Holy crap people, I'm really going to Beijing in just a few days and it's awesome!
Finally decided to start doing my homework and prepare myself for thr trip. I've only been to one website so far (checking out what google offers me when i enter 'Beijing sightseeing') and I'm already totally excited.
Right now I'm actually wishing i knew more about history so i could be saying things like I'll see the Forbidden City where bla, bla and blad happened and the Tiananmen Square, where that and that and that took place, but even though i always enjoyed history, keeping the facts was often a challenge. Basically I memorized the stuff for exams and then i made sure to forget it again so there would be room to memorize some more the next coming exam. Damn, bad strategy I guess.
Anyway, how freaking awesome is it that I'm going to be visiting the Great Wall?! And the Great Wall is so great that I don't even need to add references!
So that's it people, I'm totally psyched and just wanted to share the feeling.
I'm heading there Thursday morning and will stay until Sunday. My hotel is just 5 minutes from the Forbindden City so hopefully i will learn tons about it and will be sharing all that here when i come back. Stay tuned!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
I'm back again
Last posting: July. No excuses. Sincere apologies.
Hoping that you are still hanging in there, let me give a brief overview of this past month.
Last weekend of July/first weekend of August (one and the same): My first trip to China, destination: Guangzhou.
My first visit to China was supposed to be Shanghai but then my boss arranged for a business trip where I'd get to visit a footwear factory and i just couldn't say no. So I spent the weekend in Guangzhou with some friends, sightseeing and then Monday and Tuesday, working. The city itself wasn't very impressive, but hey, it was my first trip to China; do i need to say any more?! Well, I will: chinese people think toilet seats are not very hygienical so they opt for civilized holes on the floor. Nobody warned me in advance. Lesson: peeing is totally overrated.
The following weekend: I finally made it to the Big Buddha in Lantau. Fantastic. Absolutely must in Hong Kong.
It involves getting on a cable car and a beautiful view during the ride. Then you get to the bottom of the Buddha (all the 400 steps below it) and you forget aout the previous view, cause he is just huge and imponent and awesome. The Monastery there was also fantastic and you can hear the monks chanting (loud speakers): really cool. Took the chance to go to Tai O and went on a boat ride, hoping to see the dolphins. They didn't show up, but the ride was priceless. Literally: it costed 20 HKD, which is like 2 euros...
Next weekend: Macau.
Highlight of the trip: the fantastic Portuguese Egg Tarts. Hummy beyong words. Casinos are not really my thing, so instead of gambling I spent my money on a sure thing: a new Guess handbag. Gorgeous and on sale; irresistible combination. About the casinos... I'd never seen such ridiculously pimped place in my life. Crystals all over... wish i could had taken some with me, imagine all the earrings I could have now made from it.
Next: Hong Kong.
Yeah, just stayed around, nice and easy. Headed to the beach on saturday and permanently straightened my hair on Sunday. Permanently indeed. Or at least until it grows again. Feeling fabulous, elegant, sophisticated. "My voice remains the same, but my hair...", sorry, this one only brazilians might get (and for my friends who've heard me saying it before, no I will not stop saying it.)
Next: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Nice, real nice. The Petronas Twin Towers are fantastic but I really loved exploring the wild side of KL. Felt like a photographer at the Butterfly Park. Posed with all sorts of birds in the Bird Park, the largest free flight aviary in the world (meaning that the birds keep flying around and you need to watch out and hide from them). I even shared my ice cream with a peacock! Then on Sunday i headed to the Batu Caves and more awesomeness followed: huge golden statue, pictures with snakes (on my shoulders, around my neck!) and lizards! Wild! And to be sure I'd have enough animal stories to tell, I had a Cute Fish SPA, where you put your feet in a tank with a bunch of little fish who will happily eat away the dead skin from your feet. It tickles!
Last weekend: Hong Kong.
After so much travelling, i gave myself a break and enjoyed a super lazy weekend. Saw The Expendables at the cinema: hilariously bad (and I expected it before, so it was ok). Scene: Stallone, Bruce Willis, Schwartzenergger playing badass guys. The governator leaves, Bruce asks Stallone's character "What's wrong with that guy?", Stallone answers "He wants to be president" ... ok, i did laugh at that. And I went to gym on saturday, which is another thing I started during this past month. Yes, I'm becoming a whole new fabulous person... :)
And that's it folks. The brief summary wasn't so brief but it was as brief as it could be.
Coming soon: Trip to Beijing at the end of the month. And yes, travelling is addictive. Be aware. Or just enjoy it.
Hoping that you are still hanging in there, let me give a brief overview of this past month.
Last weekend of July/first weekend of August (one and the same): My first trip to China, destination: Guangzhou.
My first visit to China was supposed to be Shanghai but then my boss arranged for a business trip where I'd get to visit a footwear factory and i just couldn't say no. So I spent the weekend in Guangzhou with some friends, sightseeing and then Monday and Tuesday, working. The city itself wasn't very impressive, but hey, it was my first trip to China; do i need to say any more?! Well, I will: chinese people think toilet seats are not very hygienical so they opt for civilized holes on the floor. Nobody warned me in advance. Lesson: peeing is totally overrated.
The following weekend: I finally made it to the Big Buddha in Lantau. Fantastic. Absolutely must in Hong Kong.
It involves getting on a cable car and a beautiful view during the ride. Then you get to the bottom of the Buddha (all the 400 steps below it) and you forget aout the previous view, cause he is just huge and imponent and awesome. The Monastery there was also fantastic and you can hear the monks chanting (loud speakers): really cool. Took the chance to go to Tai O and went on a boat ride, hoping to see the dolphins. They didn't show up, but the ride was priceless. Literally: it costed 20 HKD, which is like 2 euros...
Next weekend: Macau.
Highlight of the trip: the fantastic Portuguese Egg Tarts. Hummy beyong words. Casinos are not really my thing, so instead of gambling I spent my money on a sure thing: a new Guess handbag. Gorgeous and on sale; irresistible combination. About the casinos... I'd never seen such ridiculously pimped place in my life. Crystals all over... wish i could had taken some with me, imagine all the earrings I could have now made from it.
Next: Hong Kong.
Yeah, just stayed around, nice and easy. Headed to the beach on saturday and permanently straightened my hair on Sunday. Permanently indeed. Or at least until it grows again. Feeling fabulous, elegant, sophisticated. "My voice remains the same, but my hair...", sorry, this one only brazilians might get (and for my friends who've heard me saying it before, no I will not stop saying it.)
Next: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Nice, real nice. The Petronas Twin Towers are fantastic but I really loved exploring the wild side of KL. Felt like a photographer at the Butterfly Park. Posed with all sorts of birds in the Bird Park, the largest free flight aviary in the world (meaning that the birds keep flying around and you need to watch out and hide from them). I even shared my ice cream with a peacock! Then on Sunday i headed to the Batu Caves and more awesomeness followed: huge golden statue, pictures with snakes (on my shoulders, around my neck!) and lizards! Wild! And to be sure I'd have enough animal stories to tell, I had a Cute Fish SPA, where you put your feet in a tank with a bunch of little fish who will happily eat away the dead skin from your feet. It tickles!
Last weekend: Hong Kong.
After so much travelling, i gave myself a break and enjoyed a super lazy weekend. Saw The Expendables at the cinema: hilariously bad (and I expected it before, so it was ok). Scene: Stallone, Bruce Willis, Schwartzenergger playing badass guys. The governator leaves, Bruce asks Stallone's character "What's wrong with that guy?", Stallone answers "He wants to be president" ... ok, i did laugh at that. And I went to gym on saturday, which is another thing I started during this past month. Yes, I'm becoming a whole new fabulous person... :)
And that's it folks. The brief summary wasn't so brief but it was as brief as it could be.
Coming soon: Trip to Beijing at the end of the month. And yes, travelling is addictive. Be aware. Or just enjoy it.
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