Blogs from Tian'anmen, Beijing, China, Asia - page 10

On day 2 , it's our last day in Beijing so there is a bit of a panic among the group to see everything we possibly can! The pressure! We meet a local tour guide Kevin first thing in the morning and he takes us over to Tian'anmen Square. We can barely delay here to take pictures as Kevin is anxious to keep us moving - there are loads and loads of guards around the place and Kevin tells us not to take photos of the guards in any position and especially not if they are reprimanding someone in any way.......you get the general picture. Charmain Maos body is displayed in a mausoleum in the Square and the queue to get in is phenomenal. Strangely, the queue is made up of mostly Chinese people themselves......but who ... read more

Kaikki on suureellista ja jarjestelmallista! Etsimme asken nettikahvilaa: aluksi emme loytaneet mitaan vaan ajauduimme syomaan ja basaarikujille, ja kun sitten loysimme paikan, taalla on yli sata upouutta konetta muhkeine ergonomisesti muotoiltuine tuolineen. Ennen kuin paasimme koneille, piti nayttaa passit, tayttaa papereita, kuvauttaa itsemme ja maksaa pantti. Voisin aloittaatarinani siita, mihin viimeksi jain. Kun lopetin kirjoittelun viimeksi, meilla oli jo hieman kiire junalle. Lahtoon oli aikaa reilu puoli tuntia ja meidan piti viela hakea rinkat ja hankkia kyyti. Palasimme Ghana-guesthousiimme meille poikkeuksellisin juoksuaskelin ja kysyimme kyytia, mutta sita ei juuri silloin ollutkaan tarjolla. Tasta guesthousista jai kylla muuten tosi hyva maku suuhun. Jurtat katolla olivat hyvin kodikkaita, siella nukutti tosi makoisasti, suihkut toimivat ja katolla oli viihtyisaa lueske... read more

We're sad. We're right at the end of our eight days in Beijing. Part of us is a little disappointed, also, that we didn't have the time to get over to Tibet or some of the other areas of China. This, however, will probably make us eager to make another trip here sometime in the future. We'll have plenty of time to explore Japan by train over the next two weeks anyway, so we don't want to tire of train travel before we can cash in our Japan Rail pass. Our few days since the last blog entry have been fairly peaceful and pretty hot. I would say we've had an average daytime temperature of 80-85 degrees Fahrenheit. We've also been interviewed twice in the last couple of days. The first time was while we ... read more

We got done at The Forbidden City and went across the street to Tian’anmen Square. Everything was very nice, lots of flowers, people, and some new Olympic monuments. We had wanted to see Chairman Mao but viewing hours are 8 am to 12 noon, we missed it.... read more

After visiting the temple of heaven park we caught the subway from the east gate, 东门, to wangfujing to eat dinner and catch the night market. Wangfujing is definitely not the place to get a very authentic chinese experience and it also makes me thankful that i live on other, much more cheap, side of town. This famous tourist street is known for its western shopping malls and 'glamor'. Restaurants are overpriced and only so-so in my book. Starting at 6pm and ending at 10pm is the night market, where one can eat a variety of delicious treats...such as cocoons, scorpions, lizards, sea cucumbers, and variety of other things all on a stick! its all pretty good and pretty safe. Dont let this place fool you into thinking this is genuine Beijing or Chinese culture. The ... read more