We did not get Thanksgiving day off from school so we planned to make the most of our weekend. Four of us traveled to Xi’an, China, about a two hour flight from Hong Kong. It was time to take a look at the amazing archaeology site of the terracotta army of Qin Shihuangdi, the First Read More »
Hong Kong Day 1 16 May 2009
Our time in Hong Kong began the instant we walked through customs the way the next two days unfolded. Kathy’s friend Su, running towards us with open arms of welcome and excitement, despite the fact that she herself had only just returned from New Zealand on the Read More »
Our final stop in China was the capital, Beijing. We had both been here before and seen all the star attractions so this time we chose to relax a little more and just experience the city. The Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace were just some of the many sights we would Read More »
From Wuyuan we headed back to Hangzhou (having booked in advance) and stayed there a few days. Ian is not really a city person but hangzhou has a really nice area called west lake which is very similar to the summer palace in Beijing. We then got a night train to Beijing which was suprisingly Read More »
My first breakfast in Hong Kong consisted of an egg and cheese sandwich on toasted wheat bread. I cannot express my shock that such a western style breakfast could be found in a random little restaurant around the corner from my hotel. Even in Shanghai and Beijing last year, only specifically western-style restaurants seemed to Read More »
My third day in Hong Kong began with a similar breakfast as the day before…although Dr. Allard was busy checking his e-mail at the hotel so I had to try and order for us, since none of the others speak any Mandarin or Cantonese. Well, I don’t know any Cantonese, and our waitress was one Read More »
Wow! I am finally here in Beijing, after 6 months of dreaming and 4 hours of travelling, my dream has become a reality.I actually arrived last night at around 11.30pm so my brain is telling me to back to sleep, but all the excitement is telling my heart different things!
Today I hope to see the Read More »
6:00 am:
As I was waiting to go on my flight to start and for me to start an adventure in china I thinked about all the vaccines I have had in the past three weeks. I have had ones for: typhoid, hepatitis A, diphtheria, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, rabies, cholera, and yellow fever. Today I Read More »
Today I went to Tiananmen Square. It was really amazing but it was so crowed. It’s going to take some getting used to! The building was breathe-taking. It towered high above the surrounding area. The roof was my favourite all the individual beams shaped to fit the magnificent structure. It has been an amazing day Read More »
Today was great I went to the Great Wall of China. My day started at 6:30am as I had a fairly long journey to the landmark. Tourists tend to go to the wall because of its historical significance to the society. This tourism helps the area because for every person that goes to the great Read More »
