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Billy January 11, 2018 Leave a Comment

The 2016 BSFBB Awards (Part 2)

There are so many superlatives for San Francisco, they can’t all fit in 1 post.  So here is the continuation from Part 1 of the 2016 Best of San Francisco By Billy Awards!

Best View

If there’s any city known for its views, it’s San Francisco.

Best View: The view from the Top of the Mark. (Day 1) San Francisco, United States, North America.
Best View: The view from the Top of the Mark. (Day 1)

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Filed Under: United States Tagged With: Alcatraz, Best Of, Entertainment, Food, Golden Gate Bridge, History, North America, San Francisco, Shopping, United States, US West

Billy October 22, 2016 Leave a Comment

San Francisco 2016, Day 2, Part 2

Telegraph Hill and North Beach (Part 2)

Telegraph Hill

After skirting the summit of Telegraph Hill on Day 1, I climbed to the peak on Day 2.  And what a treat! [Read more…]

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: Entertainment, Golden Gate Bridge, History, North America, San Francisco, United States, US West

Billy September 15, 2016 Leave a Comment

Must-See Beijing

One of the dragons on the Forbidden City's Nine Dragon-Wall. Forbidden City, Beijing, China, Asia.
One of the dragons on the Forbidden City’s Nine Dragon-Wall.

Make no mistake.  Beijing is not the cosmopolitan city that Shanghai is.  (Unlike in Shanghai, I was often the only white person in sight on the subway in Beijing.  I got stared at in Beijing at times.  This never happened in Shanghai.)  Regardless, imperial Beijing is where the history is.  This is why the most spectacular sights I saw on my 2015 trip to China were for the most part in Beijing. [Read more…]

Filed Under: East Asia Tagged With: Asia, Beijing, Best Of, China, East Asia, Entertainment, Forbidden City, Great Wall, Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square, UNESCO

Billy September 1, 2016 2 Comments

China 2015, Day 11: Beijing, Day 5

Summer Palace (and a Night at the Peking Opera!)

I feel like my trip to China ended on a fantastic high.  This was due to 3 reasons:  the Summer Palace, the Peking Opera, and the dinner I had between the two.  You’ll have to wait for the Food Diary to read [Read more…]

Filed Under: East Asia Tagged With: Asia, Beijing, Buddhism, China, East Asia, Entertainment, Summer Palace

Billy July 8, 2016 6 Comments

China 2015, Day 4: Shanghai, Day 2

Central Shanghai

It was such a relief to stay in Shanghai for the day rather than taking another day trip.  Because my arrival in Shanghai was delayed a day and I was departing for Beijing the next afternoon, this was my [Read more…]

Filed Under: East Asia Tagged With: Asia, Buddhism, China, Communism, East Asia, Entertainment, Islam, Shanghai, Shopping, Taoism

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