, 2007
April 15th, 2007	New York, New York	Made It To Lee's \| 3 Photos Updated: April 25th, 2007
April 16th, 2007	New York, New York	On to JFK \| 2 Photos Updated: April 25th, 2007
April 17th, 2007	Narita, Japan	JFK to Narita Airport, outside Tokyo Updated: April 17th, 2007
April 17th, 2007	Tokyo, Japan	Tokyo, Japan \| 14 Photos \| Hotels & Accommodations: New Otani Makuhari Hotel Tokyo Updated: September 7th, 2008
April 18th, 2007	Tokyo, Japan	Exploring Tokyo- New Otani Garden, Meiji Jingu Shrine, Imperial Palace Gardens, Shibuya \| 15 Photos Updated: April 25th, 2007
April 18th, 2007	Meiji Jingu Shrine, Japan	Meiji Jingu Shrine \| 17 Photos Updated: April 30th, 2007
April 18th, 2007	Imperial Palace, Japan	Imperial Palace Gardens \| 37 Photos Updated: April 27th, 2007
April 18th, 2007	Shibuya, Japan	Shibuya \| 4 Photos Updated: April 27th, 2007
April 19th, 2007	Tsukiji Fish Market, Japan	Tsukiji Fish Market \| 26 Photos Updated: May 1st, 2007
April 19th, 2007	Akasaka, Japan	Back to the hotel, more pictures of the garden \| 41 Photos Updated: May 1st, 2007
April 19th, 2007	Asakusa, Japan	Senson-Ji Temple \| 23 Photos Updated: April 29th, 2007
April 19th, 2007	Uneo Park, Japan	Uneo Park \| 19 Photos Updated: April 30th, 2007
April 19th, 2007	Akihabara, Japan	Electronics district \| 1 Photo Updated: April 30th, 2007
April 19th, 2007	Tokyo, Japan	Yakult Swallows Baseball Game \| 10 Photos Updated: May 1st, 2007
April 20th, 2007	Narita, Japan	On to China! \| 9 Photos Updated: May 1st, 2007
April 20th, 2007	Beijing, China	A Scare at the Hotel \| 15 Photos Updated: May 10th, 2007
April 21st, 2007	Tianenmen Square, China	Tiananmen Square, Flag Raising Ceremony At Dawn \| 29 Photos Updated: May 6th, 2007
April 21st, 2007	Forbidden City, China	Forbidden City \| 42 Photos Updated: May 6th, 2007
April 21st, 2007	Temple of Heaven, China	Temple of Heaven \| 28 Photos Updated: May 29th, 2007
April 21st, 2007	Beijing, China	Peking Duck, Peeking Fish! \| 3 Photos Updated: May 10th, 2007
April 22nd, 2007	Great Wall, China	Great Wall of China - Mutianyu \| 36 Photos Updated: May 31st, 2007
April 22nd, 2007	Beijing, China	Another Restaurant, Another Duck...and a Surprise! \| 4 Photos Updated: May 31st, 2007
April 23rd, 2007	Summer Palace, China	Summer Palace \| 85 Photos Updated: June 12th, 2007
April 23rd, 2007	Beijing, China	Beijing Zoo-- Panda-monium! \| 41 Photos Updated: July 7th, 2007
April 24th, 2007	Narita, Japan	What a trip! Updated: April 24th, 2007