King Talent Hotel Beijing

Travel Blogs from Beijing

Day 26+27- Singing in the Rain

A travel blog entry by rburrows92

... away by how massive some of the buildings are over here and this museum was no exception. It was basically two buildings within one massive shell of a building. If I had to say what my favorite part of the museum was, it would probably be the jade exhibit. As I walked through the dimly lit room, examining the ancient pieces of carved jade in front of me, I was awestruck. Sitting before me was the skilled work of craftsmen who's work has survived them and represents them in the modern ...

Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square

A travel blog entry by bmah

... another! 6 sets. These emperors really accumulated vast tracts of land for their use. There were throne rooms in the buildings where Toby took advantage of his height and was able to look over people to take photos. We got to the back end and headed to the front again through the side paths.

Tiananmen Square was another huge area. Large from the ground up wall-sized telly screens knitted together dominated the open ...

Summer Palace in the Fall

A travel blog entry by kylewhitehouse

... s sake!). One of the swimmers, a middle age Chinese man, actually asked me if I would be joining them that day, to which I replied I did not have any other clothing. I really did not, but it gave me an excuse to not swim with old Chinese guys in their underpants, so it worked out well. Also on this magical other side of the fence a Chinese man asked if I spoke French, in French. I do not, but I still sat down and had a lovely conversation with him (in ...

Rough Landing in Beijing

A travel blog entry by londone7

... hoping that I might get on past the people jumping the queue. He said we could cash in our tickets and to try to get a taxi Daegu City by Air. After another queue for taxis the driver wanted 400Y ($60). I was shocked as the hostel said normal cost is 75Y and quite cheap ($12). Another driver wanted 300Y ($45) ...

Alone in Beijing

A travel blog entry by chrisphillip

... Chinese people are in a hurry to get there. The market economy encourages consumer products; people are addicted to their mobile phones, particularly iphones and other electronic gadgets. It’s time for a break as I surface onto the ground floor for a black coffee and a green tea ice cream in the museum tea room. Both are delicious. The upper floors have space for temporary exhibits and the current crop are: Louis Vuitton Voyages (presumably ...

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