02/09/2012

China, the beginning

I just returned from China where we spent 15 days visiting Beijing, Pingyao and Xian. Three different cities with many contrasts each time. I'm probably innocent, but I was surprised by the crowd there was (almost) everywhere! We met nice students trying to communicate in English with us. But most of the time, communication was difficult (especially with more elderly people) because they didn't speak english. Some things have been a little complicated and tiring: problems getting money from ATMs, to buy train tickets ... but ultimately it was a great trip full of exotic things to see. The next posts will probably be full of lanterns, temples, ...  I hope this doesn't bother you ;)

We stayed a week in Beijing. The following photos are those of the first night of our arrival there.



 Bell tower

 Area near Houhai Lake

  Near Houhai Lake

Houhai Lake




 Coriander Pork Lamb with onions and spices if I remember correctly

 Our hotel in hutong

 Our hotel in hutong

9 commentaires:

  1. Encore des photos stp !!!
    J'adore ces voyages via les blogs... toujours des regards différents.

    Bonne rentrée
    Samantha

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  2. How exciting - and wonderful pics!

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  3. Wow, what a fantastic trip. Such nice photos :)

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  4. Great pictures, full of colour! I am looking forward to seeing the rest.

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  5. These are wonderful and colorful photos. China is a very interesting country, very diverse. And I am very curious what you have seen and experienced.
    The lamps I like very much and that red color is everywhere.

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  6. Great photos! I can't wait to see more!

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  7. It looks exotic. I've never been to a country where I couldn't communicate a tiny little bit or read the signs at all - I'm looking forward to reading how your travels went.

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  8. How amazing! Wow, this must have been really great. I wonder if I could stand all the people, but you made great pictures. Looking forward to seeing more.

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