Jinjinglou Hotel Pingyao

... curry, fried rice and dumplings. Not really a fan of the dumplings. Very Gooey! The next day I took a walk about and got extremely lost. Luckily for me I was completely walled in and there was only so far I could go wrong! I should really have sat nav installed on my ...

... City God Temple, the Risheng Chang (the first bank in China), the Government Building and we walked on top of the wall from the North Gate to the West Gate.<br><br>That night I met a couple of guys from the guesthouse (Martin, Holland and Tom, UK) and we sat out front of the guesthouse and had a few beer.<br><br>The following day Tom and I and a couple from Saigon went to the Wang Family Courtyard, and Zhangbi Village with it's castle ...

... und so waren wir ein Problem los. Nach dem Aussteigen ist meine Jacke dann leider weitergefahren, aber ein bisschen Verlust ist ja bekanntlich immer.<br>Wir waren an diesem Tag auf jeden Fall froh, als wir endlich im Hostel ankamen, insbesondere weil es unsere letzte lange Fahrt war.<br><br>Die naechsten 3 Tage hatten wir nach dem ganzen gerenne im lauten Xi`An erstmal vor ein bisschen die Ruhe von Pingyao zu geniessen. Die Stadt ist ausnahmsweise mal kein ...

... guy's nose!" We are no strangers to roughing it but that managed to gross us both out quite nicely. <br><br>We arrived in Taiyuan and ran out of the bus station to avoid the snot flicking lady. We found a hotel and checked in but were a little disturbed when they kidnapped our shoes and gave us pjs to wear around the hotel. It turned out to be known for its public bath where you turn up and walk about naked, sit in spas and have massages. I figured I get stared at enough without having a ...

... money! Where do you purchase the City Ticket? As stated in the LP you can still purchase one at the North Gate but now there is also a small ticket office on the intersection where West, North and East Streets meet. I got mine at the intersection. Who knows, maybe at the north gate the tickets last for three days! So armed with my Two Day City Ticket I decided it was time to put one sandal in ...

... government center has gradually moved outside the Old City. A residential area and commercial buildings have sprung up around the Old City. Department stores, super markets, hotels, and other entertainment venues show this ancient county's renewed vitality. While it does its best to keep its valuable old culture and heritage, Pingyao continues to develop into a modern new county.

... a guy he'd bumped into earlier in the week called Joe. Now I'd met a Joe (actually two), when I was in Beijing, but my Joe was American, short, dark-haired and in his late 30's. Even's Joe was young, tall, blonde and British. Forward-wind to Ping-Yao, walking into the Yamen Youth Hostel, and I recognised a girl I'd seen at the marathon. When I asked her, if she'd participated, a young, tall, blonde, British bloke turned around from his computer and ...

... October and everyone has a couple of days off..... After about 40 minutes we finally pass the crossroads and exit Beijing. The Shanxi province is famous for it's coals and fine dust. The landscape isn't beautiful and its quite boring and the only really interesting places are Heng Shan and Pingyao. After we arrived in Pingyao, we searched for a hotel for the upcoming 2 nights. Almost all the rooms in every hotel ...

Great Wall In Autumn Hues Pingyao - A Feel Of The Days Long Gone By

... next have one :D We also bought a small metal dragon, you cant go to china and not buy a dragon can you ? Gail here, we also bought a pair of what are supposed to be carved ivory pots, but theyre actually moulded plastic and cost a massive 1.50 !they look the part though, so dont tell anyone theyre placa! While walking around today we saw what at first we thought was an early spring festival parade coming through the town. Loads of huge paper flowers, music being played people ...