Beijing Resort

... last. My wife and my son (sixteen), obviously have been enthusiast. Having only 12 days, we limited the itinerary to Beijing and some short excursions: obviously Xian, for the Terracotta Army, Datong, for the Yungang Grottoes and Chengde for the Mountain ...

... Great Wall". Another item can now be crossed off that THINGS TO DO LIST! The Great Wall is also where I was most Touristy in Beijing..I got a shirt that reads "I CLIMBED THE GREAT WALL" and I also got a little plaque that they engrave on the spot that has ...

... .  Bikes, buses, and subways are the preferred means of transportation.  Few people have cars, and taxis are a last resort.  Beijing is crazy during rush hour though.  I must say I get a little nervous riding a bike between two moving ...

... was jammed full of jostling cyclists. Street vendors are a rarity now that it is illegal to set up stalls anywhere in Beijing. Therefore, it was a precious experience for me when I grabbed the opportunity to snatch a few roasted sweet potatos from the ...

... . The iconic, now faded portrait of Mau Tse Tung looked forlorn. and now faces huge multimedia screens celebrating the Beijing 2008 Olympics, a capitalist's dream come true. The square today is filled with well-dressed families and souvenir vendors. Under ...

After an interesting flight with little space and many Russians, I arrived in Beijing, my first city to visit on this trip. Beijing is big....really really really big, with almost the same population as the entire country of Holland. And practically ...

... as foreign to the people living in these conditions as the living conditions are to most Westerners. The highlight of Beijing, and probably a general highlight of mine until the next time something takes my breath away (physically and emotionally), was ...

... the Pearls from the Lake in Summer Palace. Again we got to see the process of how jewellery is made and how to tell if pearls are real or fake. Beijing is a nice city but it's very busy, I really don't understand the roads, there just is no system to it!! ...

... some shade on a patch of pavement, and sat down.  Tasty. We checked the map, and decided that we wanted to go to the Beijing Zoo to see the Pandas. We had seen some at the National Zoo, and I think maybe in San Diego, but this was ...

... , and breezed through immigration, luggage claim--(yes, in spite of all our luggage being checked through from LA directly to Beijing, our luggage was circling in baggage claim!) and found our ride holding the designated sign.  We were ...

... do much better," I said. "I know." "So why don't you try?" "I lost my diploma," she said. "Where?" "When I was coming to Beijing." "I am sure where you studied this problem can be solved," I said. "I know. But I don't want to do what I studied." ...

... their own while the kids are taking mandatory English classes in school.  Beijingers even respect traffic lights. The Beijing area has a significant archaeological history extending to before Peking Man.  Recorded history starts about 475 BC, ...

Where to begin, where to begin.... As our classes were reaching the final week we all began preparing for the forthcoming Beijing field-trip. I hadn't put much thought into it yet as I had been cramming the last few days trying to finish up our ...

... The hotel was superb (free breakfast and free happy hour drinks always win me over) and I definitely recommend it.  Although Beijing has a metro, I took taxis just about everywhere since they are dirt cheap and never tried to rip me off.  The ...