Blogs from Beijing, China, Asia - page 9

Première impression : il fait TRÈS chaud !!! Deuxième impression : c'est TRÈS grand !! Troisième impression : on mange TRÈS bien ! ( quand c'est pas trop épicé)... read more

Es waren nochmal drei harte Tage, das hatte ich wirklich nicht erwartet. Tag 76 war diesig, man konnte den ganzen Tag keine Spur von Sonne sehen, nicht einmal einen hellen Fleck. Einzig die Sonnenblumen streckten unbeirrbar ihr Gesicht in die richtige Richtung. Ich war sehr beeindruckt. Mein Freund vom Straßenbauamt war wieder tätig mit Baustellen. Aber diesmal hat er sich noch etwas Besonderes ausgedacht. Plötzlich war die Straße gesperrt. Keine Umleitung ausgeschildert, das wäre ja zu einfach. Ich wartete vorsichtshalber, bis ein mutiger Autofahrer auftauchte, dem ich folgen konnte. Denn die Umleitung war oft einspurig, führte durch Industrieanlagen und kleine Dörfer. 11 Stunden gefahren. Tag 77 war noch trüber als der vorherige. Außerdem regnete es fast den ganzen Tag. Einem Chinesen wird es bei schlechten Lichtverhältnissen, bei Nebel, in der Nacht oder in einem stockf... read more

OMG!!!!! I am finally in China. My flight was way to long..... I know I am not an old lady but that flight made me feel like one. I have never felt so much main as I did on that flight, my knees were hurting. Worst of all I picked a window seat, so every time I wanted to stand up I had to inconvenience my fellow seat buddies. Still I would do it again because I got to see Beijing before my fellow classmates. I still cannot believe I am here. Did you guys know you cannot take pictures while going thru customs...... don't worry I did not take pictures. I wish I could because then you guys would see how long the line was. We also meet some nice people coming from Mexico, it ... read more

Before my class and I went to the Forbidden City, we journeyed to a small, dirty alleyway. I wasn’t too sure where we were going, but I’ve learnt by now to just go with the flow. After a couple of minutes of walking through the street we reached a building with large glass windows and a carved wooden door. It was called the Beijing Shichahai Shadow Art Performance Hotel. It looked totally out of place in the dingy street. At the reception desk was a bowl full of lollies with awesome multi-coloured wrappers. Some people used several wrappers and stuck them behind their translucent phone cases. There was also a small desk with orange juice, a coffee machine and an assortment of teas (the poor serving ladies must have gotten so sick of us). ... read more

So far I’ve had two experiences of shopping in Beijing and I’ve REALLY enjoyed both of them. The first was the day we arrived in Beijing, we went to the Hong Qiao Pearl Market down the street from the gorgeous Temple of Heaven where we had been before hand. Inside the Hong Qiao Pearl Market is plenty of stalls and quite a few proper shops selling some cool, cheap things, though not as cheap as the stalls. There were many stalls selling very similar things such as, silk scarfs, scroll paintings, traditional Chinese clothing and many little souveniers like magnets, fans, etc. The people trying to sell things to you from their stall seem extremely desperate, trying their very hardest to get your attention, telling you that their prices are, “Very cheap”, and to completely trust ... read more