China Odyssey
In and around China
A two week tour of China including stays in Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai, Guilin, Guile, and Hongkong. This journal is being written in real time (during the two weeks) and will be updated as often as I can find internet access (and some free time).
At the outset, i'd like to say this to say that this trip is not an adventurous backpacking trek into China's interiors. I have friends who did that and I envy them for it. This is a planned tour - with me and my 9 year old daughter, Missy - that involves planes, five star hotel accommodations, cars and limos, a private driver and a personal tour guide. So, yeah, we're not exactly roughing it here in Chairman Mao's land. I thought I'd get that out of the way first so that you can keep that perspective when you read my entries!
Hope you enjoy reading about my experiences as much I will - sharing them with you.
Cheers,
Syerah
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Syerah
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Day 1: Arrival in Beijing
August 22, 2006
Instead of taking a direct flight from Toronto to Beijing, I decided to go via Vancouver and take a couple of days stopover i... Continue reading »
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Day 2: Beijing Rises
August 24, 2006
It's only 5 am!! Missy and I are both up and alert! Not surprising, considering it's about 5 pm in Toronto.... Continue reading »
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Day 2: The Great Wall - Mutianyu Section
August 24, 2006
I should start with some history to give you perspective. The Great wall is over 6000 kms as it snakes through nine pro... Continue reading »
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Day 3: Beijing's Glorious Past
August 25, 2006
If getting up at 5 am yesterday was not bad enough - I was up at 2 am this morning! After fixing myself an in... Continue reading »
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Day 4: The Hutongs of Beijing
Our last day in Beijing!
No trip to Beijing can be complete without cycling on the streets of Beijing. Beijing has over 9 million bicycles a... Continue reading »
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Day 4: The Ancient City of Xi'an
Xi'an (pronounced "shee aan") is a lesser known but equally important city in the history of China. Indeed, Xi'an was the capital of the firs... Continue reading »
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Day 5: The Incredible Terracotta Warriors
Until recently, Xi'an was a forgotten city. Once the capital of the Chinese dynasty, Xi'an had contented itself to being a small town with fe... Continue reading »
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Day 6: Shangrila in Shanghai
This morning we leave Xi’an to go further south in China. Our next destination is Shanghai. We arrive in Shanghai by 11 am where we meet our tour g... Continue reading »
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Day 7: The Gardens of Guilin
Last night, we had the opportunity to see the famous Shanghai acrobatic show. It was a pretty good performance by the local Shanghai dance troupe.... Continue reading »
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Day 8: The splendour of Yangshou
The breakfast at Sheraton this morning was quite elaborate. We were taking a boat cruise later in the day and neither Missy nor I were too cr... Continue reading »
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