Telecom Hotel Beijing
No.6 Shifangyuan, Haidian District Beijing, 100036, China
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Summer stroll in Winter?
... br> We stopped by a Pearl store/factory next. Again, Kevin said this is a good place to buy authentic pearls at a good price. Also, he says he nor his company gets a commission. The manager of the Pearl factory spoke excellent English and was funny. He opened an oyster, asking to guess how many pearls are inside. We all thought it was one, but there were 9 pearls inside! 7 white, 1 purple, and 1 brown. You were supposed to match the pearl color ...
Meeting the Pandas
... Olympics.
Feeling somewhat tired and still aching from the Great Wall we took a taxi back to the hotel... again the traffic was absolute chaos and an hour later and a cost of just £5 we were back. The boys were going to the last dinner with the group and as the menu was Peking duck I decided not to join them and instead went out for food and had a relaxing evening. Caroline came back from her shopping day and we chatting before sleep eventually took ...
Trying to stay afloat in the Beijing moat
... 68 total students or something, very large. The campus is fine, it's in the middle of the city, but fenced off and has guards who check your id, unless you're white and then you can usually just cruise in, they never expect you to be up to mischief. Most people do not speak English, haha, good times. I've only had a few devastating miscommunications, but mostly people are very willing to try to understand...
The most devastating of ...
Jeez, I took a lot of photos!
... get as good a use from our Olympic area!
The next day we took it easy with a stroll around the Summer Palace lake. It was really beautiful and a nice calm way to spend an afternoon away from the craziness of Beijing. We never made it into any of the buildings, as they looked far too busy. So we just ended up spending our time by the lake. A great way to spend a few hours in Beijing.
The next day we ...
Palais d'été
... opposé à la mentalité russe qui consiste à parler le moins possible et le plus fort possible pour te faire comprendre de dégager parce que tu déranges...
Petite attente à la gare avec les classiques regards curieux des voyageurs chinois, puis direction notre compartiment où deux chinoises sont déjà installées. Oliver ne perd évidemment pas de temps pour entamer une conversation plutôt difficile, nos deux voisines ne parlant presque pas un mot d'anglais.
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