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Extremely tiring trip but met new friends and couchsurfed for the very first time (officially of course)!Friday, May 24, 2013
10th May - at the Airport with Genehow, Eljx and Gum
11th May - Tianjin
Go to Bell Tower
Walk to Food street
Eat Goubuli baozi + others for lunch (urghhh)
Walk to Guwenhuajie (old cultural street)
Walk to Italian Twon
Walk to Wudaokou/horse carriage tour (epic disappointment)
Cab to Tianjin Eye
KFC dinner - no AC!
Tianjin Eye at night (saviour of the day)
Back to hostel
12th May - Beijing
Train to Beijing
Cab to hostel
Meet Nic and Haining
Lunch at Wangfujing (HK restaurant)
Walk to Zhongshan park
Missed entering Forbidden City
Walk to Tiananmen front, tiananmen square, qianmen
Walk Qianmen Street
Walk to Titan/Temple of Heaven (closed! arghhh)
Dinner near Wangfujing
Walk to food street at Wangfujing - ate scorpions! omg haha
Walk back to hostel
13th May - Beijing
Meet Haining at Dongzhimen station
Breakfast at Macs
Long bus/heiche (black market car) to Great Wall at Mutianyu
Walked to longer end of Mutianyu (amazing! screaming there! haha)
Kart slide down
Car ride to 13 Ming Tomb
Walk Changling
Bus to Shenlu, walk shen lu
Bus back to beijing city
Train to tuanjiehu
Eat dinner at DaDong (omg met Jingyang jc friend weirddd...)
Eat Peking Duck OMG AMAZING (skin melts!)
14th May - Beijing
Met Nic at Yonghegong station
Breakfast at KFC
Walk Lama Temple (pray alot lol)
See ?? hutong
Walk to confucius temple
Dim Sum Lunch (Loved it! very sumptous!)
Walk Prince Gong's Palace
Walk to Yandaixiejie
Go to Nanluoguxiang
Dinner (Ru rou fan)
Eat famous yoghurt
Walk to Houhai
Drink at Beyond bar (eric cry omg! genehow vomit lol)
Cab back to hostel
15th May - Beijing
Walk Forbidden City :) so big!
Lunch at Mian Tui Mian (haha talked to some aunty)
Train to temple of heaven - so nice!
Go to Bird's Nest and Water Cube! Evening and night view!
Train to Guijie to eat Hu Da!
Long wait to eat - eat free guozi! eat spicy mini lobsters! :D
16th May - Beijing
Visited Old Summer Palace
Cab to Summer Palace
Lunch in Summer Palace
Cab to CCTV Tower (haha wrong one!)
Cah to CCTV new building! (correct!)
walk to Chaoyang Theater for acrobat show - amazing!
Met Adeline - lent camera to her to use
Dinner with Nic and Haining at Kro's Nest - super big pizza!!!
17th May - Beijing (Wangjing)
Genehow, Eljx, Gum left for airport
Cab to Wangjing - entered Reuben's apartment!
Korean Lunch at 798 district
Walk ard 798 art district! nice!
Nap at Reuben's
Dinner hangout with reuben's friends
18th May - Beijing (Wangjing)
Reuben Skyping with his family - interesting haha
Mayfair at his school - interesting too!!
Afternoon nap
Dinner at some "restaurant"
Rented "Side Effects" - lousy movie! and lousy pirated dvd LOL
19th May - Beijing
Breakfast and sleep again
Meet Reuben at 21st century hotel
Lunch with his church friends - weird?
Cab to Sanlitun - boring....
Train to Tiananmen Square
Macs for early dinner
Qianmen Shopping!! loved it
Tiananmen/Square, Egg at night! :D
Bus back to Wangjing
20th May - Beijing
Restock water for Reuben
Train to Shijingshan amusement park
Rides at shijingshan -- none too exciting except for the spinning thingy!
Train to pingguoyuan to find walmart but didnt! :/
Train to Xidan
Lunch at subway
Walk to Liulichang - mehhh
Train to NLGX/shopping! :)
Walk to Guijie
Eat at Russian restaurant!
Bus back
Talk to Carina/Reuben
Cab to airport!
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