Olsen Beijing

... had used it that day. It was probably one of the grossest things I have ever done before. The fact that it was a squatter was not even the bad part… It was so smelly. I don’t know how they do it. I had been in a few other bathrooms in restaurants that weren't so bad. I know now to stay away from public bathrooms at all costs!

That night we walked around a really nice mall that was located at the subway station ...

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Arrived in Beijing on Tuesday 7th April at 8:30am local time and spent my first four days here. The tour didnt start until the 2nd day so I was going solo initially. Had arranged a pickup from the airport to bring me straight to the hotel which was great. Checked in and lay down for a few hours then ventured out later that evening. The hotel receptionist didnt speak that much English either but after a lot of sign language and ...

... something like it would have done in the 19th century. We had to negotiate the subway to get to the Palace grounds, but once we arrived we were greeted by a huge lake (Kunming Lake) which was completely frozen over like an ice skating rink. We did have a conversation about how deep we thought the ice was, and as if to answer, three guys just started walking across th ice! Absolutely crazy! Anyway, we crossed the lake via the 17 arch bridge ...

... 2.5 thanks to Robin peppering him with questions about EVERYTHING, right down to her 62nd 'what is this?' while she points at the a doorstop. We hit the 5 main palaces, but didn't have time for the other 975 buildings... On cue at closing time, we literally got locked in a corridor as they were shutting all the doors/gates. Michael (our guide) said something about Chinese people being very scared to stay in the Forbidden City at night, I can sympathize. Tiananmen Square was shut ...

... known scenester in the rock clubs. Talking with her and watching her with her family, she was one of the most friendly and loving people I've met. But she tells stories that go something like, "I was at a bar and this little chick from Shanghai said 'Beijing is ****' in English to some laowai. So, I said in Chinese 'say that again.' She said it again, and I asked her again. The third time she said it I bottled her." I had a blast ...

... itself, however even the slightest body movement triggers this water torrent to be unleashed that splashes into the hole over which you are closely hovering. Imagine if you will, this water coming into the hole at the roughly the same speed as the narrows of Colorado River the first few days after the snow pack melts and you can understand why this squat also often serves as a combination involuntary bidet and shoe/sock/ and trouser ...

... of a local family we'd heard about in a roundabout manner. They provided us dinner, breakfast, and beer. Leaving our host to clean up the beer bottles emptied in honor of David's 28th birthday the night before we set off blithely down the Great Wall of China, a spring in our step and a vague knowledge that we'd walk a few hours and then be picked up by our host somewhere and ...

... from ancient times. The highlight of the park is the Temple for Prayer for Good Harvest, which was just restored. It was so beautiful and intricately designed and painted. The park also has many gardens and lawns. We heard some music coming from one of the gardens and it was an older man teaching a younger woman how to play an instrument that slightly resembled a clarinet. It was such wonderful music and se relaxing ...

The Chinaman from early youth Is by his wise preceptors taught To have no dealings with the Truth, In fact romancing is his "forte." In juggling words he takes the prize, By the sheer beauty of his lies. - Harry Graham (1905) When Mao walked through Chengdu on the Long March in the 1940s, he made a promise to liberate workers from dire poverty, starvation, the feudal practices of landlords, penury, and unfair taxation ...