Blogs from Forbidden City, Beijing, China, Asia - page 22

Travel Blog del 2 Lørdag ankom vi så til Kina. Flyveturen gik smertefrit trods det, at jeg ligesom med Lin tilbage i 2006 fik lov til at få pladserne lige op og ned af toiletterne. Denne gang slap vi dog for den sure kælling (undskyld sproget), som sad foran os. I stedet fik vi en baby på vores venstre side, men han var kun irriterende den første halve time :-) Vi blev hentet i lufthavnen af en eller anden mand, som så kørte os til vores hotel, ret luksus, men vi havde selvfølgelig også betalt for det! Ved en 2 tiden var vi på vores hotel, og tror det første jeg gjorde var at smide mig på sengen. Det er jo hårdt sådan at komme til et fremmed sted ! Inden vi nåede at komme fra ... read more

nihau euch allen. wollte hier gar nicht lange rummachen sondern nur kurz ein update unserer plaene geben: wir sind noch in peking und erledigen alles bisher nicht erledigte, darunter: shoppen, planen, saunieren u.s.w. - kurz - es geht uns gut soweit. unser versuch ein mongolisches visum zu bekommen war prompt und ohne komplikationen erfolgreich erledigt. die mongolen sind da einfach ein wenig - wie soll man sagen? - lockerer. im reisefuehrer steht "mongolia - the country without fences" und das haben die ziemlich genau genommen. die botschaft ist ne botschaft ohne es zu zeigen und ist gleichzeitig ein einfaches russisch anmutendes kaffee ohne kontrollen, von jedermann zu betreten. man ist fast beschaemt ueber die offensichtlich zur schau gestellte angst der anderen botschaften. alle waren nett. wir waren kurz vor schliessung der visa annahme da, haben schnell ... read more

Jing Shan Park just north of the Forbidden City seemed to meet all of the requirements to start my day of exploration of what is left of Imperial China. After all, the pavilions on top of the hill at the center of the park command a perfect bird’s view of the Forbidden City below (Officially named “Palace Museum” by the Chinese government). Perhaps the most interesting part of the experience was to see normal Chinese people’s version of a Sunday in the park. Men and women of all ages were dancing and singing to the tune of traditional music delivered to the park in much more modern ways (such as with boom boxes). After a taxi brought me from my hotel and delivered me to one of the entrances to the park, I quickly climbed Prospect ... read more

I'm behind on my Bloggin'. So I've decided to shut up and let the PIC's to the talkin. xoxo Mark... read more

Ok so I admit that most of my blogs so far has been written retrospectively. It's not that easy finding a computer and I'm not that keen on spending my entire trip cooped up in front of one. So you will get 3 entries in a row now, and I'll try my best to update you correctly. Ok, here goes: I arrived in Beijing on Friday 5th October and made it to my hostel with a kiwi couple I met on the train, who, coincidentally were staying at the same place as me. It was a nice hostel, quiet and clean with friendly (English speaking!!!) staff. I was sad to have ended my Trans Siberian journey, but happy to start a new adventure. Most of my fears start now, knowing that the unkown awaits- I love ... read more