We had a free day today to explore before meeting the tour group at night so we walked down the Bund and took a ferry to the other side of the river to check out the Oriental Pear Tower. We went for aRead more
We had a free day today to explore before meeting the tour group at night so we walked down the Bund and took a ferry to the other side of the river to check out the Oriental Pear Tower. We went for aRead more
Today we joined our tour group for a walking tour of Shanghai along the Bund, Yu Garden and the French concession area of the city. The weather was quite wet so a few of us found a nice littleRead more
To we left Shanghai to go visit a water village called Xitang which is about 90 mins away from Shanghai. We walked around the little water streets and went to a little cafe which took over an hour toRead more
We started the day with a lovely Chinese dumpling breakfast and headed to the terracotta warriors. We had an amazing day looking at the 2000 warriors which have been uncovered and restored. After theRead more
A long day of travelling today travelling from Xi’an to Beijing by bullet train for 6 hours then a 4 hour bus to a small guesthouse near the Great Wall. The guesthouse is really clean and we had aRead more
Today we went for a walk along a 7km section of the Great Wall and I asked my best friend to marry me surrounded by the beautiful sight of the Great Wall a day and feeling I’ll never forget. NowRead more
Last day of our guided tour stared with dumplings, congee and spring rolls for breakfast with the group. After breakfast we went for a walking tour of Tiananmen Square which is massive and can hold 1Read more
Last day in Beijing so we took a walk through the Hutong (traditional streets) and came across an upmarket French bakery so overloaded on carbs for breakfast!!! In the afternoon we went for a walkRead more