Aug 29, 2009 - Beijing, China

After having spent some time in Beijing in 2004, I expected the city to have changed. ... But the Beijing that I loved and told Ry so much about is gone. ...

Aug 24, 2009 - Beijing

The last leg of the trans-mongolian train ride saw us arrive in China’s bustling and often chaotic capital.The last leg of the trans-mongolian train ride saw us arrive in China’s bustling and often chaotic capital....

Aug 13, 2009 - A review on our Beijing trip

Transportation Undergrounds are very easy to use and cover a fair amount of Beijing. ... This has been our major mode of transport in Beijing. ... Recycling One thing that surprise me is how widespread recycling bins are in the streets of Beijing. ...

Aug 12, 2009 - Beijing day 5 & 6 - visiting Mao and relaxing in hostel...

Yesterday, Iris and I managed to wake up before eight. Iris reckons that 95% of the Chinese people seeing Mao were from the rural areas and not from Beijing. ... We got on the underground and headed for Wanfuxien - the main shopping area in Beijing. ... It's a pretty amazing area.Yesterday, Iris and I managed to wake up before eight. Iris reckons that 95% of the Chinese people seeing Mao were from the rural areas and not from Beijing. ... We got on the underground and headed for Wanfuxien - the main shopping area in Beijing. ... It's a pretty amazing area....

Aug 11, 2009 - Beijing and The Great Wall

8am meet in the lobby…. And we’re off to the Great Wall (Mutianyu section) it will still take us about 2 hours to drive there, 90 km NE of Beijing, this section stretches 2250 meters long but shouldn’t be a filled with tourists as the Badaling section. ... Stretching 7200 km from the Bo Sea in the east to the Gobi desert in the west, the Great Wall was originally constructed in 221 BC by linking and rebuilding existing walls that were in ruins, and had once separated several ‘colonies’ that had now all merged together to become one China.8am meet in the lobby…. And we’re off to the Great Wall (Mutianyu section) it will still take us about 2 hours to drive there, 90 km NE of Beijing, this section stretches 2250 meters long but shouldn’t be a filled with tourists as the Badaling section. ... Stretching 7200 km from the Bo Sea in the east to the Gobi desert in the west, the Great Wall was originally constructed in 221 BC by linking and rebuilding existing walls that were in ruins, and had once separated several ‘colonies’ that had now all merged together to become one China....

Aug 10, 2009 - Our visit to Tianamen Square and Forbidden City

His name was John and he was a delight…but a struggle to understand his English/Chinese accent! We crossed the street and took our first ride on the Beijing subway. ... With some quick directions from John, we were off on our own on the subway in Beijing with no map and no ability to speak the language but we made it just fine to our destination. ... Another amazing day in Beijing. ...

Aug 10, 2009 - Beijing day 4 - Trying to visit Mao and going to the Olympics‏

I think this is probably the hottest day we have had in Beijing so far, yesterday was rainy and the other days were quite cold in comparison to today. ... It is quite an experience walking in Beijing. ... There seems to be a lot of Chinese people coming from the rural areas and visiting Beijing. ... To them, going to Beijing will probably be the trip of a life time and a completely different world. ... We didn't bother looking at it last time we visited so we thought it might be a good time filler now we're stuck in Beijing. ...