Destination: China

Gallery: Pandas in Chengdu

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 | By abelaine | Photo Gallery

Chengdu-Sichuan

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 | By abelaine | Views [748]

We travelled to Chengdu from Nanjing. The train ride was over 35 hours in length and cost about 350 RMB each. This city is the main city of the Sichuan province. This is also the province devastated by the earthquakes. Chengdu is quite a relaxed ... Read more >

The Paralympics

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 | By celinexiaolin | Views [908]

The Olympics are over and despite the hangover in the city the preparations are already on for the Paralympics. Niu Niu or whatever the little ox mascot is called is replacing the 5 "Fuwas" of the Olympics at breakneck speed, on the buildings ... Read more >

Nanjing

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 | By abelaine | Views [840]

Nanjing is about 2 hours away from Shanghai by fast train.  This is one of the old capitals of the country.  The capital of China changed a few times in history depending on which dynasty and where that Emperor ruled from.  Bejing is the current capital ... Read more >

Gallery: Nanjing

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 | By abelaine | Photo Gallery

Lion Grove and more

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 | By abelaine | Views [930]

Today we went to the Lion Grove garden - along with about a 1000 others...  So at first it was a fight for the bbest photos.  We walked around a bit, but basically waited till all the tourist buses had gone.  Then it was  peacefull charming place. This ... Read more >

Tags: china, eating, lion garden, suzhou

Lessons in Table Etiquette

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 | By peregrin | Views [601]

Arriving in Urumqi was probably the most surreal moment of my life. Exhausted from the journey- mainly thanks to the unpleasant customs officials and the invasive nature of a search and our surly cabin mates, we were disheartened by how bewildering ... Read more >

Gallery: Suzhou city

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 | By abelaine | Photo Gallery

Suzhou the Garden City

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 | By abelaine | Views [6502]

Suzhou (pronounced Sujo) is famous for its ancient gardens, canals, white Chinese style homes, and silk. You can get here by train or bus from various other cities like Shanghai, Huangzhou, Nanjing the list goes on as the train and bus connections in ... Read more >

Tags: china, suzhou

Shanghai

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 | By abelaine | Views [1017]

Shanghai was the main international port city in China and remains a major hub today.  The city is bustling with people, high rises and public transport. Other than Beijing, this is known to be one of the most expensive of the cities.  Indeed it was ... Read more >

Tags: shanghai

Gallery: Jiang's family

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 | By abelaine | Photo Gallery

One World One Dream!

Sat, 6 Sep 2008 | By abelaine | Views [2332]

No matter what people say, 1st impressions count. We arrived to Shanghai tired from a 19hr train ride with some vague instructions for a hostel and a Mandarin phrasebook. Not really enough considerirg we know that language would be a problem (sometimes ... Read more >

Tags: china, people, shanghai

Gallery: Shanghai

Tue, 2 Sep 2008 | By caz_sheppard | Photo Gallery

Qingdao by the Sea

Tue, 2 Sep 2008 | By celinexiaolin | Views [879]

The Chinese are amazing. Already right after the Olympics and even before the Paralympics the Qingdao Sailing venue has been transformed into an Olympic Exhibition Centre. Maximising the use out of everything. Smart. Effective. Qingdao is really like ... Read more >

Tags: beaches

From Little Hutong to The Great Wall

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 | By mogsie08-09 | Views [496]

Leaving Mongolia was a bit of a wrench. If I hadn't had non-refundable accommodation booked in Beijing I could easily have stayed for longer, but at the appointed hour me and a large contingent from the hostel boarded the train for China. It was quite ... Read more >