http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , Beijing , Xuanwu District en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:04:05 +0000 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:04:05 +0000 Today I booked my ticket at the Liyuan Theatre for the evening daily performance by Beijing Opera. The taxis in Beijing are not great unfortunately note that they often can't read so handing them a card will not always help you Liyuan was difficult to find as it is actually inside the Jiangguo Hotel in Qianmen. httpwww.qianmenhotel.comTurning right out of Liyuan Theatre I came across a sev http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-425340.html I managed get to Beijing sansfood for around 4 days. I said goodbye to my students who all presented me with cards and presents some had made me a gorgeous chime of cranes which I'll treasure and took pictures I must have looked halfdead. Most of them were in tears Imagine after 4 weeks they would have been fullon bawling I didn't think I was that great a teacher really The drive http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-425019.html Day one of our trip started well upgraded on the flight from London is always a bonus. Managed to locate the hostel without too much trouble caught up on some much needed sleep and walked around the area. Took the plunge and sampled some local food from a street seller in a hutong. Went to a Kung Fu show this evening with some other guys from the hostel and grabbed some noodles in a local plac http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-418476.html Our bus tour of the city took us to the Cultural District famous for paper goods art supplies and materials used for calligraphy. We had time to visit several stores to shop and also see the cost of the art supplies. Calligraphy is an ancient Chinese art and many of the supplies are quite costly.Matt and Lucy had to use the restroom while in the Art supply store so they had their FIRST experie http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-414348.html Wow talk about a long commute. After a 9 12 hour plane ride to Tokyo a 3 hour layover followed by a 3 12 hour ride to Beijing and three different check points serviced by employees with masks and eye goggles I finally . . . got out of the airport at 12am it was a brisk 80 degrees. Next I bargained for a taxi that turned out to be sketchy as hell but no worries after a half hour ride aroun http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-414215.html Beijing Lhasa Beijng 10 daysD1 Take train to Lhasa. Train No.T27 2130 from Beijing West Railway Station.D2 On the way.D3 Arriving in Lhasa. Guide pick you up at the railway station and take you to the hotel. Overnight in Lhasa.D4 Place Transport Lhasa Today's Activities Potala Palace Jokhang Temple Barkhore StreetTour starts from the religious Potala Palace built in the 7th century http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-405791.html The secret Tibet Tibet China Travel Service Beijing Office Tel6530600861051938552 51938553 00861051938570 51938571 Fax6530600861051938553EmailTibettour01yahoo.com Tibettour01hotmail.comhttpwww.tibettours.cnWeb www.tctsb.comAddress65306Room520 MachineryBuilding NO.248 Guanganmen Wai Street Xuanwu district Beijing ContentsComp http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-405785.html china travel service CTS is the earliest established and the largest international travel agency in tibet .Dozens of different chararictristc tour routes were presented by us for you to choose we can also desigh and make itinerary for you according to your requirements . the phone number 861051938552 fax861051938553websitewww.tibettours.cnEmailtibettour01yahoo.com.cnMSNcntours01h http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-405776.html Saturday morning I stumbled right into the toilet stall by mistake ready to take a shower. Thatrsquos how tired I am. But in my defense the two stall doors are identical from the outsideTo help find relief from this difficult and exhausting work schedule I have discovered that Beijing offers up a number of inexpensive foot massage parlors all over town. And thankfully they stay open very http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-304970.html I am getting super spoiled by my 5star lifestyle here at the Ritz. Every morning a cup of piping hot coffee is delivered to my door complimentary as part of the hotel's Wake Up service. Every night I come home to a clean room fresh towels fluffed pillows and a chocolate truffle on the nightstand. I could get used to this It's definitely a warped sense of reality I am living in but I pr http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-304410.html I am quickly learning that Beijing is basically New York City but with cheaper cabs. And itrsquos a lot lot bigger. This city is massive A two block walk can take 30 minutes. Subway stops are miles away from one another. A crosstown cab ride can take up to an hour. Walking the city is fun but exhausting glad I brought all my most comfy shoes.The past few days have mostly been long work da http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-304402.html The Angel of Peanut Butter arrived this evening also known as Chris my lovely friend from Texas and delivered a jar of allnatural chunky peanut butter direct to my hotel door all the way from Target said with a French accent of course. How happy am IMore good news Beijing's traffic control plan went into effect today the Gamestime mandate that drivers alternate which days they can be o http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-302802.html Two mornings in a row now I have woken up opened the blinds in my hotel room and the first thing I see is a handful of men hanging precariously by a rope many many stories high nauseatingly bouncing around as they clean windows on the office building across the street. This makes me a little sick to my stomach. I have to wonder how many window washers have met their death in this way...The goo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-302730.html It is now 400 AM and once again I am wide awake ready to start another long day of training and program preparation. I canrsquot seem to get on the right sleep schedule but I feel fine otherwise. Lots of vitamins and coffee seem to do the trick.Yesterday we spent the day in a bus touring Beijing and the various Olympic venues. It was exciting to see the Olympic Green the massivelysized Nat http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-301554.html HELLO PEOPLE http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-276853.html FIRSTLY65292 THE COMPUTER IS FORCING US TO WRITE IN CAPITAL LETTERS12290 IT HAS BEEN A STRANGE BEGINNING TO A FIVE MONTH TRIP12290 IT BEGAN WITH AN AWOL BACKPACK IN LONDON AND CONTINUED WITH THE ALARMING NEWS THAT THE PLANE WE ARRIVED ON IN BEIJING CRASH LANDED ON ITS RETURN TO LONDON12290 AS FOR BEIJING65311 THERE APPEARS TO BE SUBURBS BIGGER THAN GLASGOW65281 THE ROADS ARE SO W http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-237361.html The point in me going to Beijing was to see all the stuff I missed three years ago so with that in mind I explored more of the city itself and felt a little woosy because of it.No one stays at home in Beijing they love to go out eat see friends just hang out on the street corners. It's a massive sea of humanity moving and flowing so much that as you sit and watch them you feel like you're http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-196204.html Hoi Vandaag maar een kort berichtje omdat we niet veel bijzonders hebben gedaan.. We waren van plan het Zomerpaleis te bezoeken maar omdat we weer het busstation niet konden vinden zijn we uiteindelijk maar naar een klein parkje gegaan. Daar hebben we lekker op een bankje aan het water zitten luieren. Het was trouwens wel ontzettend frustrerend om dat busstation niet te kunnen vinden. We heb http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-180686.html Ni hao En maar weer een berichtje van ons. Vandaag zijn we naar de Chinese Muur ofwel de Great Wall geweest Woooow Dat was echt geweldig. En we zijn er helemaal op eigen gelegenheid naartoe gegaan. Hoe zelfstandig We leken vandaag net backpackers. Het begon vanochtend toen Sylvia extreem vroeg voorstelde om al op pad te gaan zodat we niet te laat zouden zijn voor de bus. Schoorvoetend be http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-180683.html Hoi Laat ik beginnen met een enthousiaste boodschap Het is hier geweldig fantastisch Tot nu toe gaat alles super en alles is leuk. Vandaag zijn we zoals gepland naar de Verboden Stad geweest. Wat is dat ontzettend groot en indrukwekkend zeg Jammer dat een redelijk groot deel in de stijgers stond. Dat deed wel een beetje afbreuk aan de schoonheid van het terrein. Overal in de stad staan pale http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Xuanwu-District/blog-179655.html