Beijing Yosemite Club

... now, supposedly we'll have one next friday in the subject oral chinese, except it'll be a written one.

Oh, and while I remember, anyone interested in reading a severely more detailed description of our stay etc can check out my classmate's blog (obs: in Danish)
http://beijing2009-10.travellerspoi nt.com/

... we copied down in chinese for Carol was "I do not eat spicy food" which worked 90% of the time.

The chinese are some of the most friendliness of people, unless they are riding a bike driving a car or in a queue, in fact they don't know what the word is.

Our 18 days in China was spent visiting the major attractions in the larger towns. We feel there is so much more to see - the more tranquil side, and if we returned we would go for these areas.







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half 12 's avonds. Net terug in de hostel na ons diner van vanvond. Wij gaan voor chique in China. We kiezen bewust de beste Chineze restaurants. Niks lekker experimenteren met straatvoedsel, alleen het beste is goed genoeg voor ons. In die zin zijn we anders dan onze (tijdelijke) hostelvrienden. Hoe vind je de beste restaurants in Beijing? Je gaat naar de betere wijken (zie reisboeken). Daar hou je je ogen goed open. Je stapt een Chinees restuarant binnen (aan het interieur kun ...

... was great. Aside from Thanksgiving, I enjoyed the local scene all over again, from the cheap homemade dumplings to the local beer to the Xinjiang chwanr (meat on a stick). The pictures toward the end are of Amy and her new boyfriend (aka, the 3 year old son of one of the Muslim restaurant owners). Quite the stud with that hat and those eyes... It was a great trip, and definitely what I needed ...

... the US would have. Wutao normally does not cook, but to entertain us, he went out his way to have dinner prepared and served on his large elegant dinner table. Mr. Li, the head of a subsidiary company for Wutao, his wife and daughter, and one of Wutao's nephews were at the dinner. Maotai or Wuliangye were of course served. Everyone had a great time together. Having a great dinner at an elegant dining table ...

... people like me who are living there legally without allowing a call to an embassy, what can they do to any Tibetans who they want to remove?" http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/ju l/10/china.terrorism?gusrc=rss&feed=net workfront Such actions have led the National Post to label the Olympics in Beijing the Authoritarian Games: China mounts a massive security operation aimed at preventing political protests Peter Goodspeed, National Post Published: Saturday, July 12, 2008 Chinese ...

... members seemed very non threatening. Infact in the Philippeans even security guards for restaurants have guns!!! From the square we headed into the Frobidden City, heading through it's many layers, from the most public squares to its inner courtyards. It is crazy to think that this was something most Chinese couldn't do for so many centuries. Hence the name Forbidden City. Only the emperors and their guests and noblemen were allowed in. You pass through a number of ...

Saturday through Wednesday, September 15th to the 19th Many people like traveling with tour groups, and there are benefits that solo travelers don't enjoy: someone else sorts through train and bus schedules to figure out how to see the greatest number of places in the shortest amount of time, hires private transportation when public transit won't work, makes adjustments based on experience, hires tour guides who (ideally) can tell you something about what you ...

... China is opening two new coal-fired power stations a day. The terrible consquences of this short term energy policy were all too apparent to us. From Pingyao we caught a night train to Datong. Our tickets were for hard-sleeper class, requiring that we sleep in compartments of six, in bunks of three storeys, separated from the other compartments by an open doorway. It was obvious from the start that we would get little sleep! The evening went by ...

... der er selvfølgelig også pyntet op herude, Vesten har promoveret julen noget bedre end Østen har promoveret Det Kinesiske Nytår, men det virker ret falsk herude, det er altsammen plastik og alt for meget. Julen er nok en af de værste årstider at være væk fra familien på, man savner dem så meget, bare at høre julemusik kan bringe tårene frem. Arendse og nogle af vores klassekammerater ville til julegudstjeneste, da Beijing ikke er en havneby er her ikke en sømandskirke ...