Back from China
Apr 27, 2007 | 5:55 am
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Brooklyn, New York
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Back from China
Hi All: First, thanks to everyone that was so helpful prior to my departure for China. I wanted to say the Roast Duck restaurant recommendation in Beijing was right on. Did not realize we needed a reservation so waited half an hour, but worth is. Cost is higher but still quite cheap. We hired a local driver, two partners, Wang Ping and Fan Ping (86+13341006148). Very reasonable at $84 per full day of wherever we wanted to go. However I did book a few things with www.etoursbeijing.cn and they were fabulous, especially the Kungfu show. We thought it would be a demonstration, but it was more like a ballet with precision performances. We got to go to a local village, met with children at a school, listened to a concert by a local girl, cooked and had dinner with a local family and went to the community center for evening exercises. This is a very new offering and we feel we got a real bargain. So...just wanted to say thanks to everyone and offer the info in case anyone else needs. Flyertalk rocks.
May 31, 2007 | 2:48 pm
#2
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: BOS
Posts: 827
Hi All: First, thanks to everyone that was so helpful prior to my departure for China. I wanted to say the Roast Duck restaurant recommendation in Beijing was right on. Did not realize we needed a reservation so waited half an hour, but worth is. Cost is higher but still quite cheap. We hired a local driver, two partners, Wang Ping and Fan Ping (86+13341006148). Very reasonable at $84 per full day of wherever we wanted to go. However I did book a few things with www.etoursbeijing.cn and they were fabulous, especially the Kungfu show. We thought it would be a demonstration, but it was more like a ballet with precision performances. We got to go to a local village, met with children at a school, listened to a concert by a local girl, cooked and had dinner with a local family and went to the community center for evening exercises. This is a very new offering and we feel we got a real bargain. So...just wanted to say thanks to everyone and offer the info in case anyone else needs. Flyertalk rocks.
Jun 3, 2007 | 7:35 pm
#3
Join Date: Mar 2007
Programs: AEROPLAN
Posts: 820
www.bjvicky.com this seems to be an interesting tour agent/middleperson in Beijing for tours and cars, etc.
Jun 9, 2007 | 4:36 am
#4
Original Member, Moderator: Hotel Deals and MilesBuzz
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 14,291
Try this: http://beijing.etours.cn/