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....
Central Beijing
9 November 2011
My hotel is very central, between Wangfujing pedestrain street and Tiananmen Square. So I dont have to go far to see anything. The centre part of ....
Shanghai to Beijing
9 November 2011
Well, I made it to Beijing without incident, despite dire predictions the high speed rail was a deathtrap designed by 5 year olds and regularly ex....
Last night in Shanghai
8 November 2011
Tomorrow I am off to Beijing. Shanghai is a very modern, clean, western city. I would say it is more modern than Hong Kong, certainly a lot cleane....
Science museum
8 November 2011
I am fully aware that people think its strange that I like museums, because to most people, going to a museum is the most boring thing imaginable.....
Zhongshan
7 November 2011
I felt very lethargic this evening, and it looked like it might rain at any moment, despite not having rained all day. So I studied google maps fo....
Zhongshan
7 November 2011
I felt very lethargic this evening, and it looked like it might rain at any moment, despite not having rained all day. So I studied google maps fo....