Tao Yuan Hotel Nanning

... us to see some of the habits of the Chinese people, that we eventually realized were pretty much commonplace throughout all of China... Spitting! Every man women and child loves day and night to loudly (!) unblock their throat and spit on the floor, and they will do it anywhere and anytime...disgusting! The Chinese also have no idea about queuing, its a completely unknown concept to them, and very frustrating! Queuing for tickets just becomes a absolute scrum ...

... but this was already like an Airport. And very lively again. So for us a 3 hour wait, so time for some Noodle Soup.! 1 spicy, and 1 curry flavor!! 10.30 and our bus arrived. Luxury sleeper bus with everyone his own cabin and t.v. So of course a Jackie Chan movie and off to sleep.<br><br>From Big Nanning to Ghangzhou went like this.....zzzzzz.......zzzzz..zzzzz and then they wake you up at 7am. No breakfast and just 10 minutes before arrival in Ghangzhou. So out of the bus ...

This is my very first trip abroad with my best-friends, and i couldn't be more happier than spending 3-4 days with Irma &amp; Lisa...<br>It's the perfect getaway for our independence day weekend..<br><br>Booked ourselves travel package which include everything at reasonable price (i haven't been on "group tour" for such a long time, lately ...

Goodbyes from class 3 <br><br>I was presented with a beautiful photo album of every student. Then each student stood and told me something very special about our time together. We watch a typical dance and then sang songs for our farewell together. <br><br>I ...

Najina pot po Vietnamu se je zakljucila in napocil je cas, da nadaljujeva potovanje ze v peti drzavi na tem potovanju - Kitajski. Kljub temu, da je bil Vietnam ze 4. drzava na najinem potovanju je kljub temu bil tako zelo poseben, da ga nikoli ne bova pozabila. Saigon je bil najin prvi postanek v tej drzavi, a naju je ze po prvem dnevu ocaral s svojim utripom in nenehnim bucanjem vseh skuterjev. V Vietnamu sva tudi prezivela zadnje dneve na morju na tem potovanju in se se ...

... He then puts all the pasports in his pouch and goes to the next compartment. We wait, we turn out the light, Rob and Rebecca curl up on the bottom bunk, we wait, Len goes up on his bed. Finally he comes back and gives us our passports, we asked for our group visa and he says 'single entry, you do not need'. Yeah. We go back to sleep and then the next call comes in to get up and get off the train. We are now at the Vietnamese border. We pack up and off we go inside. It is ...

... this, let´s say, European touristic habit. Even if, on the other hand, it´s not all that impossible, either. Nearest post office was located close to the hotel, some hundred metres from the market, just a bit further down the YuanHu NanLu. To make things easier for me, but certainly not as a rule, in its vicinity there was a small shop where I could buy a pack of postcards. And so I did. Thereupon we entered the post office, an edifice that, considering China's advancement and ...

... resplendent yet elusive jungle birds in an effort to preserve their centuries-old customs. Beijing Compared to gleaming Shanghai and Hong Kong, we come to Beijing because of its venerable charm, not in spite of it. Amidst the commotion of hyper urbanization, the capital city's remaining hutongs capture life exactly as it ...

... 00 as usual and then hit the streets. At first I looked for somewhere to eat going by the guidebook. The first place said 24 hours on the door but was very shut. The next place was open so I went in and sat down. They brought me glass of water. After a few minutes and no menu I asked for one. There was a lot of chatter amongst themselves and then at last one went to the door and pointed to the opening times. I was 90 minutes too early! I drank the water and left. They asked ...

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