7 Days Inn (Beijing Xueyuan Road)
Travel Blogs from Beijing
Day 2 Beijing
... So as part of the group there are mainly coupleds and an older couple with their grandson. All from Oz , I am the only solo traveller and only Brit... Stiff upper lip and all! We all get to know each other over dinner, everyone seems nice and this is the first time for all that they have taken an organised tour. Let's see how we all get on. We do have enough free time to do what we want though... So hopefully won't be in each others pockets the whole ...
Dad always said that Shanghai's neon shares coquet
... the hair in the wind shake, and I suddenly felt Chongming smile to an irresistible speed backwards, so I am very afraid. I gathered the courage to Chongming, Chongming, in fact, my father ...... you mention, and spring. Chongming's voice suddenly became a bit cold. I looked at him, he looked frightened me. Chongming, in fact, not what you think like my father .... Louis Vuitton Mahina Bag.. I told you not to mention the ...
English Corner
... dance.
It was all really silly and fun.
Today, we strayed even further away from our normal activities. Our
regular middle school group was absent and in its stead was a group
of our high school friends and classmates. Somehow, English corner
had delineated into a crazy game of Truth or Dare. Highlights
included:
Truth
- Q: Do you have a boyfriend?
A: No, I'm in fifth grade...
- Q: Do you like ...
Day 41, 42 - Beijing
After leaving Datong early in the morning we caught our last train in China to Beijing. We have made it from Koh Phi Phi in southern Thailand by the border with Malaysia to Beijing, whose nearest neighbors is North Korea. My rough estimate puts that at over 16,000 km just to complete the wiggly route to get here. Fortunately most of the kilometers were completed on Chinese sleeper train, while a 250km trip from Southern Laos ...
Beijing boozing and crispy duck
... and explored some more hutongs. That evening we went with Carlos' flatmates Rob and Val to a Sichuan resturant. We had some great food but all very spicy including a chilli bullfrog curry (translated as 'croaker curry') which we were both a bit duibous about but both really enjoyed. Rob and Val were left to entertain us as Carlos had gone AWOL and wasn't answering his phone!
The next day, due to a combination Beijing smog and too many late ...