Zhongguancun
15 November 2011
My journey tonight took me quite close to where I went last night, it seems North Beijing is the happening place to be in the evenings, its much l....
National museum
15 November 2011
Chinas national museum borders Tiananmen square. It is actually free, however there seemed to be a huge line to get in with many tour groups, I sp....
Really lost
14 November 2011
Before I got really lost, I headed to the university district of Wudaokou in search of dinner. This was an interesting place, lots of shops at str....
Lost
14 November 2011
Museums and other such places are closed on Mondays. So instead I headed east. I walked for at least 3 hours to nowhere in particular. The contras....
Returning from the great wall
13 November 2011
The train station at Badaling is tiny, has no timetable in English, no facilities and is full of people. I lined up for about 45 minutes and once ....
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....