The Intensity of It All: Beijing Photo Essay

Molli Sparkles

Quilt maker to the stars. Spiller of truth tea.

10 Responses

  1. Nancy says:

    Such remarkable photographs – it makes me (apart from the smog) want to go and see it.

  2. CEe says:

    Hello…I agree with everything you said about China. My daughter would not let me go out alone as she was afraid I would not be careful enough. She drives a scooter…the funny thing is I could not find a coffee I enjoyed so we went to McDonalds and pointed at a picture…it was drinkable. We went to an expensive hotel for breakfast and I looked so forward to a regular copy…it was so strong my spoon stood up…back to MAC.
    At the time of my visit I was not into quilting, wish I was…love your site and enjoy looking at your pics…my daughter lives in Taiwan so your photos help me think of her…thank you. I loved your fabrics too. Look forward to seeing your creations.

  3. Candy Radford says:

    Thanks!!

  4. The best is last, what a fantastic seat, so comfy. Those tall buildings and ALL that traffic would scare me.

  5. fi says:

    Thanks Molli for a vicarious visit to China through your gorgeous images Fi x

  6. Dee Whyte says:

    Awesome pics Molli. I’m going to enjoy your journey!

  7. Dee Whyte says:

    Awesome pics Molli. I’m going to enjoy your journey! An amazing country.

  8. Great photos! I was in Beijing in June 2012 as a solo backpacker. It was just as you describe. Also, I found the sheer scale of the place (that is, the buildings and layout) utterly overwhelming and rather inhuman. I’m sorry to say that I really struggled with it, and it very nearly defeated me (my rather unfortunate choice of abode absolutely didn’t help either). Still, I managed to see and do some stuff, and my fondest memory of Beijing is my trip out to the Summer Palace, which was magnificent.

  9. Lesley Gilbert says:

    I loved all your photo’s, especially the last one of you in your hat – you have a twinkle in your eyes, like you have a secret to tell 🙂

  10. We are QUILTERS!

    Great photos, thank you for sharing.

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