Hyatt Tianjin

We chose to visit the nearby port Town of Tanggu where is located the economic location stimulus known as TEDA (basically a lot of westerners and big companies who are drawn in by paying less taxes).<br><br>I always like to see anything new, but I found that Tanggu really has nothing to offer and is quite boring. In fact, it was really a comedy of errors one after the other on the Saturday.<br><br>First we visited the very famous "Exotic ...

... 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>

... Past security and giggling boys. Along the side of a highway. Through a construction site. I hover for about five minutes to see if anyone minds. The red notebook is indeed magical, they must think me a foreign foreman. Or just not care. Try here, try there, no passage, no ocean. Well, I found the salt flats. Darn close but no cigar. Back to the train. Pause for an apple. Bum a light. It'll cost 2 yuan to try the last stop, also ...

... 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>

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 ...

I went to dinner at a pretty nice seafood restaurant. I picked the food from aquariums on the main floor of the place and they cook it and bring it to your table which is upstairs. I went with a JV (joint venture) Team member and the Mexican team.<br><br>We had Chicken, Pork, Green beans, 2 kinds of shrimp, fish, and a crab. It only came to about 10 US dollars per person.<br><br>Enjoy thee Pics,<br>Blake<br>

... began to flourish across northern China! The city of Datong itself is pretty dirty, just your average 3 million person city in China. If coal was a staple food, Datong would be the breadbasket of China! There is lots of coal around, coal abounds here in Datong, and if that doesn't make one want to come visit, what will??? But, really, the streets and cars and everything is covered with soot from ...

11 Temmuz, 12'09 Havaalaninda 206 nolu kapini onunde ucagimiza binmeyi bekliyoruz. Yiyecek kamyonu yiyecekleri yukledi, karnim biraz ac, digerleri de acikmislar. Freeshop'tan Toffifee almislar simdi onu paylasiyoruz.Toffifee leri kutusundan cikartmak icin altindan ittitrmek gerek, solumda oturan Mehmet bunun hizini ayarlayamayinca cikolatalardan bir tanesi geriye ucarak arkamizda oturan Turkmen bayanin kafasina carpti. Biz de zatn eglence ariyorduk, olayi abartarak bolca gulduk ...