Oriental Hotel Lanzhou
No.555 Tianshui Road, Chengguan District Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China
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Happy New Year
... animal shapes, cartoon characters ... Nails are also a popular fashion statement. There are little stalls in shop corners, on the streets and malls and in doorways everywhere. The possibilities in extensions, colours and decoration are quite amazing.
One thing the cold winters here do is allow for some beautiful designs in coats and jackets. They come all lengths, styles and gorgeous colours. If we had cold winters in Perth I’d be going home with a suitcase full of ...
Scenic Detour
... our guidebook. He had the meter running at 13RMB already but we didn’t want to make it a big deal. We knew we were close to the hotel but just could figure out exactly which way. It turned out to be only a km but still further than we wanted to walk. The meter was at 15RMB when we arrived and we gladly paid the outrageous $2.40 fare;)
The hotel was nicer than we expected with a rate board showing the full rack rate and a ...
China time.....any time???
Hi Everyone
When we first arrived in China we were told we would need to adjust to "China Time" which basically means things will happen in their own good time.....quite different from western cultures where we seem to run everything by the clock. so I have been very good about learning to wait for things to get done....my school computer wont work but I'm assurred it will be fixed very soon (this was 2 weeks ago) so I wait patiently and thank my lucky stars I bought ...
Lhasa to Beijing by train
... tiger hidden dragon quaint rural village landscapes here ... it is all modern houses, high rise buildings, huge cities with unknown names popping up everywhere, all making European and other cities look old and tired.
We passed through about 4 cities that I have no idea what their names were, but they were huge and with skylines covered in construction cranes ... this place is booming!
This experience ...


