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| posted on March 17th, 2007 at 11:37 PM |
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Finally some pics of my Hong Kong and Beijing trip
Finally found some time to resize a few pics of my Hong Kong and Beijing trip. Hong Kong was amazing - dripping with money, BMWs, Mercs, Rollers
everywhere. Great food, and a great nightlife for going out, eating and shopping. Shops open to well up to midnight - everynight - with the streets
constantly packed.
Only had one real afternoon off for sightseeing in Hong Kong, which was a chance to get away from the City itself. Was 24' there, so the temp wasn't
too bad.
Beijing was another story. Progressive and historic, all within a 5 min walk of my hotel. The city is abuzz with development for the Chinese growth
and embracing of a capitalist approach, and for the Olympics itself. On the latter, they have a lot of work to do.
I had a full weekend too myself there as well between work, so go to see Tian-an-men Square, The Forbidden City and the Zoo on one day, and then the
next day got a trip to the Ming Tombs and the Great Wall. I figured, if you travel that far for work, you may as well make the most of it. Beijing was
quite cold, as Craig T can testify when he called me one cold morning as I was standing in the middle of Tian-an-men Square in 2' C.
The shopping was great in both cities. You get great value for your HK$ and Yuan.
View from our meeting room in Hong Kong looking across to Kowloon.
One of the 3 Peking Ducks we had....buuuurp.
Tian-an-men Square - 2'C on a cold Saturday morning.
South Gate to the Forbidden City with Mao's picture. I didn't go into his tomb as you couldn't take in bags...which was a bit of a bummer.
West wall of the Forbidden City looking across the frozen moat.
Having a coronary climbing the wall whilst getting pestered by hawkers. Nearly bought 5 Tags for 100 yuan. LOL.
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| posted on March 17th, 2007 at 11:40 PM |
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Awesome pics. Am envious of you mate. :thumb
Reub
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| posted on March 18th, 2007 at 04:07 PM |
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awesome pics mate 
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| posted on March 18th, 2007 at 05:10 PM |
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Lovely. Nice job.
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| posted on March 18th, 2007 at 05:18 PM |
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Is that Oval Tofu in the background? LoL
Click the Beetle
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| posted on March 18th, 2007 at 10:22 PM |
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Didja see any VWs?
Pay your debts, CxxT
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| posted on March 19th, 2007 at 06:12 AM |
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The day i was in tian an men Square there must have been every one from china there a well it was packed .. and so crowded i got lost a few
times and made my way back to the meeting point
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| posted on March 19th, 2007 at 08:30 AM |
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Great pics mate brought it all back
Loved HK and china, when to shanghai on the train from HK. That was fun. china is mad
highlights were everyone saying hello to me. When I knew know one.
Going to the wrong zoo, they did try to tell me and thinking most of the animals were dead :o
seeing a coah loads of timbetans on a sightseeing trip to the bund.
and the coach trip that nearly ended in disaster when the road just dropped two feet and we had to do an emergency stop. Then they wait for the police
to turn up and then argue it all out while all the time we are waiting for a truck to hit us up the rear.
We got a taxi in the end. No more coach trips
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WANTED kombi drivers side rear corner for a early bay! found after six years lol
WANTED engine lid for early kombi 71
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| posted on March 19th, 2007 at 08:49 AM |
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Not one aircooled VW in sight, but loads of old Passats being used as Taxi's in Beijing.
It was crazy packed everywhere. The roads are nuts. The people are great though, and I was one of the tallest people on the subway, which for me is a
hard ask. The subway was a blast. 50c single ticket gets you anywhere in Beijing. What a bargain system, and the trains are spotless. So much work
there....people opening doors, sweeping, etc etc paid a pittance but people are working. Lots of hawkers which was a little annoying, and watching
them run for cover when the cameras swung around on the Great Wall was funny.
The business wants me to go again sometime, so I'm looking forward to it. Next stop Bangalore in a few weeks.
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| posted on March 19th, 2007 at 12:10 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Hertz
Is that Oval Tofu in the background? LoL
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Where's TOFU?
:P
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...and Robert's ya father's brother...
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| posted on March 19th, 2007 at 12:56 PM |
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Ha Ha. Just one? Surely not!
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| posted on March 19th, 2007 at 01:42 PM |
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aiiieeeeeeee!
64 Beetle. Like a beaten up 70's speedboat.
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oval TOFU
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| posted on March 19th, 2007 at 01:54 PM |
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hahaha that's gold!
...and Robert's ya father's brother...
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| posted on March 19th, 2007 at 02:00 PM |
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what happened to the Flat Four shop?
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| posted on March 19th, 2007 at 02:51 PM |
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I spent a year working in this office right here!
[ Edited on 19-3-2007 by matara ]
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| posted on March 19th, 2007 at 03:03 PM |
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Hey Costa I couldn't find anything....looked on the net and in internal directories - nothing.
Who's got the next Tofu shot?
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