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Beijing, China. 2013 🇨🇳

Travelled: 8960 kms from Sydney to Beijing

Visited: Beijing’s Tian’anmen Square, The Forbidden City, The Great Wall and The Summer Palace

Stayed: The Crowne Plaza Beijing


On our way again, China.  2013
On our way again, China. 2013

There have been some special to China in the papers and on-line because China Southern Airlines have opened up in Australia.  Flying with CS didn’t do much for us, but when Singapore Airlines join the price war we decided to help.  We picked up an accommodation special in a well located hotel in Beijing and we were off.

During our week we visit Tian’anmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Great Wall and the Summer Palace.  The weather was generally hot and humid, we haven’t seen much of the sun though.  The lack of sun is mostly related to the pollution in our opinion, it seem worse in the morning and the late afternoon.

The public transport is generally excellent and very inexpensive.  The rail system is well sign posted and you can work it out reasonably easy.  The buses less so but we managed OK with some help from trip advisor.

The food is not Chinese (or Cantonese) as we know it in Australia.  However we gave things ago and quiet enjoyed the food, the coffee was fairly ordinary and I think good coffee is still a couple of years away.

We had 6 nights (which is all we would recommend) in Beijing.  Ticked a number of items of the bucket list which made the trip well worthwhile.  But you do get a bit sick of seeing the air your breathing all the time and we were happy to be on the plane and heading home.



Tuk Tuk to the Hotel, Beijing, China 2013
Tuk Tuk to the Hotel, Beijing, China.

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Tian'anmen Square, Beijing.  2013
Tian’anmen Square, Beijing.

Taking the Gondola to the Great Wall, China.  2013
Taking the Gondola to the Great Wall, China.

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Tobogganing down from the Great Wall, China.  2013
Tobogganing down from the Great Wall, China.

Entering the Summer Palace, Beijing.  2013
Entering the Summer Palace, Beijing.

The Queue, very hot and humid, The Summer Palace, Beijing,  2013
The Queue, very hot and humid, The Summer Palace, Beijing.

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Entry to the Forbidden City, Beijing.  2013
Entry to the Forbidden City, Beijing.

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