Tongtie Binguan
Travel Blogs from Datong
Trans Mongolia, Leg 3, Ulaanbaatar to Beijing.
... able to find Sander and Rose (from leg one) who we know are on this train, but yesterday, inevitably the endless Gobi scenery led us to the dining car where we shared a few beers with George and Fenenda (who we met in Baikal). Once again we also got lucky with our compartment buddies, two young quiet French girls who although not chatty have made the journey pleasant none the less. Unfortunately, the reason they are all asleep around ...
A journey worth making
... just glared at me, then looked me up and down, and glared at me some more. All this within spitting distance!! I just eyeballed her, smiled and then looked straight through her. She walked around beside me still looking me up and down and then Around behind me (by this stage I was preparing to be attacked), and then she came back around the bus shelter some distance away and sat down. She didn't say another word while I waited for my bus, but ...
Datong
... nog steeds. Er is een tempel bij gebouwd waar nog steeds gepraktiseerd wordt. Verbijsterend hoe de grotten zijn bewerkt en er hele boedha's, pagodes en frescoes zijn gemaakt zeker kijkend naar de data waarop dit is gebeurd. Veel is door het weer. de tand des tijds, plunderingen en vandalisme aangetast maar dit maakt het niet minder indrukwekkend. Tegen zonsondergang reden we terug. Na het afzetten van de groep hoefde ik alleen afgezet te worden bij het treinstation waar ...
Daton, camino de Pingyao
... camino a nuestro destino.
Anoche, cuando esperábamos en la estación de Datong, pensaba que hay muchas chinas, tantas como se deseen ver, por un lado la nueva, la que produce vértigo porque es nuevo y brillante, a pesar del smog, y esta otra, la pobre, la rural, que poco o nada tiene que ver con la primera. La China vertiginosa es fascinante, mares de edificios de 20 o mas pisos en adelante, ciudades nuevas, que surgen de la nada ...
Hanging Temple and Yungang Grottoes in Datong
... entered the main entrance and found it difficult where to start. There were many caves and we wanted to visit all of them, however being short on time, we focused our attention on the main parts. We worked our way from cave 5 all the way to cave 40. Most of the caves contained eroded statues and carvings of Buddhas. Some of the Buddhas were as small as ones thumb while others were the size of a 3 story building. The site was a wonder to browse around and to glance at ...
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Other places to stay in Datong
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Haohai International Hotel
Downtown, Datong | 3 star hotelfrom $37 -
Yungang International Hotel
Downtown, Datong | Hotelfrom $88 -
Datong Hotel
Downtown, Datong | 4 star hotelfrom $360 -
Yan Bei Hotel
Downtown, Datong | Hotelfrom $44 -
Hongqi Grand Hotel
Downtown, Datong | Hotelfrom $50 -
Garden Hotel
Downtown, Datong | Hotelfrom $59 -
Tiangui International Hotel
Downtown, Datong | Hotelfrom $64 -
Hong'an International Hotel
Downtown, Datong | Hotelfrom $47 -
Continental Hotel
Downtown, Datong | Hotelfrom $47 -
Jiulong Holiday Hotel
Downtown, Datong | Hotelfrom $42 -
Sun Shine Hyatt Hotel
Downtown, Datong | Hotelfrom $22 -
Howard Johnson Jindi Plaza Datong
No.88 Pingcheng Street, Datong | 4 star hotelfrom $63 -
Jinhe Kailong Hotel
Downtown, Datong | Hotelfrom $60 -
Yungang Jianguo Hotel
Downtown, Datong | Hotelfrom $47 -
Chenguang International Hotel
Downtown, Datong | Hotelfrom $52 -
Yuelong Hotel
No.5 Caochangcheng Street, Cheng District, Datong | Hotel -
Datong Jiahe Express Hotel
Downtown, Datong | Hotel -
Jiahe International Express Hotel
No.1 Zhanqian Street, Datong | Hotel -
Datong Labor Union Hotel
Downtown, Datong | Hotel -
Jinye Hotel
Downtown, Datong | Hotelfrom $24 -
Jingyuan Guest House
No.A3 Yongjun South Road, Datong | Hotel -
Datong Business Hotel
No.254 Zhongtian Street, Datong | Hotel -
Zi Yu Hotel
No.7 Qingyuan West Street, Datong | 3 star hotel$23 average -
Sanjiang Kanglegong
Binxi Road, Datong | Hotel -
Jin Shui Hotel
Binxi Road, Datong | Hotel -
Rose Hotel
Across Street of Long Distance Bus Station, Datong | Hotel