Sun Mar 25 - Beijing
26 Mac 2018, China ⋅ 🌙 16 °CArrived at 6pm and met Risa from sinorama. 1.5 hour bus ride to our hotel. Checked in and crashed. Sorry. No pictures.
Arrived at 6pm and met Risa from sinorama. 1.5 hour bus ride to our hotel. Checked in and crashed. Sorry. No pictures.
Up at 6 for breakfast and on the bus at 8. Rode bus to Summer Palace. There was a lake and palace built by the empress. Walked the Great Wall and had icecream after. Also had a rickshaw ride to theBaca lagi
Up at 6 again to leave at 8am. A day of scrambling as our first destination, the Temple of Heaven was closed for visiting dignitaries. No notice. So went to Tiananmen Square. Then to Forbidden City.Baca lagi
Visited the fresh water pearl factory and then walked along the promenade at the Olympic park. Saw the bird's nest and the swimming cube. Left to go to the airport at 130pm and arrived in Shanghai atBaca lagi
Left at 730 this morning. Took a walk on the promenade along the river first thing. Visited the Silk factory next . This was very interesting. Lunch was quite good. The same but different as there isBaca lagi
Breakfast at 8. Walked to Jiading old town. Seven levels going to 40 meters and 500+ years old. Turtles for sale at pet shop. Visited a flea market. Back to hotel for lunch. Left for the airport atBaca lagi
Arrived at the ship at 130am. Had a nightcap with Vic. Tried to sleep in but ship announcement woke us at 645. Relaxed. Went to a Chinese acupuncture demonstration. Very interesting. HadBaca lagi
Busy day with visit to the Red Pagoda and Ghost city. Red Pagoda is centuries old of course and has a temple at the top. Ghost city is a temple at the top of a mountain dedicated to the god of hell.Baca lagi
Spent the day traveling through the gorges of the Yangtze river. The hills and mountains are gorgeous. Also took smaller boat to travel up the Wuchan gorge. Got some interesting stories from ourBaca lagi
Population of 33 million. Wow. Amazing architecture. Construction everywhere. Spent the morning at the zoo. Pandas and more. Then flew to Xian. Had pizza for supper.