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AJK · « **Reply #100 on:** April 21, 2015, 08:49:08 AM »

Thanks. Aside from great Wall, what would you say top 3 things are?

damaxer91 · « **Reply #101 on:** April 21, 2015, 09:17:35 AM »

Quote from: AJK on April 21, 2015, 08:49:08 AM

Thanks. Aside from great Wall, what would you say top 3 things are?

Tienanmen Square/Forbidden City

Silk Market

EMCC · « **Reply #102 on:** April 21, 2015, 10:16:04 AM »

Quote from: AJK on April 21, 2015, 08:49:08 AM

Thanks. Aside from great Wall, what would you say top 3 things are?

Some Jewish history as well.

chucksterace · « **Reply #103 on:** April 27, 2015, 12:31:24 PM »

Trip Report written. Uploading photos. Will post the report on my flight home from DCA.

On the plane to DCA now. Same plane turn around.

Update: Posted early. http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=51455

Hatastah · « **Reply #104 on:** May 01, 2015, 12:38:13 AM »

Looking into some hotels, which would you suggest? W, St Regis, or Fairmont? Anyone have good experience with a driver to go to the Great Wall? TIA

Marco Polo · « **Reply #105 on:** May 01, 2015, 08:55:52 AM »

Quote from: Hatastah on May 01, 2015, 12:38:13 AM

Looking into some hotels, which would you suggest? W, St Regis, or Fairmont? Anyone have good experience with a driver to go to the Great Wall? TIA

Read Chucksterace TR.

Hatastah · « **Reply #106 on:** May 01, 2015, 10:16:46 AM »

Quote from: Marco Polo on May 01, 2015, 08:55:52 AM

Read Chucksterace TR.

I was specifically wondering if anyone stayed in the W.... Wondering what that was like

EMCC · « **Reply #107 on:** May 02, 2015, 09:56:24 PM »

Quote from: Hatastah on May 01, 2015, 10:16:46 AM

I was specifically wondering if anyone stayed in the W.... Wondering what that was like

Wow did that open?

Hatastah · « **Reply #108 on:** May 02, 2015, 11:26:19 PM »

Quote from: EMCC on May 02, 2015, 09:56:24 PM

Wow did that open?

Yep http://thepointsguy.com/2015/04/hotel-review-w-beijing-hotel-changan/

Yehoshua · « **Reply #109 on:** May 18, 2015, 07:45:11 PM »

Like ChAiM'l said back in Sept, I'm thinking of going to Beijing for a quick 2 days in between SIN and HKG the last week in January. All we want to see is the Great Wall and Tienanmen Square/Forbidden City. According the Accuweather for 2015 and 2014 Beijing appears to be in the high 30s/low 40s for the highs with little rain/snow. Has anyone gone in the winter before? Is it crazy to arrive from SIN on a Tuesday afternoon and leave on Thursday morning?

PlatinumGuy · « **Reply #110 on:** May 18, 2015, 10:15:55 PM »

The good thing about rainy days is no pollution.

Yehoshua · « **Reply #111 on:** May 18, 2015, 10:21:24 PM »

Quote from: PlatinumGuy on May 18, 2015, 10:15:55 PM

The good thing about rainy days is no pollution.

From what I've read it barely rains in Jan, it's just cold.

Yehoshua · « **Reply #112 on:** May 20, 2015, 01:23:55 AM »

So it looks like we'll try to do to Beijing for a short trip. Is 1.5 days enough, landing Tuesday afternoon and leaving first thing Thursday morning? We really just want to see the Wall and the Forbidden City area.

chucksterace · « **Reply #113 on:** May 20, 2015, 01:28:25 AM »

Quote from: Yehoshua on May 20, 2015, 01:23:55 AM

So it looks like we'll try to do to Beijing for a short trip. Is 1.5 days enough, landing Tuesday afternoon and leaving first thing Thursday morning? We really just want to see the Wall and the Forbidden City area.

Yes. Do the wall Wednesday morning, forbidden city after

Yehoshua · « **Reply #114 on:** May 20, 2015, 01:29:39 AM »

Quote from: chucksterace on May 20, 2015, 01:28:25 AM

Yes. Do the wall Wednesday morning, forbidden city after

So what would we do on Tuesday? That wall only takes the morning? Also keep keeping in mind that in Jan the days are short.

chucksterace · « **Reply #115 on:** May 20, 2015, 01:32:07 AM »

Quote from: Yehoshua on May 20, 2015, 01:29:39 AM

So what would we do on Tuesday? That wall only takes the morning? Also keep keeping in mind that in Jan the days are short.

Depends which part of the wall you go to and how long. Look at my recent trip report to Beijing.

Maybe explore the city tuesday afternoon a bitv

Yehoshua · « **Reply #116 on:** May 20, 2015, 01:35:55 AM »

Quote from: chucksterace on May 20, 2015, 01:32:07 AM

Depends which part of the wall you go to and how long. Look at my recent trip report to Beijing.

Maybe explore the city tuesday afternoon a bitv

Maybe, but we can take a SQ J (vs CA J) flight Tue afternoon and get it Tue night if there's not much to do there (and we'd spend more time in SIN). We were thinking if going to the Mutinyahu part, as it seems to be the most popular ( and we won't have to worry about any crowds because it will be the middle of winter). Does that make sense?

chucksterace · « **Reply #117 on:** May 20, 2015, 01:38:15 AM »

Quote from: Yehoshua on May 20, 2015, 01:35:55 AM

Maybe, but we can take a SQ J (vs CA J) flight Tue afternoon and get it Tue night if there's not much to do there (and we'd spend more time in SIN). We were thinking if going to the Mutinyahu part, as it seems to be the most popular ( and we won't have to worry about any crowds because it will be the middle of winter). Does that make sense?

Dunno. All I know is I went someplace a bit closer, . In the end the wall is the wall. About 45 min to an hour. Mutinyahu is longer I believe.

But if you leave earlier you will have more time.

Yehoshua · « **Reply #118 on:** May 20, 2015, 08:41:20 AM »

Quote from: chucksterace on May 20, 2015, 01:38:15 AM

Dunno. All I know is I went someplace a bit closer, . In the end the wall is the wall. About 45 min to an hour. Mutinyahu is longer I believe.

But if you leave earlier you will have more time.

What was the place you went to called? I guess you're right, it won't take all day. So would you plan to spend only 1 full day and 2 nights there instead of 1.5 days?

chucksterace · « **Reply #119 on:** May 20, 2015, 08:59:40 AM »

Quote from: Yehoshua on May 20, 2015, 08:41:20 AM

What was the place you went to called? I guess you're right, it won't take all day. So would you plan to spend only 1 full day and 2 nights there instead of 1.5 days?

IIRC, I went here - http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china_great_wall/scene/beijing/juyongguan.htm, http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g294212-d1563680-Reviews-Juyong_Pass_of_Great_Wall-Beijing.html

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