Guides and Trips in China
Trips
29 - 30 July 2010I combined the GPS tracings of two half-day stay in Expo 2010 into one. I must admit I was not a "successful" visitor to Expo. I spent two
half-day (Thursday & Friday) in both Pudong and Puxi sites of Expo.
The
visit to China Pavilion was pre-arranged by our travel agency. We had pre-arranged tickets (like fast-pass in theme park) so that the queuing time was
about one hour...
2 August 201028 - 40 degree CelsiusWe took a short excursion before heading to airport for departure. It's a 20 minutes taxi ride from our hotel. A Metro station bearing same name was actually quite near the town. Shops and snacks are main attractions in the town. Old houses, bridges and small canals also made excellent backdrops for photos.Info:http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/shanghai/qibao-ancient-town.htm
1 August 201028 - 35 degree CelsiusZhujiajiao (朱家角) is an ancient town at the outskirts of Shanghai city. We took a public bus from Dagu Road in Jian On District to the town. The bus fare was 9 Yuan. The air-conditioned bus departed every 10 minutes. Although it's a Sunday morning, we could get our seats for the 80 minutes bus trip. We enjoyed a hearty lunch to sample the local specialty food...
29 March 2010Cloudy and dull skyThe track log and time log was corrupted. GPS track for record.
30 March 2010Rainy and mistyI accidently turned off the GPS on Day 1. The GPS data on Day 2 was corrupted and lost time log. Therefore it's the first day of the trip having full GPS data. The weather lapsed from cloudy and dull to misty and rainy for the whole day. The visibility was extremely poor for all the destinations. Pity. The tour started at a shop selling Jade ornaments. We then visited Dingling...
31 March 2010CloudyTongrentang (同仁堂)=================It's a shop selling Traditional Chinese MedicineTiananmen Square =================A short stay to take photos on the enormous square. Views of Beijing city===================28/F of Beijing International Hotel is a rotary restaurant which commands great views of nearby scenes.Tiantan (天壇)=============The place for Emperors to worship heaven. A big contrast between the hot tourist spot and the adjacent Tiantan Park. Tiantan was packed with tourists taking photographs. People enjoyed their leisure time idling, singing,...
1 April 2010Sunny and FineIt's the last day of the tour. How we hoped the weather of the whole trip could be as fine as the day. Bird Nest Stadium================We visited the Olympic Park in an evening and went inside the Bird Nest Stadium in the morning on the last day of tour. Main entrances of all major attractions of the tour had security check. This was no exception. Dumpling feast==============A nearby restaurant served...
