http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , Beijing , Chaoyang district en-us Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:50:31 BST Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:50:31 BST Ja hoor dit bericht verstuur ik vanuit ons eigen appartementje Nadat we afgelopen vrijdag nog 2 andere appartementen zijn gaan bezichtigen hadden we iets moois gevonden. Het is een fijn appartementje met 2 slaapkamers een fijne woonkamer en een redelijke keuken en badkamer. De ligging is ideaal met maar zo'n 5 minuten fietsen naar de universiteit.We konden meteen 's avonds intrekken. Wij dus na http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-318918.html Well all we have to say is that we're grateful to be in Beijing. Even though both India and China are usually talked about in the same breath when you hear about booming developing foreign economies in the business news but they are leaps and bound apart. Perhaps it's all the preparations for the Olympics which ended the day before we arrived but the chinese are certainly doing something http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/Central-Business-district-/blog-317577.html Well I'm moving home tomorrow. I'm sitting around doing nothing right now so I figured I would post a blog. The problem with that plan is that I do not have time to actually write a full one so I guess this is just a Hey thanks for reading the blog and I'm heading back to America. The journey's over for now.But HAVE NO FEAR I will post a whole blog about the Olympics etc when I get home http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-316055.html Captain Riyadh put us firmly down onto China. Once he had made contact with the runway at Peking we began what I call the qatar airways roll out. Always long always quiet and nearly always with no reverse thrust. We had been on the A330 for over 9 hours. I had slept for five and watched master and commander for the last two. The whole experience had as usual for Qatar Airways been utterly p http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/Central-Business-district-/blog-309688.html What do banners shirts traffic laws watercooler conversations TV shows and even the day's specials on some of the restaurant menus have in common The 2008 BEIJING SUMMER OLYMPICS The logo is everywhere and you would have to be a real dummy to not realize what is about to happen. In the final hours leading up to the Games whether it is tickets transportation signs shirts hotel rooms http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/Central-Business-district-/blog-308144.html Well we are here now Thanks to Rose and Nick Buckley for the ride to the station in HK. It calmed me down and was a nice way to go. The train journey was better than any of us thought. We were a bit worried when we saw the 6 bunks but we then got redirected to the 4 berth cabins and made ourselves at home. The time passes really slowly and quickly at the same time We've read played cards and http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-301255.html Today we visited the 'art district' of beijing. First we went to this new area that is a little bit outside the city and is known to be the art district that is 'not government supervised'. I actually thought this area was kind of boring. it had a great deal of sichuan immigrants and restaurants. afterwards we took a bus to the 'government supervised' art district called 798 which was really coo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/Central-Business-district-/blog-296374.html friday i tried to celebrate the fourth as best i could which meant eating american food and getting drunk with americans. the restaurant we went to was called 'grandmas kitchen'. i had a cheeseburger and fries that cost about the same as about ten dinners altogether i usually have here 80 kuai. Me and two others got seperated from the group on the way to this restaurant so we ended up going to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/Central-Business-district-/blog-296372.html June 18th 2008If she lets me put this on her blog site this is my turn to talk about our trip to see Lauren and a world that is like no other that one can imagine. This trip gives a whole new definition to ldquoLauren in Charge.rdquo Where does one begin on a trip like this It actually started three years ago at Indiana Universityrsquos orientation for new students. Lauren called Bonn http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-289595.html Its been a while since my last entry. I am finally in Beijing and things couldnt be much better. It has been quite the eventful past days already.First before we left James and I packed everything on the last day and forgot the time. By 12 AM we noticed that we were hungry and so we made our way to McDonalds while Jiro James Girlfriend was asleep at my house. When we came back I was quite su http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/Central-Business-district-/blog-288406.html Wow so a lot has been going on here lately. And not a lot too. Beijing has changed. Like we say the only constant in Beijing is change Always people coming and going moving here moving away buildings being torn down so new ones can be built roads being widened and new subway lines opening. Restaurants and bars that were here last year have moved locations sometimes twice already http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/Central-Business-district-/blog-284303.html Today we visited Chaoyang Park right across the street from our hotel. Once you get inside the park it is pretty unbelievable how much there is We decided it would be nice to rent a motorized boat and investigate all the lakes and narrow canals inside the park. Captain Jenna was a fantastic helmswoman. She even drove us right beside the Olympic tennis complex We followed the boat ride wit http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-274983.html Wellhellipwhat the hell am I doing back here again For some masochistic reason I decided to send myself back to China this summer but rather than traveling Irsquoll be working for China AgriCorp a company that principally distributes semen from bulls FYI for ALTA genetics in the US as well as other dairy farm services. I didnrsquot realize it until today but they are quite a major pla http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-274347.html Ni Hao So far so good... Everything seems to be travelling along nicely so far. Arrived in Beijing last Friday night and managed to get to my hotel without any dramas. Highly recommend travelling business class to anyone who has the chance you get real Salmon and single malt whiskey and so many movies to watch that I wanted the flight to keep going. The new Beijing airport is out of control. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-273786.html The theme for today was rest and relaxation. After walking miles and miles and seeing temple after temple we decided to be lazy and have a day inside. We stayed in our pj's all morning watched several movies visited the playground at our hotel colored with crayons and Jenna worked on her homework from her school back home. Today was much needed and enjoyed by everyone.We decided we all d http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-270066.html Jet lag caught up with us a bit today. It is such a weird feeling not knowing what time your body is supposed to be on With tired eyes and bodies we went in search of a relaxing noplan day. We ended up at the WONDERFUL Behai Park. Parks in China are so different than the ones we have in the US. People here pride themselves in beautiful things....beautiful parts of nature. It cost us abou http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-269809.html We are at the close of our first full day in China. Wow what an experience We all rested very well I got about 12 hours of sleep and started the day off fresh. We had a Westernstyle breakfast at the hotel. Their idea of a Western breakfast is hilarious. They had things on the buffet like baked beans and salad. Our first stop was Tian'men Square....in a light rain. From the moment we http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-269080.html Hello friends. We made it We have been up for a long time but we are now officially on vacation We arrived safely after a REALLY LONG travel day. Our flight to Beijing was 14 hours long.......does anyone really understand how long 14 hours is Even though it was long we saw some neat things. Our flight path took us over Canada Greenland the North Pole Siberia and Northern Mong http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-268533.html Usually when my nose picks up an odd scent I reach for my scarf or tug my shirt up to my face to protect my body from breathing in the odd nondescript often toxic stench. For example the other day I sat outside a quaint cafe drinking wine with my friend M and her mate Damien talking about health and hospitals when suddenly the conversation erupted in laughter and giggles seemed to escape f http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-267227.html thursnov 30Oh my god I am STUFFED. I think I just had the best meal I've ever had in Beijing. Let me fill you in on the BANQUET I just experienced...Today at work had a missed call on my phone from Lauren Perone '04. Texted her and she invited me out for dinner because guess what another Mawrtyr's in Beijing visiting her Alex Lippman '05 is in the city so Lauren Alex Lydia Parnell '05 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-266428.html I've never been here just over look The 798 factory was discard The goverment was salt to some arter there were reformed workshops used to showing artistic goods http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-265086.html The journey over from Manchester was a long one although the first leg to Abu Dhabi was brightened by films and ice cream Well done Etihad you did us proud the second leg was not so fun. Lack of sleep and inability to find a comfy sleeping position without setting off the help button made me extra popuar with passengers and flight attendants alike. I arrived early into the new and shiny B http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/Central-Business-district-/blog-264934.html salut http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-261569.html Dimanche 16 MarsSalut les potes.Alors cette semaine a a t boulot fond. Jrsquoai travaill avec Lu Cui 7H lundi et puis 2H vendredi. Le projet nrsquoest pas trop stressant on commence a tre potes avec Lu Cui crsquoest cool.Sinon jrsquoai fait un peu de tourisme. Avec quatres de mes nouveaux amis de lrsquoece nous avons visiter Beijing Underground City. Crsquoest 130 Km de tu http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-256709.html Hello everyone sorry it's taken so long I've genuinely been quite busy at work more in a sec and not a heap of access to a computer. ALSO I desperately wanted to add some photos as I've taken heaps but of course I left the USB lead back home... So it'll be a trip to a computer store armed with dictionary and camera I supposeAnyway to the job It's been going really well. I have a Friday http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/Central-Business-district-/blog-256606.html Holnap mrcius idusa virrad rnk vajon hogyan nnepelnek a pekingi magyarok Ez minket is rdekelt ezrt elfogadtuk a nagykvetsg meghvst az ott rendezend337 fogadsra s az utna trtn337 koszorzsra. Mint megtudtuk Knban Pet337fi Sndor A Klfldi Klt337 az egyetlen olyan klt337 akinek minden m369vt kes knai nyelvre plntltk. Neknk is leesett az llunk e h http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-256084.html La phrase du jour. Ca vaut le dtourLe chef de la diplomatie chinoise Yang Jiechi Je considre que le chinois est l'une des langues les plus faciles tudier dans le monde sinon comment expliquer qu'il y ait 13 milliard de personnes qui l'aient choisie comme leur langue maternelle.Il est marrant lui quand mme comme s'ils avaient eu le choix http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Chaoyang-district/blog-255680.html