The room at The Shan Shui Hotel

Room breakdown: Electricity: Common European/Chinese style two round pin plugs (220V). Toilet: Modern style, amusingly sharing door with the separate shower. Hot water supply: Reliable. Temperature: When hell freezes over, this is what it will be like. Food: Didn't try the restaurant. Spoils: Free Internet, refrigerator was not necessary... Pets: None encountered. Price: It slipped my mind... 400 RMB maybe?

Beijing Update

December 28th 2008
Kay and I both had some days off work for the new year's holiday and we decided to go visit Joanne in Beijing. Not mainly because we wanted to go to Beijing, but because that's where Joanne happened to be located. Of course, I won't back down from a chance to set foot on the Great Wall, but it is proving hard to convince the ladies. Anyway, I padded my itinerary with one extra day on each side of ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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