This is only 30 minutes train ride from Beijing to Tainjin but I decided to take the coach instead. Normally the travelling time for the coach is about 2 hours but on that day, due to an accident on the highway, I took 5 hours to reach Tainjin.
I only stayed in Tainjin for about 4 hours wondering around the shopping area, riverside and train station. Maybe I should visit Tainjin again on my next trip to Beijing and this time I will stay there for at least 2 days.
人在天涯心在家, 落叶归根回老家
无论你旅游了多少天, 呆了多少月或漂了多少年
无论你看了多少事物, 结交了多少外国朋友
无论旅游如何能够让你多认识这个世界
无论旅游如何能够把你磨练出一个更好的自己
你还是要回家
旅游有旅游的可取之處
家有家的好
I hesitated. I was trying to find out the cheapest way to travel from Melbourne to Canberra as I couldn’t decide whether I should travel by plane, bus or train. I only came to notice that the price for the train ticket has increased gradually and was almost the same as the price for the air ticket when I made up my mind. Hesitation comes with a price.
Canberra is the Capital of Australia but the place is unexpectedly quiet when I was there. I could hardly see more than 100 people during my 3 days and 2 nights visit. The city is rather small and I could tour the whole place within an hour. I visited the park, the lake, the city, the Museum, the old and new Parliament House, the Australian National University and even went up to the Black Mountain to have an aerial view.
In Adelaide, I stayed in the Backpacker for 3 days. I walked around the city, passed by the famous University of Adelaide, went to Chinatown and had a bowl of noodle soup and took the public bus to Glenelg, which is the beach area.
I took the train from Brisbane to the Gold Coast for A$18. It was about 50 minutes ride. As compared to Australia, the fare for our MRT is still very cheap. The theme parks in Gold Coast are near to each other. I got a 2-day ticket to visit 2 theme parks.
There was not much happening in Brisbane even it was the Christmas season. I went to Chinatown and saw less than 20 people there; it could be because that was during office hours. The movable market in the carpark was quite interesting. There is a Casino but I did not get in because of my dress code. Yes! there is a city beach in Brisbane.
在北京看到了长城的雄气, 颐和园的秀气, 故宫的霸气和寺庙的灵气, 果然名不虚传!
There is an old Chinese saying: “Above there is heaven, below there is Hangzhou” 上有天堂，下有杭州
Hangzhou’s reputation as heaven is largely down to the West Lake (西湖). I was in Hangzhou for 3 days and this is very short time for me to enjoy the heaven on earth. Moreover I stayed in the Xiaoshan district (萧山区) which is about an hour bus ride to the west lake. So, Heaven please wait for me to visit you again in my next trip.
From Shanghai Hongqiao railway station I took the train to Suzhou. It is just 2 stops and the journey is about 30 minutes. The ticket costs S$8.
Suzhou is known as the Eastern Venice (Water City of the East). There is no train service in the city and people have to take the buses and occasionally the boats. The bus fare is 20 cents per trip. I have no problem traveling alone in Suzhou as I am able to read the signs and take the buses to those places I wanted to visit. I stayed 3 days and 2 nights in Suzhou but I do not mind visiting the place again as it is really worth visiting twice.
