Renaissance Tianjin

... market close to the train station. The market was quite nice with a lot of goods I couldn't find in parts of Tianjin, however the prices were high and none of the 'western' things were really Western at all. Regardless I bought some gifts and some leather mittens. Afterward we had jiaozi at a nearby chain restaurant, and a little skiff with the waitress when she brought and charged us for a dish we didn't order.<br><br>After, we took a ...

A couple of months have past since our last little adventure and the throes of a day to day job have enthralled me for the moments. I do feel, however, the often little tug to wander streets I haven't walked and to places I have not yet gazed. And so, for this weekend, the two of us decided to go to the close coastal city of Tanggu to see there what it had to offer. Of ...

... to start with, but then Tanggu and TEDA. Didna shoot 'em yet, sorry. Betcha somebody did if the curiosity's killing you. I planned on the penultimate stop, looked closest to the port. Exhibition Center. Nothing but cabs and an Exhibition Center. Sadly dead. Exhibition ended yesterday. Wonder wander, pedestrian access is unfinished. This area still under construction. Wander wonder back. Around the other side. Out fifth ...

... location, them with 'meter is broken, 25rmb?'. Of course, it only costs 10rmb to get back to her apartment from the bus station, but why should they assume we know that. Very annoying of course, we ended up taking one of the nu-rickshaws, with the motorcycle front.<br><br>That night we spent in the town center, searching for sushi - which we eventually found and was both delicious and too ...

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>

... time off so it's not really that much time off, but great for a trip.<br><br>For this trip I traveled to Chengde county to stay with my gal's parents and see the mountain's of China.<br><br>Wednesday night after work I took the bus out to Tianjin city and we went out to dinner and packed for the trip.

... these 2 guys came to our table and spun the noodles in the air to stretch the dough and then they put them in your pot. It was pretty cool. The pics from dinner only include about half the group cause some ditched out because of the rain and they had to ride their bicycles home. <br><br>And yes we had a private room at no extra cost for dinner.<br><br>Blake<br>

... the swarm of waiting taxi drivers, crossed the street, found my bus and waited for it to open its door. One persistent driver (of a big new sparkly white private car) followed me into the car park and tried to convince me to take his car instead. I said I wanted to take the bus. He said I would get to my destination much quicker if I took his car. I said I was happy to wait and not willing to waste money. That was when he said something fairly obnoxious (well I felt it ...

... favorite). As you know in China spitting and ******* does not come under the category of rudeness or no-one is shy about doing it in public! But it seems that there is a big Epidemic, the whole country suffers of throat or chest infection. Wherever you turn, in restaurant or on the street someone will clear his or HER throat really loud and place a nice sample of their catarrh on the pavement in front of you or just next to the table on the floor. You can distinguish between an ...

... diye dusunuyorum. 2'56-Cin Saatiyle 7'56 Hava aydinlanmis, kahvalti kokusuna gozlerimi actim. Pek uyudugum soylenemez ama uyuma cabalarim sirasinda nerede oldugumu unutmusum. Basimi kaldirip ufka kadar bulutlari altimda gorunce uyuyamamis olmanin gerginligi bir anda yok oldu. Sansimiza arka sirada oturan Ata'nin yanindaki iki koltuk bosaldi ve 4 kisi 6 koltuga yayilabildik. Yemek olarak once bir tepsi getirdiler, daha sonra bir tane daha getirdiler. Ilkinde uc sey vardi ...