Tianjin
Travel Blogs from Tianjin, China
The Ox and the Mulberry
... the historical county seat and provincial walled city, Xidi and Hongcun are living testament to old, small-town life in China. A couple of hours from the hostel, Hongcun and Xidi are nestled within the foothills of the Yellow Mountains, surrounded by ...
Qin Haung Dao-The Starting Point of the Great Wall
... was great. I took pics of tons of farmers with donkeys, horses, and all sorts of what I had thought were outdated methods. China is still a third world country after all, even though Beijing does not seem third world in any respect (except maybe the ...
Good Bye China & See You Again
... Actually it would not have even taken that long, but I had to stop a while to put in the items just purchased in Tianjin earlier today into the bags, hence I needed another 10 minutes of packing time as well. Once inside ...
On Dry Land Again
... . Antique town is a kilometer from the Orange and the traditional style buildings there are a sharp contrast to modern Tianjin. Michelle found a shop with a back room full of knock-off fake products. The little daypack she decided on ...
High-Speed Train Ride Tianjin
... that killed 40 people a couple of weeks ago, we decided to take a high-speed Inter-City train to the neighboring town of Tianjin (a distance of 117 kilometers). The change to the shorter trip also saved me a little over $900.00. The ride is ...
Baby Dumplings
Last weekend, I accomplished one of only two requests that my mom made prior to me coming to China: I learned how to make dumplings. The process was quite complex, and I'm not sure if I could successfully recreate the entire process; but who knows what an ...
Tianjin, my home from home
... !!) It's the kind of opportunity and experience you couldn't get any where else but China. The multi-cultural atmosphere is amazing. Every time I visit, Tianjin has completely changed. Crazy city! All as a result of the 'Beijing Hutong Development' ...
Arrival in China: Tanggu, the port of Tianjin
After a relaxing couple days on the ship, we arrived in Tanggu, the port of Tianjin. I bought two bus tickets to take me to Tianjin (one for me and one for my backpack) and off I went to Tianjin for the ...
How we missed our boat to Japan
... to Japan. I didn't know how or why but we would not be sailing tonight. I wanted to get out of there. To get out of Tianjin, out of China. I had had enough. We asked someone to ask the taxi driver to take us to out to the airport and we left the Passenger ...
Landing in China
We arrived in Tianjin, China at about 3pm. We were really excited about stepping foot in China to see what the place is really like. We were glad to get off the ferry, 24hours was enough for us. We made our way to security and passed through without ...
The Last Day
... the station for over an hours (still only amounted to ~$10). Six months can sure go by fast. I'm finally leaving China tomorrow via Tianjin's airport. Not sure when I will return. Lots of memories... Am I ready to go? A part of ...
Halloween in Tian jin
This is my second year staying in Tian jin for Halloween , but it is my first time dress up and join the party . It was a fun night , I am just going to put some pic here and you can tell from the pics :) ...
Daytrip to Tianjin
... Planet: the Treaty Port Architecture, Ancient Culture Street, Antique Market and Monastery of Deep Compassion. While Tianjin isn't the most excited city in China, it still had some interesting things to see. I think my favourite was the Treaty Port ...
Tianjin
After twenty-four hours on a ferry across the Yellow Sea we arrived in the port of Tianjin and from there took an express train straight to ...
Something New
I'm not sure if you've noticed, but I've let the ball drop in terms of providing frequent updates on my life in China. I find it difficult to muster up enough energy to recount everything worth mentioning, most likely because I wait until I have a ...
Tianjin'den Ilk Izlenimler
Tianjin, Ilk Izlenimler 15'17 cok buyuk bir sehir. Merkeze dogru ilerlerken Istanbul gibi bir trafik sikisikligina giriyoruz. Yollarin sag ve sol kisimlarinda alcak bir korkulukla ana yoldan ayrilan bisiklet yollari var. Bisiklet yolu da yogun ama ama ...
Antika Pazari
... . Cin in buyuk kentlerinde tarihi sokaklar, binalar bulmak cok zor cunku Kultur Devrimi sirasinda hepsi yok edilmis. Tianjin in icinde yalnizca 3-4 tapinak kalmis. Cin Mahallesi yer olarak Tianjin in merkezinde denilebilir. Sehrin tam ortasindan ...
Tianjin
It figures, but my hotel didn't have my reservation and then they just wouldn't let me stay there because of my nationality?!? A taxi driver found me a new, cheaper hotel, but I had no idea where I was... I wandered around lost until a nice ...
Gunluk Yasam
Sabahlari 7:30 da uyaniyorum. Bir kac dakika neredeyim ben diye dusunuyorum. Cin de oldugumu hatirlayinca birden uykum aciliyor ve pencereye firlayip perdeleri acip sehre biraz bakiyorum. Asagida bisikletler, semsiyeli bayanlar cogalmis oluyor. Burada ...
Tianjin'in Ritmine Alismak
... olan dersin yerine bugun ders yapilmis oldu. Dersimizin olmadigi bir kac gun boyunca erken kalkmaya ve okulu' Tianjin i kesfetmeye calistim. Kahvalti seceneklerinin hepsini denedim: otelde acik bufe(pirinc corbasi, tofu, krep, barbunya...), ...
Moving to Tianjin
... textures différentes et j’adore ca. La cuisine chinoise est étonnante. Aujourd’hui nous allons voyager en direction de Tianjin car Koebi participe à un concert avec une chanteuse chinoise dans un stade de la ville. Ce jour c’est la ...
Leaving China
... a digital display lit up at the end of the carriage. It read off the speed, which promptly rose to 340km/h. We got to Tianjin in less than 25 minutes!!! I stepped off the train clutching both packs of noodles and looking forward to killing 5.5 hours at ...
meeeting up with kris in his 'hometown'
We spent a couple days in Tianjin before we headed west. My brother Kris has been teaching here for about a year. He introduced me to his girlfriend Vicky. We all went out for dinner together at an ...
Jane's concert in Tianjin
JOUR_17, Concert à Tianjin. Nous nous réveillons à midi, la soirée a été bien arrosée… Le temps d'une douche et de descendre dans le hall de l’hôtel pour un café mais apparemment le personnel n’a pas l’habitude de faire ...
last drop of pics for Laos
Almost 3 weeks after I came from the vocation , got some pics from Chris and no words ,just pics this time ...
Tianjin by day
Today I visited the old "Chinatown"?!?! that was really touristy. I also walked around, checking out the old foreign area. There are no foreigners there anymore, but you could see the influence - big shady, leafy streets with giant ...
