China Day 2
It's midnight in China now, and I'm blogging in my hotel room. Blogger's all in Chinese again, and this time it's not because of the language setting on my computer. Anyway, I'm on vacation in China for 10 days on a tour that the Boy and I signed up for.
We left New York 2 hours later than we were supposed to at around 6:30PM on Friday and got into Beijing a little before 8PM on Saturday. With all the time it took to get our luggage, find everyone on the tour and drop everyone off to their hotels, it was 10PM by the time we were settled in. How annoying! We've done nothing yet, and already two days of our tour have passed (one day on the plane, and this day counts as day 2).
We're staying at the Days Inn in Beijing. When the coach bus pulled up to the hotel, I was a bit disappointed, thinking that a Day's Inn is supposed to be a 5 star hotel in China? Then I got into the lobby and was pleasantly surprised. It's nothing like a Days Inn in the States. The lobby was grand, Vegas-style with a couple of restaurants, gift shops, gym and pool. The restaurant showcased a tropical fish tank and a seal displayed nearby with a pool for it to swim in. Ok, well the seal was kinda sad. It looked so lonely with its scared eyes that the Boy and I pitied it.
Our room was nice and fully stocked with all the amenities. We even got slippers and bathrobes to lounge around in. We freshened ourselves up with showers and then decided to walk around the area even though everyone told us that there was really nothing around, and that Beijing doesn't have much of a nightlife. The tour guide told us that 11PM is considered really late to be walking around (yikes!) and that Chinese people like to stay at home. He wasn't kidding. Nothing was open except other hotels. There were some people out walking around, too. But other than that, it was pretty dead. We ended up buying some lychees and other strange new fruit from a stand and going back to the hotel. The fruit was more expensive than what we imagined fruit in China to cost (we spent about USD 10), but it was delicious! The lychees were extremely plump, juicy and sweet. The other strange fruit tasted like a cross between a raspberry and a strawberry. Mmmmm!
Alright, got to try to sleep now. Tomorrow's supposed to be a full day with a lot of sightseeing.
We left New York 2 hours later than we were supposed to at around 6:30PM on Friday and got into Beijing a little before 8PM on Saturday. With all the time it took to get our luggage, find everyone on the tour and drop everyone off to their hotels, it was 10PM by the time we were settled in. How annoying! We've done nothing yet, and already two days of our tour have passed (one day on the plane, and this day counts as day 2).
We're staying at the Days Inn in Beijing. When the coach bus pulled up to the hotel, I was a bit disappointed, thinking that a Day's Inn is supposed to be a 5 star hotel in China? Then I got into the lobby and was pleasantly surprised. It's nothing like a Days Inn in the States. The lobby was grand, Vegas-style with a couple of restaurants, gift shops, gym and pool. The restaurant showcased a tropical fish tank and a seal displayed nearby with a pool for it to swim in. Ok, well the seal was kinda sad. It looked so lonely with its scared eyes that the Boy and I pitied it.
Our room was nice and fully stocked with all the amenities. We even got slippers and bathrobes to lounge around in. We freshened ourselves up with showers and then decided to walk around the area even though everyone told us that there was really nothing around, and that Beijing doesn't have much of a nightlife. The tour guide told us that 11PM is considered really late to be walking around (yikes!) and that Chinese people like to stay at home. He wasn't kidding. Nothing was open except other hotels. There were some people out walking around, too. But other than that, it was pretty dead. We ended up buying some lychees and other strange new fruit from a stand and going back to the hotel. The fruit was more expensive than what we imagined fruit in China to cost (we spent about USD 10), but it was delicious! The lychees were extremely plump, juicy and sweet. The other strange fruit tasted like a cross between a raspberry and a strawberry. Mmmmm!
Alright, got to try to sleep now. Tomorrow's supposed to be a full day with a lot of sightseeing.
posted by LANYTransplant at 9:18 AM
2 Comments:
Whoa, I had no idea you were going to China! I doubt you can read this comment while you're there, so I hope you had a great time! I can't wait to hear all those sure-to-be-amusing stories. :)
That is sad about the seal though. :(
there's a huge night life in beijing!!! two districts-
1. san li tun (the den is there)
2. hai dian
also- make sure to bargain for everything- including fruit you buy on the street!!
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