Hotel Nikko Tianjin

... and had some coffee to warm up. The coffee was served cold, but the beer was OK and we played some cards for a while.<br><br>Originally, I had wanted to spend a whole weekend here, seeing what there was to see, but after just a Saturday here we decided there was nothing left and headed back. There would be more to do in the city the next day. At least now I can say I've been there, but really not much to go back to and I'd hate to live there.<br>

... 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 ...

... mind, as it happens the bus finally stops... under the train station. Upadee doo, security doesn't care about the magic red notebook. I can't buy a ticket from this machine. O looky, I can't buy a ticket from that machine either. Visit the nice lady. Not a word passes, I got 6 yuan ready. Or maybe we say ni hao, I dunno, I hardly notice anymore. But I do notice the signs to Binhai town. And start the opposite way. Am I ...

... end included a new feature called the Zhiyuan pagoda, from the top of which yielded some wonderful panoramic views of the city.<br><br>After a visit to the reptile zoo, a round of go-karts and a coffee (instant), we took the bus back to her apartment then grabbed our many things and took the bus back to Jinghai to prepare for Friday work the next day. And no, no day came sooner than Friday. <br>

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>

... after 10:30 the next morning. <br><br>As always, I got way too little sleep before my alarm went off at 5 in the morning to go to the train station. Even if I had not gone to bed too late, I still would have had a rough night of it. A mosquito made a mess of what sleep I managed to get, doing fly bys and biting my arms about once an hour. Its job was made easier by the lack of a fan to blow it away. My fan cunningly broke just before I went to bed. Grr.<br><br>Waking up ...

... piece of cake of course after Tibet). And to complete the China experience we saw a show where Everybody Was Kungfu Fighting. We are ready to leave China now! This is the Hun censorship: Just would like to highlight a few things which came into my mind while reading Karin's input. Since we visited the Gleat Wall she became a full man, she was already half a man after Jorkhang, but the Chinese say you become a man after you have seen the Gleat Wall. So I guess that makes us a Gay ...

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