Travel: China - Beijing

[verykiasu2010]

starlight1968sg


yes you can order half a duck

the quanjude is on a side lane off Wangfujing, and is behind the Oriental Plaza, which houses the Beijing Grand Hyatt hotel

expect to walk a bit because around that area it is best to see it on foot

don't try the bullet train from Beijing to Shanghai, esp after the bullet-train crash near Wenzhou on Jul 22. Confirm is due to equipment fault - signalling and braking system fault....and instantly the airfare has increased (discount reduced) as people started to avoid bullet train for the time being until the rectification is satisfactory

the shuttle flight between Beijing and Shanghai is extremely convenient - like every half an hour

if your group is less than 5 pax, hire a taxi for a whole day is about Rmb 5oo and brings you to wherever you want, quite worth it

(I have not done the Ming tomb, always say next trip)

[starlight1968sg]

Taking a public bus 919 from DeShengMen is RMB12 * 3 pax << RMB 500

So, still worthy to try the public bus.

BTW, is DeShengMen located somewhere between metro GuLouDaJie and metro JiShuiTan? We need to locate this DeShengMen first!

ok, may consider a domestic flight to shanghai instead of the bullet train. But then, besides the Bund, I dont know where to go for a couple of days.

There are a few types of Peking Duck: Quanjude, Da Dong, Li Qun and Bian Yi Fang. Guess we can only afford to try one.

Have you tried Ding Ding Xiang hotpot?

Now is the most tedious part: planning the itinerary with the matching dining places!

[kelvinpl80]

Beijing is not only good for Educational Tour but it is good for all types of tour like adventure tour,family tour etc. this is the best place to travel. There are many things to do and many things to see in Beijing.

[tankee]

kelvinpl80:

Beijing is not only good for Educational Tour but it is good for all types of tour like adventure tour,family tour etc. this is the best place to travel. There are many things to do and many things to see in Beijing.

didn't you said Hong Kong being the best place to travel in the other thread? :?

[MUMMYOF3]

Hi,


Seek yr advice here. Hope someone can help.

I juz booked over the weekend 8days trip this dec n bringing my 3 boys n dad there. Bought some thick jeans n cotton thermal for them but my friend said jeans doesn’t help as the wind will blow thru. Is it true? Wat kind of pants should I prepare?

[verykiasu2010]

MUMMYOF3:

Hi,


Seek yr advice here. Hope someone can help.

I juz booked over the weekend 8days trip this dec n bringing my 3 boys n dad there. Bought some thick jeans n cotton thermal for them but my friend said jeans doesn't help as the wind will blow thru. Is it true? Wat kind of pants should I prepare?

you can try coldwear.com.sg, they have some very thin thermal which can be worn under the jean and will block out the wind

got it for my DS and DW last year when we went some where minus 25 degree C

[MUMMYOF3]

verykiasu2010:

MUMMYOF3:

you can try coldwear.com.sg, they have some very thin thermal which can be worn under the jean and will block out the wind

got it for my DS and DW last year when we went some where minus 25 degree C

Thanks ! Will drop by there to buy.

[starlight1968sg]

Anybody watched any chinese opera or aerobatic show during their hols in Beijing?


Anybody tried booking a tour with http://www.beijingtourguide.com/ ?

Thanks.

[starlight1968sg]

Anybody joined a local day tour (from a travel agency in Beijing) to Great wall?


Anyway visited Beijing Zoo to see the Panda?

[starlight1968sg]

Anybody visited Summer Palace? The subway (Bei Gong Men) will bring us to the north gate. However, many recommended tours start at the east gate. The distance between them is not near. How to "solve" this?

Also, we need to take a boat to see 17 Arch Bridge. How much is the fare? Am not going to row the boat…