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Our First Full Day in Beijing
... but there are 5 million cars and 8 million bikes on the roads. Gridlock is a way of life in the city, so the government instituted a car policy based on the last number of the license plate. For example, on Tuesdays, only cars whose license plates end in 2 or 8 are allowed on the roads. Wednesdays only cars whose license plates end in 3 or 9 can drive, etc. While the policy limits the number of cars, it doesn’t really alleviate ...
How to visit the Great Wall for less than $10
... the ropeway and tower #8. It is steep in spots-very, very steep! I had a few bouts of vertigo along the way and had to sometimes just look at my feet so as not to view how far down it really was. Andrea, sorry I didn't tell you all about that fear of heights thing before we went:) It was pretty amazing being up there even if we ...
Breathtaking Beijing
... Tao beers. Saw a guy rolling the streets who we called "wheels" as he had two big wheelchair-sized wheels and was resting on the axle, pulling himself along with his hands. He had no legs. The rest of the night is a bit of a blur but from what I remember I had a great night, myself and Andrew got a little worse for wear (ok, a lot!) after some tequila shots and mingling with some local rich Chinese guys. Standard. I don't remember getting home but apparently we got in at ...
Houhai entre la neblina
... Lo que no sabía yo es que nos tocaría caminar por un centro comercial todo extraño donde reparan todos los artículos electrónicos. Lo malo es que ni él entendía la dirección que le dieron, mucho menos yo claro. Es un complejo de dos edificios con varios niveles. En cada nivel hay un montón de como tienditas, que no se miran muy de fiar la verdad, con sus vitrinas llenas de piezas y partes. Y en sus rótulos tienen todas las marcas a las que les dan servicio. ...
First stop Beijing!
... now on his top 10 best food list! Sham wouldn’t let me hug him after dinner as he needed tummy time to recover from the feast.
I’ve got to say there is a great community feel in Beijing - locals of all ages were out at night in the many outdoor parks exercising together including taichi. We felt very safe walking around at night but we seem to have attracted lots of attention with the locals wanting to take photos of ...
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