Hong KongCentral and Western DistrictVictoria22°17’27” N 114°9’0” E 18 april, Hong Kong ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Hong KongKowloon CityMong Kok22°19’20” N 114°10’12” E 20 april, Hong Kong ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Where is your hotel? Also there is a whole street for haberdashery,…. [Olivia]
ChinaBeijing ShiJuyongguanJuyong Guan40°17’17” N 116°4’7” E
22 april, China ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Up at 4:30am to get to airport by 5:30. Taxi driver hit 140km on way there- we made good time! Flew over Wuhan!
Macy had a long day waiting at airport for us after her flight landed in Beijing.Meer informatie
ChinaBeijing ShiShiChaHaiQianhai39°56’8” N 116°23’9” E 23 april, China ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Up early. Macy and Erin’s room was so hot over night (the room also had a mahjong room) that we packed up after breakfast and requested a new room.
Katherine our guide picked us up with van atMeer informatie
Reiziger It’s lovely. We are getting colder at home so nice to see the sun (when not completely smoggy!)
I’m sure Macy would definitely have been in great demand for selfies, but what has Tate done with his hair????? [Sally]
Reiziger He is putting fancy blonding on it so he sticks out I think! He is popular here!
ChinaShaanxiHanjiawan34°22’32” N 108°56’3” E
24 april, China ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Up early for train. Macy has sore throat but has been kicking on.
Off to massive train station- high speed train to Xi’an- 6 hours and 308km.
Met our new guide James. Off to hotel which is in aMeer informatie
ChinaShaanxiHujiazhai34°23’27” N 109°16’45” E
25 april, China ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Up and breakfast and buying disneyland tickets. Picked up by James and driver and out to Terracotta Warriors. Was told by James that if you buy a ticket you may see the warriors- what that means isMeer informatie
ChinaShaanxiYanta34°12’58” N 108°57’33” E
25 april, China ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Up early, breakfast and off to massive train station in Xi’an. Wrestled with a grandma to the front of the cue and got onto the train to Chengdu.
Met by our guide Jesper and off to the IrrigationMeer informatie
ChinaSichuan ShengChengdu30°39’18” N 104°4’45” E
26 april, China ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We ended up shopping tonight- what a cool city Chengdu is at night. Rod thinks he could move here- one of 23milkion people!
Great trip. Impressive thrcyou got to see the warriors. I think it was my highlight of China [Susan]
Reiziger Was super cool. I am loving China - amazing to be here after Covid!
ChinaSichuan ShengGuoluyan30°44’19” N 104°8’27” E
27 april, China ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Up early- Rod got stuck on the wrong floor but sorted that so off we went to see the Pandas. Huge research/zoo with lots of pandas. Super cute.
Off to lunch then visit the Wide and narrow lanes whichMeer informatie
ChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu ZizhiquGuilinElephant Trunk Hill25°16’32” N 110°17’30” E 28 april, China ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Up early after a late arrival in Guilin. Macy got lost and couldn’t find our room but eventually found her at reception!
Lovely boat trip down the Li river. Rod thought there would be only one boatMeer informatie
Reiziger Today is our 2nd day in Hong Kong. We were up at 6am and boys off to the gym and pool. I find it stressful being in the gym with little boys so went while they were in the pool. After that we went to go on the Ngo Ping 360 that was pretty scary. Enjoyed seeing the Buddha at the top- lost Tate for 5 minutes but other than that was a successful trip. The gondola was pretty scary- so high up and very windy. Then off to the street in Mong Kok to look for the fish. There is a whole street with just fish, turtles and all sorts of other animals. Was super cool. Then wandered to find the laundromat and now back home to have a swim and then drink. We have to leave early in a couple of days so keeping up with NZ time.
Sounds like you’re having a blast 😊 [Sally]