Today we bid adieu to our brief, baffling and unsettling stopover in Beijing and continued our way back towards home. Our final destination before returning to HangZhou is the old city of Xi’an, one of the older inland former capitals of China. It is home to the world famous Terracotta Warriors, and much, much more. […]
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We began the day at the Harbin Shangri-la hotel in downtown Harbin in the north east of China, north of North Korea and to the north west of Vladivostok, Russia. Our room was in the Horizon class, so we were able to experience use of the excellent Horizon Lounge, where we took breakfast this morning […]
Continue ReadingHarbin – Day 1 (Supplemental) – Harbin Ice and Snow World
This post couldn’t wait until tomorrow, so please get ready for our Day 1 supplemental article on the Harbin Ice and Snow World at the Harbin Ice Festival 2011! Folks, I’ve travelled quite a fair bit for someone under 35 years old, and I like to think I’ve seen a fair bit. The attraction we […]
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