Street art – Beijing style
This was in Wangfujing, which is the fashionable shopping area in Beijing. Phwoooar!
Still in China
Did I mention how boring it is sitting around in airports? Well today in Beijing it was snowing, so flights were delayed and/or cancelled all over the place. End result – missed connection in Shanghai to Sydney and will now be flying back tomorrow night. So I’ve got a day in Shanghai to fill in. [...]
Its all the fault of Bohemian Rhapsody
Its my last few hours in Beijing and I have a sore throat. It might be due to the cold weather, but I am blaming Tuesday night’s karaoke (KTV) bar adventure for it. Especially my efforts at Bohemian Rhapsody – those high notes were a killer. Not to mention that song just goes on and [...]
Reflection
My last free day in Beijing for this trip. Been here 3 weeks now, 4 more sleeps now before I fly home. I really like Beijing, but am really looking forward to getting home. Looks like the last couple of days here are going to be cold and maybe snowy. No doubt a foretaste of [...]
Yum – seahorses and scorpions
I decided to give this a miss today. Likewise starfish. About as adventurous as I’ve been with the eating here has been pig’s feet we had as part of lunch yesterday, which was quite ok. We nearly talked ourselves into the spicy stirfried bullfrog, too, but wimped out. PS …. I forgot to mention before, [...]
Snow
It did snow here today, more than I’ve ever seen except when I’ve been to a ski field. Here’s what I could see out of my hotel room window. (I know, I know … for Northern Hemisphere people snow is no big deal, but for Australians it is a novelty. I live in one of [...]
What more could you want?
Its about to turn cold here in Beijing. In fact it might even snow tomorrow. So today was time to take advantage of what might be one of the last days of nice autumn weather in my time here, by taking a long walk around the Shichahai area, with its lakes, hutongs and historic buildings. [...]
Great Wall
Went to the Great Wall at Mutianyu today. It was spectacular – not only the wall but all the autumn foliage on the trees. A bonus was the toboggan ride back down from the wall. And yes, fast food in the form of Subway has found its way to the Great Wall of China … [...]
I don’t think I’ll be trying this
So far in my first week in Beijing, I’ve eaten plenty of good and cheap food. Beijing duck (and a whole lot of other food) one night, all for just over $20 a person. A team dinner last night at a restaurant in a hutong off XinJieKou, selected by one of our Chinese colleagues to [...]
In Beijing
I’m now in Beijing, for a few weeks for work. Beside the work, I will get in a bit of sightseeing and shopping on the weekends. Yesterday after I arrived I went for a bit of an outing, to Jingshan Park, where there was all manner of activity going on, like aerobics, ballroom dancing, bands [...]
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