Swiss Hotel Beijing

... was like having a personal trainer helping me step by step. He suggested a hotel at a key subway line. I stayed at the Swiss Hotel Beijing, which had the best buffet breakfast I have had before. I did all the top tourist things, including the Temple of ...

... around and of course, there were no other cabs in sight, so I told him to just keep driving. He assured me the Sino-Swiss Hotel was close and that it wouldn’t take long. Having been ruthlessly swindled by a taxi driver in India more than a decade ...

... most of the flight lolling in and out of consciousness. Our guide met us at the airport and shuttled us over to the Sino-Swiss hotel near the airport. The guide is a feisty little thing who speaks French, English and obviously Chinese. She also speaks a ...

... us through all of the gates, past customs. They never even checked our bags. Air China gave us a free night at the "Sino-Swiss Hotel", free dinner, breakfast and lunch. It actually worked out really good because we were tired of being on the plane and ...

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 ...

... been refurbished seem to have lost their old world charm and soul.  Wondering through them was like stepping back to ancient China. Beijing! Later this year this city will be hosting the Olympics, the city is all geared up for this, but it will be ...

... with "Smackerals" Pooh Bear's little treats. The much needed rations have now been shared, eaten and enjoyed all our way to Beijing. To the Hotel Donghau. Oh! What luxury! Oh! What bliss! A shower and a hairwash - "My kingdom for a shower!" Who'll ...

... buildings were red and the roofs were yellow/gold.  Lying at the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City, called Gu Gong in Chinese, was the imperial palace during the Ming ...

... not take any pictures of it. But you can believe me!! On the second day, we explored to best known sights of Beijing. From our great hotel we could easily walk to the Forbidden City and the Tiananmen Square. So, we went to the Tiananmen Square in the ...

... same hostel across the road from the station. Considered changing hostels, but that was too much hassle. Besides, the hostel (Beijing City Center International Youth Hostel) had more ammenities than most hostels. Very clean abd about 3 quid a night with ...

... . Long sections of the wall could be seen in the distance, but we actually passed quite closely to several sections closer to Beijing. It is quite impressive. But we decided not to brave the lesser-visited sections of the Wall and did what the locals do - ...

... steps, Denise flew up and I followed more slowly. At the top, the views were excellent and the sun was setting making Beijing very beautiful.   As it was getting dark I headed down and missed the original steps and ended up climbing down some ...

... I didn't let that get in my way. At one point the singer offered me the microphone but fortunately for the whole of Beijing I convinced them that was a bad idea. Next he started singing Dancing Queen and then a trilogy of Michael Jackson, finishing with ...

... is nice to be in Beijing. October and November are good times to visit. Summers are very hot and winters very cold. When in Beijing, I choose a hotel in the Wangfujing area. The main street is a pedestrian street, and so, it is easy to walk up and down. ...

... our stay there. Besides going to our favorite haunts to eat, we planned the next leg of our trip in Shanxi province between Beijing and Xi’an.... 1) Night train to the Taiyuan, overnight and see a few minor sights in the city. 2) Bus from Taiyuan ...

... Geographic ones? Anyway, I was familiar with the fact that the Bird's Nest was the world's largest steel structure designed by a Swiss architecture firm and that the retractable roof, a part of the original concept, which gave the stadium its moniker, had ...

... good. We met our tour group that evening. We have 8 total traveling with us, 2 swedes,1 swiss, 1 american, and 2 other canadians. Our first group day in Beijing we visited Tian'aman square and the forbidden city. The forbidden city is huge and really ...