Holiday Inn Binhai Tianjin - Tianjin

... to the Haihewaitan park at the end of the Haihe river. The park was a basically a series of modern art projects that cover most of China and was actually quite nice if nothing to see. We passed by the famous Orient Princess ship where they run KTV and walked down the river towards a 'Chaoyin temple' I had read about on the map. After rechecking the map and realizing that we had, in fact, been walking in the right direction, however there ...

... between the last and current posts I have had plenty of travels within the city and taken many pictures, I'll add only a few here of the area of the city close to the river.<br><br>With the passing of time, the gilding wears off and the truth of things come forth, but, as I've said before, I feel this city is close to me and I am connected to it - at least as much as ...

... the info that put 'em up high for what I sought. Little nervous, no idea what I'm really looking for and I can read half a dozen words of Mandarin. But I am the miraculous(ly idiotic?) traveler I am, trust the luck, hit the road. Number one GM recommended bus is a double decker, never tried it, ok! Kinda short for my six foot frame but I suss the efficiency. Most of us stoop, many more of us fit. Take the top level, see what ...

... br><br>The next morning we walked through an open air market by her apartment in search of a small park I had found on my handy-dandy pinyin map of Tianjin (to no avail), and then we had lunch at a duck-head place. Duck head was served to us en masse, on a big plate, covered in peppers, and cut down the middle (maybe 12 in all). Truly it was delicious, I love spicy things, but 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>

... time off so it's not really that much time off, but great for a trip.<br><br>For this trip I traveled to Chengde county to stay with my gal's parents and see the mountain's of China.<br><br>Wednesday night after work I took the bus out to Tianjin city and we went out to dinner and packed for the trip.

... these 2 guys came to our table and spun the noodles in the air to stretch the dough and then they put them in your pot. It was pretty cool. The pics from dinner only include about half the group cause some ditched out because of the rain and they had to ride their bicycles home. <br><br>And yes we had a private room at no extra cost for dinner.<br><br>Blake<br>

... less than 15USD its full metal), and the next day coming back I bought a small tea cup (painted from the inside) to send back home for my family.<br><br> After the culture street we walked to a Confucius temple I found close on the map, only to find the temple is permanently blocked and closed off. The sign tells us it's one of the most well preserved and original temples in China, so I can understand the block ...

... me happy. There's not so much to tell about Tianjin. We got a bit lost looking for a pub - when we found it, they were obviously shut, but still let us in for a hideously expensive beer, and then got a taxi with a crazy crazy taxi driver (but she was crazy in a funny way, not a scary way). There's a lot of parks and green spaces, and a nice promenade by the river. You can't really tell from just one day, but it seemed to be a nice place to live.

... The Forbidden City" and "Tiananmen square." Today we woke up early this morning and made a trip out to the "The Great Wall." I thought to myself what better way to spend a day waiting then to visit one of the "7 Natural Wonders of the World?" It was a really special experience for me! Not many things could ever live up to the type of hype that comes along with the "The Great Wall of China" but the great wall in my book is ...