Going to airport
16 augustus 2019, Australië ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
On the highway heading down to the airport to fly to china leaving at 8 am.
At airport
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The waiting Game begins
Boarding
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Now boarding the plane
In the air
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Had to wait for all the other planes landing took off at 8.46am instead of 8am
On the plane still
16 augustus 2019, China ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Had two very nice meals.
Lunch at 10.30 am and tea just now another 2 hours to go .
They have just bought out the drinks trolley house wine so what do you do you add it to orange juice Bundy orMeer informatie
Seat allocation
16 augustus 2019, China ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
so.pauline is in window seat 61 and I'm in aisle seat 53.
Not to worry we get a walk out if it
Very late flight
17 augustus 2019, China ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Our plane was delayed three hours due to storms and bad weather in Beijing.
Flying took off at 11pm.will be a late night getting to motel, with an early morning of tours planned. Not much sleep onMeer informatie
Day 2
17 augustus 2019, China ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
What can I say about the forbidden City. Fantastic. so much history and they have preserved it so well. So many people as this is the last week of their summer here and school holidays. Teiman squareMeer informatie
Day 2 cont.
17 augustus 2019, China ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Had a great day. Walked over 10.5 km. Went to a small market had a great lunch 3 plates and a crown beer $16 Aus. We did tai chi in the forbidden City Park area and seen a squirrel. Very skinny. HadMeer informatie
Day 3
17 augustus 2019, China ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
So the Great Wall what can be said. Bloody impressive bloody steep, Soo many people.
Climbed to the ninth tower missed the top by one tower, bloody lungs no air and extremely hot.
Getting ready for forbidden City tour
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Day 4
20 augustus 2019, China ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Had a great day walked 24km having a look around. Elec scooters are used instead of pushbikes. Elec seems like they don't register them only petrol ones. No helmets on bikes at all. Went to a greatMeer informatie
Day 7
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Photos
Day seven photos
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Day 7
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Shanghai went to tea farm now onto another tour then on a canal boat ride long bus ride to get there.
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22 augustus 2019, China ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Today we moved to another province by bus. We did a canal boat ride where the foundations for the houses are 1000 years old was great to look at the poorer areas.
Also went to a typical rich familiesMeer informatie
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Pics of canal ride and gardens
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More pics silk worm farm
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Didn't buy anything nice pillows at $75 Aus each whole bed serf for $680 Aus you get a suitcase with it but no knifes lol
Extremely hot this morning
And smoggy
Now of to Shanghai to museum and newMeer informatie
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23 augustus 2019, China ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Went to look at towers large huge skyscrapers no Pauline and I didn't go up not what we want to see.
Then onto museum 40 mins to an hour wait to get in. We have decided to not do that so now ontoMeer informatie
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Night cruise
23 augustus 2019, China ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Very long day. Now in motel resting
Went on the one hour night cruise which was very good.
Bullit train old area and marketoday we
24 augustus 2019, China ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Today we did the old area magnificent we had a variety of teas in the tea house so nice.
Then we went to French/western district had the best Aussie Angus burger at shake n shake putty we don't getMeer informatie
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24 augustus 2019, China ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C