Beijing Inns - Comments and Reviews

Came across this piece from Shanghai Daily:


Foreign woman's 14-year overstay
2009-06-29 07:50



A foreign woman was detained by the Shanghai Exit-Entry Administration for
overstaying her China visa for 14 years, the administration said yesterday.
The woman was caught on a long-distance bus from Guangdong Pro...

We hooked up with Michael Manning and his friend Helen. They took us to the new hip area called the 798 Art District. Factories originally built in the fifties by the East Germans, local Chinese artists moved into the area and turned the dilapidated buildings into studios. There are still functioning factories with large pipes belching steam ami...

KELI -- Wow, well, we're finally winding down. Today's the last day of the Olympics. I can hardly believe it. We've been planning it and talking about it for so long and now it's nearly over. What an experience it's been. Sometimes the running around has been a bit much and we've had to remind ourselves to enjoy everything despite the fatigue. B...

Spent yesterday morning at the Temple of Heaven park, doing the tourist thing. Couple things of interest. There were lots of groups of people with boom-boxes playing random music (think polka) and dancing. Also, there were many groups of people playing a neat hacky-sack type game with what looked like a large shuttlecock. Further, right outside ...

Yesterday we toured the forbidden city and tian'anmen square. After a group lunch, we climbed the great wall. The experience was incredible and unforgettable....i'll update more when i am not paying for internet minutes ;-)

Absolutely amazing day. Set off at about 9.30 - the climb was really steep just to get to the wall itself. Then the real climb.. the first part was so steep Hels really didn't think she would make it to the top - in fact thought she was more likely to have a heart attack! But with plenty of rests and our resident hawker trying to sell us books, ...