Posts Tagged ‘Beijing’
Feb 12, 12 • Asia, China • 3 Comments »
When you travel around China you don’t get many chances to communicate in proper English, especially if you go off touristic areas. I mean even if your English is good, you may not be understood or get an understandable answer. But you will...
Feb 4, 12 • Asia, Beijing, China • 13 Comments »
John Man, The Great Wall: China’s Great Wall north of Beijing is one of the world’s most famous sights. Millions every year climb the line of stone snaking over mountains. We all feel we know the Wall. But we are wrong. It is too big,...
Jan 27, 12 • Asia, Beijing, China • 1 Comment »
Great Mao: He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man;and he who does not love the Great Wall is not a hero. I was not too keen on visiting the Great Wall of China after seeing the herds of visitors to the Forbidden City (which we...
Jan 4, 12 • Asia, Beijing, China • 1 Comment »
After seeing the herds of tourists leaving the Forbidden city the previous evening we have decided to choose the Summer Palace as our first sightseeing visit. It is located within the boundaries of Beijing and pretty easily accessed by metro. Metro...
Nov 26, 11 • Beijing, China • No Comments »
We arrived 1AM at the Beijing airport, went through the passport control and joined a long queue for taxis. After long dialogue with a taxi driver (he was speaking Chinese, we – English) we left from the airport and headed for Beijing. When we...
