Back in Oz.

Wow... what a trip! I'm still on a high after 3 weeks away and already looking for my next destination. It's taking a bit to collate all my pics, but I'm hoping to have some uploaded really soon.

Beijing - Summer Palace

The “Summer Palace” the play ground of Emperors and Empresses to escape form the repressive summer heat of Beijing. After winding our way through the suburbs of Beijing on out trusty bikes, we finally arrived at the Summer Palace. It was an impressive sight, and would have been even more impressive if the pollution hadn’t put a dull haze in the sky. The place grounds cover something like 200 sq hectares, with about 75% of that being lake. There were plenty of families out enjoying the lake and its surrounds and yet again it’s a place that you’ll need more than one day to see it all and really appreciate the history of the palace or should I say palaces.

On the way home we decided to have dinner at the outdoor food market.

Goodbye Mongolia and Hello China

Well after 2 great weeks in biking about central Mongolia, we're back in Beijing. It was a great trip. It certainly was an experience, Monoglia is certainly struggling after the Soviets left 16 years ago. Keep an eye out for my pics to come.

The end of the road.

After 10 days on the road we finally arrived at our destination, Karakorum.