Century Golden Resources Hotel Beijing

... on us. I don't mind either, either culture have its on 'personality' and 'norm'; there is really no way to say 'this is wrong' or 'this is right'. So really I just aim to write my experiences down rather than judging them.


Barack Obama in Beijing?!
In the late afternoon, my manager came back into the office and told all of us that US president Obama is in Beijing atm and part of the roads are completely ...

... is a bad idea… Snow-blinded I foolishly took every opportunity to troop through the stuff, not realizing until it was too late that I was wearing, essentially, snow-sponge shoes. 2. The first snow slows everything down. I had another Beijing transportation lesson. As my bus pulled up to the stop, it was attacked by a mob.

Please note, I do not use the word ‘mob’ lightly in this situation. I expected the lack of lines, the pushing, and the occasional cutting ...

... till I went to take a shower and noticed the skin had been ripped away. I honestly don't know how Chinese people do it.
But according to the posters every day "Exercising for one hour a day gives you 50 yrs of life"
Today when I was exercising I felt rain drops for the first time. It has NEVER rained here while I have been here so even though I think literally 10 drops fell on me in 2 minutes I was still incredibly happy.

... you studied this problem can be solved," I said. "I know. But I don't want to do what I studied." "Why?" "Because I don't like it." "So why did you study it?" "Because my mother wanted me to." Hmmmm... I didn't know what to say. I felt sorry for Mei. Her story depressed me. I didn't know why. I mean, I knew why. Because she didn't have it easy. But there were many more depressing stories in this world that for some reason we still don't relate to. I didn't know why I reacted precisely to ...

... needs to go up or down! For those not up for the walk you can be carried in your own royal padded seat...as tempting as that was, and half way up I was wishing I'd invested in one, we leisurely climbed our way to the top where we enjoyed the best tea I have had in my life! Off course you can't buy this one in a box, damn it, because it is literally a specific fruit boiled up in water. I can't remember the name of it but it also had ginger in it and man was it delicious!!!!!!! So ...

... Given the extraordinary security precautions and "preemptive measures," we would be surprised to see anything greater than a few hundred arrests, and for a mere 17-day event, it would seem that the more frightening scenarios are on the low-end of the probability spectrum. Thus, in our view, the great drama of this Olympics is between those trying to present a brilliant, gilded image of China and those trying expose the ugly face of oppression, exploitation, and all ...

... along the wall before heading into a local village for lunch. After another perilous journey back to the city followed by some more beer, we went out to sample the local speciality of Peking Duck in the famous Quanjude Restaurant. We were joined on this excursion by a few people we had met on the tour. The food was, as ever, fantastic. The ducks were brought to the table with heads intact and carved in front of us. This ...

... ed out to Jinshangling! This was an amazing day! A 10k trek of the Great Wall between 32 towers ending at Simatai. It was a bit foggy so the pictures aren't the best but it was a sight to see. Somewhere between tower 12 and 13 I realized that I was really at the GREAT WALL! I kept thinking about how I've always thought and knew I would see it one day and here I was actually doing that!

... Palace: A beautiful, huge, lakeside complex that the Imperial Family retreated to during the summer months. The summer palace is the largest imperial garden in the world. Once again we were taken with the beauty of the architecture and the bright and colorful artwork. We walked about 1/8 the way down the longest corridor in the world. It spans almost 800meters and it began from the empress's area in the compound and flowed to a boat dock alongside the lake. The ...

... lots of cops with radar guns. I get pulled over for speeding which I know I'm not. But when the cops try to talk to me and realize I don't understand a word and I show my American passport, I'm waved along with a warning to keep it under 60 kms.I finally get to Moscow at about 1:00 AM and it is asleep. I stop at several gas stations asking for directions to a hotel but nobody seems to know where there is a hotel in Moscow. It's now getting to be 2:00 AM and still no hotel ...