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(note: this is one of my pre-scheduled posts set to appear at 5:00am EST each morning I am in a port city. I will post follow-up information about each trip once I am able to get back on the computer.)
This is the trip I will be going on over the next few days...
Beijing (Time: Wednesday 0720 - Saturday 2230)
(I got assigned to be one of the "trip leaders" for this trip so luckily I will get event paid for in part. If you get picked to be the trip leader and the trip is under $50, you get that full amount paid for. If the trip is between $50-$100, you get up to $50 back. If the trip is over $100, a faculty member gets 50% paid for. Trip leaders essentially are responsible for acting as a liaision with the tour operator leading the trip and for keeping students on schedule. It is up to the trip leader to keep track of which students are late and, if necessary, to make the decision to leave without them if they do not follow the schedule. Students get penalized with "dock time" in the next port if they aren't back to the ship or if they cause the group to be delayed.)
Description:
Unlike the university-hosted trips to Beijing, which give you the unique opportunity for interaction with Chinese students, this Beijing trip includes the services of professional tour guides and accommodations are in tourist hotels.
Wednesday: Transfer to the airport for your three-hour flight to Beijing. Upon arrival, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant then proceed for a visit to the Summer Palace. Peking duck is featured at tonight's dinner and the remainder of the evening is at your leisure. (Lunch, Dinner; Jianguo Qianmen)
Thursday: After breakfast, visit the Great Wall of China. After enjoying your boxed lunch, return to town. Dinner and the rest of the evening are on your own. (Breakfast, Box Lunch; Jianguo Qianmen)
Friday: Enjoy a full day of "sight-thinking" which includes visits to the Forbidden City (with tape and headset), Tianamen Square and the Lama Temple. After dinner at a local restaurant, enjoy a spectacular acrobatic show. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner; Jianguo Qianmen)
Saturday: After breakfast at the hotel, visit the Temple of Heaven before pro
ceeding to the airport for your flight to Qingdao. (Breakfast, Lunch)
(PRICE: $803.00)
Some links relating to today's trip...
- http://www.city-discovery.com/beijing/index.php
- Jianguo Qianmen Hotel
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Palace
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_wall_of_china
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutianyu
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_City
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonghegong
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_heaven
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beihai_Park
Update:
This was the specific schedule for today...
07:30 Depart pier and transfer to airport for flight CA108 at 10:40
13:55 Arrive in Beijing and transfer for tour
15:45 - 17:15 Tour of Summer Palace
18:00 Check in at the Jianguo Qianmen Hotel
19:00 Depart hotel for dinner
19:30 - 21:00 Peking duck dinner at Hepingmen Quanjude restaurant
21:30 Transfer back to hotel and overnight
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