Huadu Beijing
No.8 Xinyuan South Road, Chaoyang District Beijing, 100027, China
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Teacher 'training' camp/Chinese teacher sweat shop
... loads of other **** but the highlight of the week for us and the kids was the traditional english sports day. where we played egg and spoon, three legged race, british bull dog etc in their amazing sports hall, some photos of it are on my facebook i think. My team was called team orange, because on teh second day when i didnt know anyones name i called one of the naughtier biys orange becuase he was wearing an orange t shirt- the kids seemed to love this for some reason so ...
Big, Grey and Ugly
... and humid, but murky grey, with not a hint of the sun. The modern buildings get larger and uglier as we go forward in fits and starts across the fourth and third ring roads and then turn onto the second. It takes well over an hour to get to the Dong Fang Hotel, where I'm eventually comfortably installed amid some rather antique (or pseudo-antique) furniture.
I go back out into the city armed only with a street map (and it's some effort to find out where I am on that). After a ...
Beijing - first impressions!
... the park. It is a must!
Few observations:
Please note that there is a danger when generalizing, so whatever my observations, please keep in mind that China is a vast country with over one billion people, with many different ethnic groups, cultures, traditions, foods, languages, arts, clothing, etc. So I will generalize, even though I already feel uncomfortable with that, but will do my best to keep my observation as precise as possible.
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Celebrities
... to see. We eventually asked for directions and they did not even know how to get to the Forbidden City - thats how out the way we were! We were on the wrong side of the town. The chinese also believe also that you should never walk any were, or maybe thats because the girls all wear heals all the time. Direction questions always end with 'just get a taxi' much to our annoyance. Hello we are trying to get our beach bodies!!! We ended up going into Jingshan ...
Trans Sibearian is done!
... The sunday was out first non tour day and after a small hangover (which I'm calling a glide over!) we swapped hotels, thankfully just a short walk away. Great location, right next to the subway and of course my usual shops back home, Gucci, Armani and Burberrt. After a short nap we mastered the Bejimg metro and headed for the Temple of Heaven Park. This complex, set in a 267 hectare park was a stage for the rites of a good harvest. It was a nice way to clear the head, but definitely ...



