Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Monday, January 16, 2012

Chengdu and the Pandas – 1 January 2012

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We had, in our party, someone who was willing to pay £130.00 to “hug a panda” so this outing was the highlight of her trip. After a relaxin...
Thursday, January 12, 2012

Xi'an to Chengdu – 31 December 2011

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Although Xi'an is not a city to linger in or stroll around at this time of the year, we had a little time before our flight to Chengdu ...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Terracotta Warriors – 30 December 2011

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We knew that it was going to be cold visiting the Terracotta Warriors but although we wrapped up well it was still absolutely bitter and the...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

West to Xi'an – 29 December 2011

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Another three-hour flight to the west took us to Xi'an where we landed in the worst pollution we have seen so far. Beijing was not good,...
Monday, January 09, 2012

Suzhou – 28 December 2011

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Suzhou is a “small” city (11 million) not far from Shanghai and just over 30 minutes on the high speed train. It is variously known as the G...
Sunday, January 08, 2012

Exploring Shanghai – 27 December 2011

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Leaving the hotel at 0900 was a relative luxury after the previous few mornings and we headed first to the Shanghai Museum for a whistle-sto...

Off to Shanghai – 26 December 2011

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The 0500 wake-up call was a bit of a shock but once we were on the bus at 0600 to beat the morning Beijing traffic the trip went very smooth...