Express By Holiday Inn Airport Industrialpark Tianjin

... no bridge crossing the river, we grabbed a taxi to take us out to the temple.<br><br>The temple was out in the middle of nowhere, and we asked the taxi to wait for 30 mins but he said it was too long. The entrance fee was only 2rmb and that itself should have been a warning. The temple seemed to be not a tourist attraction but an actual functioning temple where believers come to pray for this or that. As such, it was rather boring, very ...

... expat could expect to be. There's no regrets, but only a wish that I had more time to wander the little crevices and feel the mood of the buildings more often. In time I suppose, and also in time I will be able to travel away from my comfortable little zone of China I have created and to wherever the winds of change may call me.<br><br>Pictures added, taken Nov. 17.<br>

... see. I know Nanjing, nothing new to see. I don't know anything North. A river... is that the river? Many neighborhoods, mostly like mine, occasionally nicer occasionally not so. Twist and turn, North, East, North... wha? Lost again. Well das goog suggested it's be 7 clicks, assuming a bus can do at least 14/hr I won't panic for half an hour. No I'm looking for ZhongShanMen or Anr (thingy that looks like a pagoda... are you ...

... of work to eat around all the bones in a skull is amazing, truly a work of dedication.<br><br>After the duck head place, we walked a long time and eventually came to a park in north Tianjin called 'Beining.' The park itself was quite large, with lots of attractions and amusement rides and even a couple miniature zoos, but very few people. I actually felt sorry for most the vendors here. The ...

October 1 I had the day off for the Celebration of Chinese National Day. It was the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China. I used this time to explore more of Tianjin. I did a lot of walking and sweating but it was worth it. Enjoy the Photos.<br><br>Blake<br>

National Day in China is celebrated on October 1st, and this year is a big one since it's the 60th anniversary of the PRC. Added with that, the fall festival fell close enough to national day this year that I ended up with 8 days off. 'Course, I had to work the Sunday before and the Saturday after ...

Pics from Culture Street and Dinner at a Hot Pot Restaurant.<br><br>HUO GUO mean "fire pot"-- The concept is easy you put seasoned water in a pot and boil it in the center of the table. Everyone around the table cooks food in it and eats. Kinda like a Fondue.<br><br>Our dinner was shrimp, beef, lamb, mushrooms, cabbage, octopus, squid, and noodles. To make the ...

... it's too bad we didn't get to see anything.<br><br> Off again, we went to the famous 'Drum Tower Street' and the outlying markets. Here we found many shops willing to undercut the ancient culture street prices by more than half. Really it was quite amazing to see the prices of everything. After buying two sets of very nice painted vases with wood stands and an amazing clay incense burner, I told myself I needed to ...

... and more then I expected it to be. It is set in the most amazing rural mountain setting. The wall snakes through and over the surrounding mountains. As an added bonus the weather here over the last few days has been awesome! It is a really nice time of year to be here in China. All the leaves on the trees are starting to change to vivid colors of red and yellow. I think without a doubt the great wall is the most ...

As I arrived in Tianjin all the sights and sounds (and smells) came flooding back. My fist stop was a little restaurant named "Ali Baba's". From there I was to be picked up and taken to my "new" apartment. I was to wait in this restaurant (with 2 enormous suitcases) until ...