Super 8 (Beijing Xi Dan)
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Our First Full Day in Beijing
... a water park for kids and is very profitable. We continue our travels and see a large tower being constructed in the Olympic Green Park. When completed, the tower will house a restaurant at the top, which will overlook the Olympics site. Across the street we see the Olympic Village, which was sold to the public as housing. These apartments have proven to be very profitable as well. Apartments are a way of life for residents of Beijing. ...
How to visit the Great Wall for less than $10
... turns out it was a holiday and the train was packed so we ended up on the floor of the cafeteria car. It turned out to be a good thing since Andrea got to chatting with our neighboring passenger who was interested in our reactions to Beijing. He wondered at our reaction to the pollution-we aren't told how bad it really is-despite ...
Breathtaking Beijing
... again air conditioned and there is advertising everywhere, even had it in the tunnel outside the train so you can see it through the window. Pretty crazy. We got to the Summer Palace and met up with Andrew and Anneke who had got up extra early to visit the great wall because of their tight schedule. The Summer Palace blew me away. It felt like part of a movie set. So incredibly beautiful. There is a man-made lake in the middle of the grounds where they hire out pedalo's. ...
Houhai entre la neblina
... de esas ¡pero son blancas llenas de polén y chiquitas! Uno camina con los ojos semi cerrados para evitar que se te meten entre los ojos, se pegan a la ropa y al pelo y parece como que si uno tuviera una nubecita de caspa. Para cualquier persona normal con alergias, estar en Beijing ahorita ha de ser suicidio.
A la hora del break fui a visitar a Azumi que está muy enferma de una gripe bien malosa y con fiebre. De lejitos llegué a preguntar cómo estaba y ...
First stop Beijing!
... time to visit before the crowds got there and it felt very surreal just being there. We took the toboggan (slide shute) back down – great fun!
We also stopped off to see the 'birds nest’ Olympic stadium and I’ve got to say I was unexpectedly impressed with the architecture. At least we got to see the inside of this one if we don’t make the London games next year!
Other highlights included ...