Beijing, China Beijing’s public transportation is cheap and convenient. Yet, it still does take an hour+ of commute time to get to any major tourist sites. Reason being that Beijing is ginormous and there are way too many people. I went to the Summer Palace […]
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Day 362: Heros and Villains
Beijing, China I knew that the Emperor of China and His concubines used to live in the Forbidden City and hardly ever went out the palace ground. I had thought life sucked for them, being confined that way. After visiting the palace, I just realized […]
Day 361: 306KM/H Baby!
Shanghai – Beijing, China A warning to those travelling China during summer: book your train tickets at least a week in advance. I had wanted to ride a cheaper, slower overnight train from Shanghai to Beijing but had to settle for the more expensive high-speed […]
Day 364: The Three Amigas
Beijing, China My Beijing CS host, Ruoz, guest-wrote the entry for today: Since both Elys and I have already been to the key tourist sites in Beijing, we decided to chill on this beautiful day and revisit the 798 Art District. Both of us have […]