Blur Hotel Beijing

... .... We started 2 descend, seeing well organised fields of land similar to England. It was nearly sunset in Beijing nd as we prepared 2 land i could see a vast blur of cold concrete structures. It looked as if i had arrived in Moscow or something, ...

... claim, which was again a fairly painless process and then found my transfer.... PHEW!! On the way to the hotel and all without a mishap!! Travelling through Beijing by car you notice two things....firstly how clean it is!! No sign of litter anywhere, i ...

... 'they know you're from Australia'. Gee, great! I'm a celebrity :) Before leaving, I figure i'd buy a shirt. I end up buying a "Beijing Opera" t-shirt. Here's a brief transcript of the deal. (Check price, $10AUD - you're kidding!) ShopK: '$9AUD' ...

... ;Northern Beijing in case of recognition.... Our time together ended with a tearful farewell as my taxi arrived (for future reference, Beijing taxi drivers don't tend to appreciate Westerners wailing in the back of their taxi while 'i can be your hero' ...

... train we've been on). We settled in quite early with MI3 as we needed an early night because the train was due in to Beijing at 7am. You maybe wondering why we haven't described much of the scenery whizzing by our windows on these train trips, but to ...

... distinct from the dominant Han culture; for the sake of political unity, the regions are given special consideration by Beijing in policy formulation. The regions are otherwise not "autonomous." (Eight percent of China's population is composed of ...

... There are 5 mascots: fish, panda, fire, antelope,and kite. When you put each of their Chinese names together, it says "Beijing welcomes you."  The Gold Olympic medal will have white Jade inlade in it and the Silver/Bronze medals will have green ...

... a really good job and most everybody seems to be far more patient than usual. Then I get to the gate. The sign says Beijing, but everybody is speaking German. The announcements are in German, a see German writing on luggage and really start to wonder ...

... at least we think we have).  Today was the much anticipated high-speed train ride.  I initially wanted to go from Beijing to Shanghai and back (4 hours and 50 minutes each way) to experience a long ride, but because of consistent train ...

... dinning room too - Great place to recover from Dengue Fever. Most Expensive place to Stay 1. China, Beijing - The Peninsula Palace Hotel - £xxxxxxxxxxxper night (it was Adrians birthday) - Heaven, particularly the foreign food, when you have ...

... as they cook or eat their dinner on the streets. Some less well received memories of being hasseled by all the shop owners in Beijing, getting totally lost in the dodgyiest part of Hong Kong at midnight, to spending almost 4 hours trying to get a cab in ...

... Nepal, and the farewell dinner of our trip. It seemed that it was just yesterday that we were on the train from Beijing to Lhasa...everything was a blur, the laughter and echoes of great times linger. The next morning, I woke up early. Went up to the ...

... flight to St Petersburg at Christmas and a weekend away in Rome early next year before provisional flights back to Melbourne via Beijing!! Yes indeed, makes me tired just thinking about it! We did plan to celebrate but in the end opted for pizza ...

... ferry is over 50% cheaper than a direct flight. To compensate for our savings, we will stay overnight in the Comfort Suites Hotel, just a few minutes from Bangkok airport. The room costs a steep 20USD but I manage to negotiate an upgrade to a deluxe room ...

... visit to the Lantern Festival at Lantern Park. Zigong is the originator of the Chinese Lantern Festival - which has been copied in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. As one of the Historical and Cultural Cities of China, Zigong is called "Lantern Town in ...

... the pictures and understand what I mean. It was an amazing day, and I wont soon forget it. The next day in Beijing was a blur- realistically, running through the Temple of Heaven and its environs, hitting up the English book store, and jumping onto the ...

... might actually make it to the train on time but on reflection I think I was just staying positive for Beth's sake. Beijing South is a spectacular contemporary station, an example of Chinese modern mega-infrastructure at its finest. Built in time for the ...

... . It was so much fun! The whole race I was winning until the last lap when David Popkins, Matt's roommate (my friend I went to Beijing with), slammed into the back of my car and thus I lost traction and slowed down and he passed me. These karts go way ...

... blur before we all met up again in the evening for a meal, (minus Aaron who had to start his next tour back up to Beijing).  After this we said goodbye to the Germans as they were leaving the following day.  Very very funny pair of guys and ...

... Our very friendly host Bob’s only downfall was overcharging us for out taxi from Pingyao to TianYuan where we had to get a flight to BeiJing . He would’nt budge from the RMB500.00 which is €50.00 that he quoted for the taxi that his own ...