I also took a visit to the Forbidden city, which is set right smack dab in the middle of Beijing. The Forbidden City was the palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Forbidden City was by far the most amazing site in Beijing that I saw. It was so big i couldn't fit it into one picture. It is beautiful. Just for me to kno...

The Great Wall of China. What can i say? It was IMMENSE.

The next day, I was off to explore the more famous sights of Beijing. The Forbidden City and Tian An Men Square. Starting in Tiananmen Square, this huge sight is amazing, filled with people taking photos, selling things. In the centre is where Chainman Mao lays in rest. Due to the Olympics in 2008, there is lots of cleaning and building work tak...

phew... i thought the first 24 hours in beijing was nuts.  after i left my new hostel, me, kai (my friend i'm travelling with,) his mom, and her friend made our way to some balling hotel.  i had no idea what was going on... i just figured we were gonna go eat dinner.  i was wrong.  we went inside and they told us to take off ...

When we first arrived (from our overnight hardsleeper train) in Beijing we got the local bus from the train station to our hotel. It took us about 30 minutes in the packed bus and only cost us 8 yuan - one dollar for the four of us, including a transfer. It was quite the challange, but we showed people the map of where we needed to go, lots of s...

Naar het dak van de wereld De laatste dagen in Beijing doen we lekker rustig aan. We huren fietsen, rijden door de hutongs en fietsen langs het terrein waar straks de olympsiche spelen gaan plaatsvinden. Er is nog veel te doen. Wel zijn al duidelijk de contouren van het olympsich stadion te zien, in de volksmond ook wel het vogelnest genoemd. We...

After enjoying the soft sleeper, we go with this class to travel to Beijing, but really that's all your choice anyway. And, wow, brand spanking new train which includes your own mini TV screen showing about 6 films, 4 english and 2 chinese. Nice and clean, comfortable and your choice of the asian drop loo at end of the carriage or western style ...