12/07/2019: Continuing north to Tianjin
We spent the whole day on the bus heading to the capital. Since the journey in one go would have been too long, we made an overnight stop in Tianjin. Tianjin is considered a...


Published: 13.07.2019
After a short journey, we have reached Beijing. The traffic is unbelievable, it's just constant traffic jams even though the roads are 6-8 lanes wide. Lots of futuristic skyscrapers. Beijing once again exceeds all dimensions with its 20 million inhabitants. We now have 3 days to explore the city. The 35-degree heat doesn't make it any easier.
We started the sightseeing program with the Temple of Heaven, a landmark of the city. In the evening, we watched a Kung Fu show. It was really well done.
We stayed at the Kempinski hotel (with an in-house Paulaner brewery).