The hostel was great for us to chill out and we decided to plan our days and do some research. The internet access was provided at a cost but the food menu was quite cheap. we talked about what we were going to do for next remaining day and do our blogs at same time. i went to a shop called 7 eleven which seemed to be a chain of newsagents shops in China, i bought some things ready for the overnight train, the food was not same to UK but i still bought some unfam...

After reading a couple of guidebooks, research and advice from family we decided to go to yuyuan garden and bazaar. Arriving to the cultural temples with chinese people selling their stock such as ornaments and herbal tea. i saw the most beautiful tea set which was miniature teapot and teacups etched with traditional blue chinese design but i resisted the temptation to purchasing it for a couple of reasons, it was too fragile to post off back home also the though...

Today I woke up feeling energised, ready to start the day by getting used to dormitory room as i had got in a habit with the comfort of a private room and having to walk to shower in my PJs! I am not complaining though ad the hostel is great. I had pancakes with chocolate, it was a bit different compared to back home and europe but it was good. We all went to see the pearl oriental tower expecting it to cost us 50yuan but it was 120yuan. We felt it was too much f...

After arriving at shanghai railway station at around 9.30am, we waited for a friend Neil with his fellow Chinese friends after he contacted dominic that he was still near to shanghai therefore we all decided to meet up with him. After a half hour, he texted dominic to say they would be running late as stuck in the traffic so we decided that while we were waiting, two of us should go find out more about train tickets availability from shanghai to hong kong. It see...

As it was our last day in Beijing we wanted to complete the main attractions to see so tiananmen square was on our list. We decided to get up a bit earlier than we usually do to make most of the day. All of us were ready to go but at last moment Charlene couldn't find her padlock key to gain access to her backpack. We opted to help get to try to find it but after 15 minutes or so I suggested checking her backpack, there it was wrapped up in her blue towel! Eventu...