Beijing Travel Blogs - Page 5

My trip to Beijing this summer. It was really cool, and I went to all the major attractions - The Great Wall, The Forbidden City, Ming Tombs, the Olympic Stadium... I didn't really take pictures at night, but the nightlife there is really exciting.

Three days in Beijing

The day we left China the subway stations machines finally started to work. While we were waiting for the train the train officials rounded some people up and made them weigh their luggage. Oddly only Chinese people were ordered to weigh in. When we got on the train the beds had no sheets. They c…

I still can't believe I climbed the Great Wall ! It was amazing ! What a view ! We climbed it at Badaling & let me tell you it was tougher than I thought it would be. So much of it is uphill and steep ! Bring lots of water and shoes with good grip. However the climb to the highest point is sooo…

I think I am addicted to writing. I visited Beijing twice last year. Once in Spring, and once in summer. I would skip winter I am allergic to cold as prescribed by Doctor Winnie. Beijing is the capital of China, and in the past, it used to be a communist country. Til today, many people are still …

After eating breakfast at the hotel, we headed out for a full day to Temple of Heaven, Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, and Summer Palace.  We also visited Beijing Pearl Market (Pearl Factory) and Dr Tea (Tea Factory).  We were able to learn how to tell the difference between …

Beijing had only 2 lines for years and years, but before the Olympic Games - the metro extensions exploded like a volcano. The Chinese started to build it like crazy, they can easily beat the Spaniards in Madrid which they do!1. "Info - forbidden"In Beijing airport, as we landed, we found this…

Yehah! New country- new adventures! We arrived in Beijing and were instantly thrown into the crowds and life that is China. Jen, Martin, Johnny and I made our on the Metro and managed to find the hostel- thanks Martin! And then hit the streets. Red Lanterns, street food stalls and people …

The last week or so in Beijing has been great.  It hasn't been hard adjusting at all.  After a few days of rainy weather, it has become a lot more stable and either it isn't as smoggy or it isn't bothering me as much.  I am also getting the hang of campus (I got lost a lot...) and ri…

after the forbidden city i wanted to "get real" and skip the tours to the great wall (which often stop for jade factory shopping tour emprisonment on the way) and do it the public transportation way according to lonely planet i wanted to go to huanghua but ended up in mutianyu every tour started …

-Great Wall journey in morning-rude man in bus-climbing and weather and shopping and where Olympics stuff was-lunch in Jade Factory - second impressions of the ladies from Florida (her son, I want to me a roamer like that)-looking around jade factory - where make Olympic medals-to Ming tombs - real…

Beijing.  The capital of China.  A cold city, at least during winter/spring.  We arrived here by train from Hong Kong.  24 hours on something that was pure luxury compared to the trains in India.  We checked in at Wangfujing Youth Hostel and got ready to explore this small …

I don’t know if you’ve heard about this yet, but an American tourist was killed in China while visiting a famous tourism site. His wife was also attacked and still might die. Maybe if it hadn’t been during the Olympics, this wouldn’t be a big news deal, but there’s a famous saying that g…

Well unfortunately I never did write the post for my final full day in Beijing.  But I'll try to recap it now, 1.5 years later.  In the morning I first stopped at one of the hutong food stalls to buy a couple of steamed buns for my lunch.  I took the local bus to Badaling, …

If you had been to the Great Wall of China, most likely you went to the closest one from Beijing, the Badaling section of the Great Wall. I had been there twice, once in 1997 and another time in 2002, I am sure there are a lot more tourists now. So this time I wanted to go to a different part o…