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....
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.....