Flying into Beijing in anticipation of the Great Wall of China
What a dream to be flying into Beijing, landed at Beijing Capital International Airport and boy the smog was thick! This is now my 4th flight on this 3 week trip in China. My excitment builds, looking forward to climbing the Great Wall of China, visiting the Summer Palace, and going to the Forbidden City, etc. I sit quietly on China Airlines writing to my family ... time by myself to write etc. seems to take the 'back burner' as I wake up early and the day is totally filled with exploring China and before I know it, it's time to get some ZZZ's; though while I travel my family is always deeply with me in my thoughts (back home in Canada). Here's some photos of places I went to and the most likely places you'll be visiting if in Beijing!!
The first thing I noticed landing in Beijing was the thick air .
After relaxing for a little, our tour guide returned and brought us to the Summer Palace, where the Qing emperors used to live during summer to escape the heat, the colours there were great .
On January 5th, 2008 it was a was chilly ~-7 degrees celcius, pretty warm to Canadian winters but for me, vrrrrrrrrr, even with my 5 in one coat the cold air gave me the chills.
The architecture in Beijing is so intricate, so complex ... to think I still have much more buildings to see throughout mainland China. I can't help but photograph the buildings from all angles ... my first 2mb HD card is filling up fast ... looks like I'll need to buy another one; all I need is to go up the Great Wall of China tomorrow and find out, when I'm at the top, I have 'run-out' of memory. It's hard to decide what photos take and from which perspective. To me, everything looks so unique and awesome ... beats the rectangular buildings in Canada
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What Xi Xi You Yi Hotel has is very clean rooms, it's safe, and this hotel is close to many ammenities; based solely on this, I'd go there again ---
A coin set (I bought) and my passport was locked up in a SAFE the hotel provided ... I left my luggage open in my hotel room whenever touring ... nothing was ever taken ... so as far as theft, this is a great place to go
Xi Xi You Yi Hotel overall, was a farely nice place to stay in, if I was to exclude the noise of a chain saw and the smell of tar! I assume the renovations (that continued throughout the night) was happening because of the upcoming Beijing Oympics this August 2008, but that's no excuse for only warm coffee with my breakfasts I had there. Then again I had their breakfast buffet; if I'd pay for a classy breakfast in their restaurant I'm sure the service and quality would have been better ...
Since I booked a 9 day Asian tour through an agency, this and other hotels were booked by them and where we would eat, I could of opted for full service but then the overall trip's cost would of been higher ...you do get what you pay for
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