DavidJennyTravel

After an emotional farewell to our dear friend Gapur, who saved us 450 dollars by looking after the van for us, we set off for the border with Kazakhstan. However … Read more

After a breakfast at the nice little coffee bar a short distance from the hotel, we walked to the Historical Museum. The first floor was full of exhibits from the … Read more

A grim journey from Alrewas to Bishkek. Richard very kindly took us to Birmingham airport, where the plane for Bishkek was supposed to leave at 15.15 but finally got off … Read more

After a delicious breakfast, we set off for the airport from the metro and had to ask the service centre for tickets to the airport. “Which airport” we were asked … Read more

Most of the day was spent shopping in Wangfujing street in a vain attempt for Jennifer to find presents for her family. They are almost entirely Western shops (Addidas, Nike … Read more

We saw two important sites today: the Temple of Heaven and the Lama Temple. But on the way to Wangfujing metro station, we were waylaid by the world’s biggest Lego … Read more

Day 75 (28th July) Beijing We spent a somewhat less than enjoyable day at the Summer Palace due to the heat, humidity and enormous throng of people. We got the … Read more

My idea was to take the metro to the International Airport the next morning and bok tickets for the plane to London. Jennifer had a brilliant idea: why not ask … Read more

We travelled second class for 6 hours from Shanghai Hong Qiao station to Beijingnan station. The only difference from first class was that it was much cheaper and we didn’t … Read more

The idea was to get the metro to Nanjing Road East station, find the sign pointing the way to the museum, and go there. Dead easy you might think. The … Read more