7 Days Inn Beijing

... noisy but we are back enough from it, we have towels and shampoo provided, it is more like a hotel. Our first stop in Beijing is the Donghuamen night market for dinner. The vendors here are particulary keen on selling live scorpions on a stick. You can ...

... . Yan’s mother arranged for us to meet with her friend Hui who had studied in the UK.  Over our final days in Beijing she and her husband became our guides and were overwhelmingly hospitable in true Chinese mentality. We sampled a variety of ...

... walked from there to my hotel.  It was very closeby and easy to find. I stayed at the Days Inn Forbidden City Beijing.  The process of scanning and verifying my documentation at the hotel was kind of ridiculous.  Clearly, ...

... the rush to and from work is over the cloud is gone, much like Anchorage.  I was surprised! Our hotel is the Days Inn Forbidden City Hotel.  It is nice, clean, off the main road and  take our airport, Anchorage International and ...

... fell into place, though I realized I would not have as much ‘me’ time as I expected, the last two days in Beijing convinced me that its also pretty good to have a travelling companion, especially in China, where it’s unexplored territory ...

... Care Brown in Weifang is, so, hopefully this post will explain everything you want to know as far as the first few days in Beijing, China. You will land in Beijing International Airport, where you'll need to fill out a few forms (customs/baggage ...

... visit had been on a clearer day.  The pollution haze didn't make for the best pictures - but it wasn't too bad. Five days in Beijing is just not enough, we could have easily spent another week there.  But, we had a flight to catch back to ...

... walking distance, as are a foreign market (for those hard to find things) and the Beijing Book Store. I've had a great 5 days in Beijing.  We've gone out to dinner multiple times to celebrate various people coming to Beijing and leaving for the USA, ...

... host. We left  the Forbidden City by Tour company driver bound for our new home for the next five days in  The Holiday Inn Beijing.  The outside of this hotel (grey concrete) didn’t win any prizes for  aesthetic presentation it ...

... to the start of the games. There are posters and banners everywhere and the locals are going crazy in anticipation... After 6 days in Beijing it was time to move on. Said goodbye to all at the Sleepy Inn and set off for the train station. ...

... way to say I won’t post this till tomorrow… Will also get out and take some photos tomorrow to post. 2 free days in Beijing before meeting up with our group, so should try to make good use of them to see some out-of-the-ordinary ...

... 30am. Bloody taxi drivers, didn't want to take me to where I wanted to go. Screw 'em. Took the subway, then a Taxi to the 7 days inn. Such a nice hotel. Can't ask for more. Took a shower, got changed, started my first day trip in beijing. Where to go? ...

... the great dinner we went to famous Nanluguo Street to have a few more drinks. That is probably my favourite street in Beijing - a hutong street filled with trendy bars, restaurant and shops. And, to celebrate our first night, we had the most expensive ...

...  completely over taken by tourism as the Badaling section is.  Hutongs- These were places where the 'real Beijing' existed. The neighbourhood consisted of tiny little twisting streets that can be experienced via a ...

... was super crowded over there but I caught a glimpse of the stuff they had on display.  I only have one complaint regarding Beijing and the Olympics, the souvenirs were very limited and almost non existent.  I went to 5 different places in hopes ...

... you are going written in Chinese!! We thought they must have stopped at the pub...oh dear... Once everyone had departed I had 2 days on my own in Beijing. It was incredibly hot there (mid 30s again) so I took it easy. I felt a little lonely ...

... next four days in the capital of People's Republic of China, and the home of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games! The Beijing International Airport was impressive at first sight - ultra modern, sleek, and humming with efficiency. However, our initial impression ...

... quarter) got a good spot to see all the soldiers and watch the flag. It was so surreal, I couldn't believe I was in Beijing the most historical place on Earth and just casually watching the flag being lowered in Tiananmen Sq where millions of people pass ...