The great wall
13 November 2011
Now for the great wall itself. It costs $5 to go on it. You are immediately faced with a decision, turn left or right. To the right theres cable c....
Going to the great wall
13 November 2011
This morning I researched how to get to the great wall. All the forums I could find strongly advise a private driver (frequent flyer forums) or an....
Sanlitun
12 November 2011
My brief research using restricted internet tells me Sanlitun is the base of the expat community, as well as the bar and club going Chinese, as we....
Beihai park and military museum
12 November 2011
I doubled up on activities this morning. First up though, I went to Starbucks for coffee. This was an interesting visit, as the boss man was there....
Xidan
11 November 2011
I dont have too many photos from this evening, so feel free to bitch and moan. Xidan barely rates a mention as a place to go, but it turns out its....
Temple of Heaven
11 November 2011
Might as well keep going to tourist attractions. Actually apparently it gets very busy on weekends at the major tourist sites, so you might get 2 ....
Random walk
10 November 2011
Having already been out and about twice today, I didnt plant to do anything specific in the evening. Hence I headed East to see where that gets me....
Tiananmen square
10 November 2011
I thought I might as well get another of the big tourist attractions out of the way. Just like the internet says, Tiananmen square is just a vast ....
The forbidden city
10 November 2011
I found out that my hotel used to be a summer holiday home for the communist party before being turned into a hotel in the 80's. Theres a long lis....