China: October 13, 2010
17 days in China!
Here was our Itinerary! All complied by what we wanted to do and what we wanted to see.
| Itenarary: | |||
| Wednesday | 10/13/10 | SFO to Beijing | |
| Hotel: | Beijing Meiyuan Hotel | ||
| Taxi Pick up – NONE Need to get Taxi from airport | |||
| Thursday | 10/14/10 | Arrive Beijing | 8:05 PM |
| 66°/49°F | Check into Hotel | ~9:30 PM | |
| Friday | 10/15/10 | Tiananmen Square | Morning |
| 66°/45°F | Forbidden City | ||
| Temple of Heaven | |||
| Summer Palace | |||
| Hongqiao Market | |||
| Saturday | 10/16/10 | Badaling Great Wall | Morning |
| 65°/44°F | Ming Tombs | ||
| Sunday | 10/17/10 | Beijing’s ancient back alleys (Hutong) | Morning |
| 65°/44°F | Lama Temple | Afternoon | |
| Silk Market | |||
| Beijing Opera | |||
| CCTV | |||
| Olympics | |||
| Monday | 10/18/10 | Panjiayuan Market | |
| 64°/43°F | Beijing Capital Museum | ||
| Leave for Airport | 6:00 PM | ||
| Beijing to Xian | 9:15 PM | ||
| 65°/48°F | Arrive Xian | 11:05 PM | |
| Hotel: | Han Tang Inn Youth Hostel | ||
| Taxi Pick up | |||
| Tuesday | 10/19/10 | Emperor Qin Shi & Terra Cotta Army | 8:00AM (3hrs) |
| 65°/48°F | |||
| Wednesday | 10/20/10 | ||
| 64°/47°F | |||
| Thursday | 10/21/10 | ||
| 64°/47°F | |||
| Leave for Airport | 7:00 PM | ||
| Xian to Chengdu | 9:50 PM | ||
| 67°/56°F | Arrive Chengdu | 10:55 PM | |
| Hotel: | Nova Traveller’s Lodge | ||
| Taxi Pick up | |||
| Friday | 10/22/10 | Giant Panda Breeding Base | 8:00 AM (3/4hrs) |
| 67°/56°F | |||
| Saturday | 10/23/10 | ||
| 66°/55°F | |||
| Leave for Airport | 7:00 PM | ||
| Chengdu to Guilin | 9:50 PM | ||
| Arrive Guilin | 11:20 PM | ||
| Hotel: | Guilin Riverside Hostel | ||
| Taxi Pick up | |||
| Sunday | 10/24/10 | Li river cruise to Yangshao | |
| Monday | 10/25/10 | Elephant Trunk Hill | |
| Reed Flute Cave | |||
| Fubo Hill | |||
| Seven Star Park | |||
| Tuesday | 10/26/10 | ||
| Leave for Airport | 7:00 PM | ||
| Guilin to Shanghai – Hongqiao | 9:55 PM | ||
| 68°/54°F | Arrive Shanghai – Hongqiao | 11:55 PM | |
| Hotel: | Courtyard Shanghai Puxi | ||
| Taxi Pick up – NONE Need to get Taxi from airport | |||
| Wednesday | 10/27/10 | ||
| 68°/54°F | |||
| Thursday | 10/28/10 | World Expo | All Day |
| 68°/53°F | |||
| Friday | 10/29/10 | ||
| 67°/53°F | World Expo | After 5:00 pm | |
| Saturday | 10/30/10 | Shanghai | Morning |
| 67°/53°F | |||
| Shanghai to SFO | 9:20 PM |
We both decided that we will be traveling with just a backpack. Not surprisingly my backpack could eat Tom’s backpack for breakfast. TIP: Don’t forget to take a photograph of what you check-in. In case your luggage get’s misplaces its easier to show them a photo than you try to describe it to them, especially if you are traveling to a foreign country.
HIS
HERS
We flew Korean Airlines. It was a great flight. Hardly any turbulence and very attentive cabin crew. Not to mention polite as hell. We were feed throughout our 12 hour flight to S. Korea and our connection to Beijing.
First meal on the plane: Bibimbap! A typical Korean dish
Bibimbap literally means “mixed rice”. it was served with side of warm white rice and soup however no egg on top. but it was quite delicious.
Mixed vegetables with Pasta and some weird potato salad and coffee cake
Bok choy with chicken and brown rice
Sauteed shrimp with rice and side salad. And Mochi for dessert
Not only did they serve good meals, they kept the drinks coming. They served Hite – the standard Korean beer.
