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> What did you and yr famliy do there? Do you speak Chinese? Or did you
> get a guide?
> This traveller hasnt even been to HK. Of the two I think HK is easier
> and more interesting even if it doesnt have landmark atractions. If =
you
> speak English you can experience a lot of the place.
>
We used a travel agent specialising on charter tours, and they have =
a load of outings we booked before flying out, so most of our time was =
taken up with these pre-arranged outings, which were well-planned and =
very enjoyable. Fortunately, I do speak Chinese, since I am Chinese, so =
during the times we were not on these outings, we would take a taxi and =
ask the driver to take us to places which my wife has chosen from her =
searches on the net (my wife is Caucasian American): just a visit to the =
"electronic village" in Beijing took a whole day because of the things =
we see and wanted to buy. Our daughters are grown up, and they are =
street-wise enough to manage on their own in the evenings to visit =
several night clubs that they themselves found on the net: one of these =
was called "The Red Capital Club", decorated with all the paraphernalia =
of the Cultural Revolution (very chic). We also know several former =
Chinese ambassadors who were fighting amongst themselves to take us out, =
and my acquaintance with a couple of ballet dancers from Beijing's =
Central Ballet also gave us unprecedented opportunity to visit places =
where the ordinary tourist would not know.
I did suggest on my first post in this thread that this traveller =
should consult his travel agent and see all the possibilities offered: =
it is most often the best thing to do, specially when one is very =
limited either in time or finance, or both. To give you an idea of what =
one Danish travel agent offers in the form of package tours to China, =
take a look at this link: =
http://www.kuoni.dk/Catalogue/Kina/Roundtrips/Dynastiernes+Kina.htm .
J. |