Novotel Beijing Sanyuan

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Shuguang Xili A5, Tower 18, Chao Yang District Beijing, China, 100028, 010-58296666

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The Forbidden City and a little hassle

Just got back from a tour of the Forbidden City with my friend Cristi. We went by foot, since our two hotels (Novotel for me and Beijing Hotel for Cristi) are so close. On our way there we were approached by a guy and a girl who told us they were working inside the art museum right next to the FC. They put in a word with security who only charaged us for one person instead oaf two and acted as tour guides of the place. The museum was alright, barely worth the 10 yuan a piece we paid, but the ...

Beijing, China alexoproiu
Juniper Berries are NOT good

Well, I assume they were Juniper berries. They were all over my authentic Kung Pao chicken (it was HOT). They taste like pine trees and make your lips and tongue go numb and tingly. Bleh. Otherwise, last night we saw the flag lowering ceremony in Tiananmen Square. I was amazing how many locals were there to honor their country. Today is our first full day here and we are off to see all of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. I kinda forgot my camera cable so if we cannot find one today al...

Beijing, China hjbarra
Whirlwind Beijing

It's the last night in Beijing and it has been really fun. Finally found a memory card reader and have about 600 pictures to weed through and post. I'll post a few tonight, but just the start! Let's see, where did I leave off... We saw the flag lowering which was over all a little disappointing. Then, the next day we walked around Tienanmen Square, the forbidden city, and imperial gardens. We then hiked to the top of a large hill for a nice look over the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City is ...

Beijing, China hjbarra
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World's highest train to Tibet

... returning half empty. Although there are clearly economic benefits, over 90% of the workers didn't come from Tibet and very few actually work on the trains. Our journey had started in Beijing and would cover a total distance of 4,064kms to Lhasa. Our route was to take us thro' Shijiazhuang to Xi'an, Tianshui, Lanzhou, Xining, Tuotuohe, Golmud, Amdo, Naqchu, Doingtso and Lhasa. This involved 2 nights sleeping and 2 full days viewing the ...

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The Great Wall....... and more good food

... This policy allows acces to some pretty amazing stuff all over the world. The portion of the wall that we went to is about 110km outside of Bejing. We took a bus and then hired a taxi to get there. We paid about 14 dollars in various entrance tickets, which is amazing for a World class site. Slightly more than a ****** movie in the states so I didn't feel ripped off paying more than double what I paid last time.

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Tibetan Lama Temple, Hutong tour, Rickshaw ride

... Thus a fire hazard. Also you don't have modern plumbing in the area. Homes don't always have toilets and so have to use community toilets. Anyway, since they are trying to do some historical preservation, they are allowing tours through some of the hutongs. We were able to see one family's home and court yard. Natalie loved the bumpy rickshaw ride. We finished the rickshaw ride through the hutong at a Starbucks by the lake.

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Xi'an - the mighty land of Tang

... Which is still impressive but not the same. The detail was amazing though. There was a short film too showing how they think things were done. Pretty interesting stuff. I sound a bit nonchalant about China, i like it, i think it has a lot to offer & the history is immense. I think I'm not used to the heat. I'd come back though to Xi'an. I know Beijing is the big place but Xi'an is just nicer on every level. A lot more honest.

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THE GREAT WALL (aka-the original stairmaster)

... the lessons. He was just loving it. I am very confident that God is ready for Richard. It was very much an appointment made for me by God and I've been thinking about it all night. Richard sort of accidentally happened into my circle the night we lost the group in the taxi to McDonalds...and then Chelsea picked him to be in our group for shopping...and those groups were the same for the zoo...and he waited on me the whole time up the wall (lol)...and ...

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