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It’s Hard to Say Goodbye to Beijing

It’s 9:20 p.m. and I’m sitting at Toronto’s Airport gate D22. We missed our connecting flight to Ottawa, of course, and we are waiting for the next one.

It’s been a long day and a very long flight and we didn’t sleep much if at all.

The last few days in Beijing were typical of the city: there was a lot of smog and pollution, and most tourist places were crowded. Yet, we went everywhere, circling the city from West to East, from North to South. We even made it to the Temple of Heaven a few hours before our evening flight.

I’m sad to leave China. I like it there. But again, I’m always sentimental when I leave a place, so maybe there is something wrong with me.

I’m exhausted. I hope we board soon.

Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square
Beijing Sour Yogurt
Beijing Sour Yogurt
Eggs Cooked in Tea
Eggs Cooked in Tea
In a Posh Mall
In a Posh Mall
Jingshan Hill
Jingshan Hill
Mark at the Hotel
Mark at the Hotel
Red Lantern in a Hutong
Red Lantern in a Hutong
Drum Tower
Drum Tower
People's Bank
People’s Bank
Fuxingmen
Fuxingmen
Qianmen
Qianmen
Candies and Sweet Snacks Store
Candies and Sweet Snacks Store
Twisted Bread
Twisted Bread
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square
Sun Yatsen Picture on Tiananmen Square
Sun Yatsen Picture on Tiananmen Square
Sun Yatsen Picture on Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square
Forbidden City
Forbidden City
Forbidden City
Forbidden City
Forbidden City
Forbidden City
Forbidden City
Forbidden City
Forbidden City
Forbidden City
Forbidden City
Forbidden City
Old and New
Old and New
Wangfujing Market
Wangfujing Market
Wangfujing Market
Wangfujing Market
Wangfujing Market
Wangfujing Market
Wangfujing Market
Wangfujing Market
Wangfujing
Wangfujing
Silk Market
Silk Market
Sunset
Sunset
Guomao
Guomao
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
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Zhu

French woman in English Canada.

Exploring the world with my camera since 1999, translating sentences for a living, writing stories that may or may not get attention.

Firm believer that nobody is normal... and it’s better this way.

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