Yiwu
1) Make sure you carry power bank for your mobiles. It would be better if you carry two mobiles
2) Before leaving India, the 2 apps should be downloaded - WeChat and VPN master
3) Without VPN you will not be able to acces Gmail, Facebook etc
4) From Shanghai I moved by car to Yiwu
5) I coordinated with Mr Govind who arranged all my local travelling. His telephone no/WeChat is 18358626270
6) My Hotel was Byland Star. Its address is 300 Chengbei Road (Chengbei Lu), Yiwu, China
7) The Futian Market is just walking distance. If you find difficut then taxi charge around 20 RMB
8 ) Donot miss the night market for buying gifts for your friend and relatives
9) Around 100 RMB, buy the local SIM . Hotel Lobby is place one can find a sim seller and currency converter
10) my hotel stay was Buland Star
1) Make sure you carry power bank for your mobiles. It would be better if you carry two mobiles
2) Before leaving India, the 2 apps should be downloaded - WeChat and VPN master
3) Without VPN you will not be able to acces Gmail, Facebook etc
4) From Shanghai I moved by car to Yiwu
5) I coordinated with Mr Govind who arranged all my local travelling. His telephone no/WeChat is 18358626270
6) My Hotel was Byland Star. Its address is 300 Chengbei Road (Chengbei Lu), Yiwu, China
7) The Futian Market is just walking distance. If you find difficut then taxi charge around 20 RMB
8 ) Donot miss the night market for buying gifts for your friend and relatives
9) Around 100 RMB, buy the local SIM . Hotel Lobby is place one can find a sim seller and currency converter
10) my hotel stay was Buland Star
11) My restaurant was little India, which was pure Veg.
PS - a) carry umbrella
b) Have sufficient readymade food Stuff from Balidan. Avoid MTR
Beijing
1) During my stay i opted for Park Plaza. The google map might be misleading as it is not on Wangfujing Street. The nearest station was Dengshikou. Virtually , the hotel is located at the top of metro station.
2) Explore Beijing app proved vital for me
3) On day 1 , we had few hours left, so we opted to go for Beijing Olympic Stadium.
4) We walked to Wangfujing station, Selected Green Line (line no8) and bought the ticket for Olympic Sports Center
5) We changed the train from Jianguomen and again change the train Guloudajie and finally we landed into Olympic Site
6) Tickets price were confusing. For Bird's nest stadium i shell out 30 RMB. I left other options
7) After, Bird's Nest stadium walk around , We decided to explore Water Cube, another Olympic site which witnessed World Record by Michale Phelps. The whole stadium was converted into other activites. Only one gate was open for entry to arena. It costs 50 RMB
8) Around 7 pm the lighting of Olympic site began which was worth to watch
9) On Day2 , I opted to take Great Wall tour from www.travelbeijingtour.com/
10) On Day 3 , I opted to take Forebidden City Tour
11) Keep Haldirams snacks and water bottle handy as the food served at lunch was not worth to be eaten and the situation worsen if you are a vegetarian.
12) Always Move with tissue papers , water bottle and hand sanitizer while travelling otherwise going to toilets could be nightmare
13) On Day4, i reached 6 am at South Beijing Station to catch the bullet train at 7 am to Shanghai
14) With e ticket , first reach the ticket counter to get the hard copy of ticket
15) Passport is necessary here
16) Bullet Trains always on time. Make sure you reach atleast 45 minutes before
Shanghai
I visited Shanghai from Beijing to catch my flight back to India. I had nearly 4 hours to spare in Shanghai.
Tips-
1) All the ticket vending machines are easy to operate , but make sure you have to select the line number first for the destination.
2) I took the help of MetroManApp to navigate the complex metro station.
3) from Shanghai subway station take line 1 (Red Line). After crossing Hanzhong and Xinzha Road get down at People's Square. From here take line 2(Green Line). After crossing East Nanjing, get down at Lujiazui subway station.. Now take Exit 1 . You will be in front of Shanghai's amazing Skyline.
4) After that I returned back to East Nanjing Road for shopping. Prefer Mini Sou and Forevere21 store for shopping
5) Since i am a pure vegetarian , so looking for a pure Veg restaurant was a herculean task. Finally, i manage to get one at Dagu Road. Its name was Masala Art. His manager Mr Nayak was helpful. Donot go for Thali as its stuff is too heavy costing 170 RMB. Go for individual dishes. After shopping I took taxi to this place.
Important- There is nothing to buy at Nanjing West. Avoid it. But if you are a coffee fan then World's Biggest Starbucks Roastry will be a new experience. Masala Art restaurant and Starbucks are walking distance apart.
Beijing
1) During my stay i opted for Park Plaza. The google map might be misleading as it is not on Wangfujing Street. The nearest station was Dengshikou. Virtually , the hotel is located at the top of metro station.
2) Explore Beijing app proved vital for me
3) On day 1 , we had few hours left, so we opted to go for Beijing Olympic Stadium.
4) We walked to Wangfujing station, Selected Green Line (line no8) and bought the ticket for Olympic Sports Center
5) We changed the train from Jianguomen and again change the train Guloudajie and finally we landed into Olympic Site
6) Tickets price were confusing. For Bird's nest stadium i shell out 30 RMB. I left other options
7) After, Bird's Nest stadium walk around , We decided to explore Water Cube, another Olympic site which witnessed World Record by Michale Phelps. The whole stadium was converted into other activites. Only one gate was open for entry to arena. It costs 50 RMB
8) Around 7 pm the lighting of Olympic site began which was worth to watch
9) On Day2 , I opted to take Great Wall tour from www.travelbeijingtour.com/
10) On Day 3 , I opted to take Forebidden City Tour
11) Keep Haldirams snacks and water bottle handy as the food served at lunch was not worth to be eaten and the situation worsen if you are a vegetarian.
12) Always Move with tissue papers , water bottle and hand sanitizer while travelling otherwise going to toilets could be nightmare
13) On Day4, i reached 6 am at South Beijing Station to catch the bullet train at 7 am to Shanghai
14) With e ticket , first reach the ticket counter to get the hard copy of ticket
15) Passport is necessary here
16) Bullet Trains always on time. Make sure you reach atleast 45 minutes before
Shanghai
I visited Shanghai from Beijing to catch my flight back to India. I had nearly 4 hours to spare in Shanghai.
Tips-
1) All the ticket vending machines are easy to operate , but make sure you have to select the line number first for the destination.
2) I took the help of MetroManApp to navigate the complex metro station.
3) from Shanghai subway station take line 1 (Red Line). After crossing Hanzhong and Xinzha Road get down at People's Square. From here take line 2(Green Line). After crossing East Nanjing, get down at Lujiazui subway station.. Now take Exit 1 . You will be in front of Shanghai's amazing Skyline.
4) After that I returned back to East Nanjing Road for shopping. Prefer Mini Sou and Forevere21 store for shopping
5) Since i am a pure vegetarian , so looking for a pure Veg restaurant was a herculean task. Finally, i manage to get one at Dagu Road. Its name was Masala Art. His manager Mr Nayak was helpful. Donot go for Thali as its stuff is too heavy costing 170 RMB. Go for individual dishes. After shopping I took taxi to this place.
Important- There is nothing to buy at Nanjing West. Avoid it. But if you are a coffee fan then World's Biggest Starbucks Roastry will be a new experience. Masala Art restaurant and Starbucks are walking distance apart.
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