Day 32: Saturday, November 10, 2012
Our cruise has come to an end! We disembarked at Tianjin then took a two-hour bus ride to Beijing where we were dropped off at a third tier hotel in the middle of nowhere. The guide and bus driver offered to drop each person off at individual destinations for 100RMB (~$16) each after scaring us about “taxi drivers and their fake money.” She proceeded to pass around a real bill to show us the mark to look out for. Needless to say, most people stayed on the bus to be ripped off. I asked her how long it’d take to get to our hotel via taxi, and she responded with a serious demeanor, “Approximately one hour for 100RMB.” Please, I’ve got Google Maps. We got off the bus, and after much yelling back and forth (between various taxi drivers and the concierge — not me), we got on a taxi that took us to the Sheraton in 17 minutes for 28RMB (~$4.50). WOW, CHINESE PEOPLE. Or so I thought. view more →
Our cruise has come to an end! We disembarked at Tianjin then took a two-hour bus ride to Beijing where we were dropped off at a third tier hotel in the middle of nowhere. The guide and bus driver offered to drop each person off at individual destinations for 100RMB (~$16) each after scaring us about “taxi drivers and their fake money.” She proceeded to pass around a real bill to show us the mark to look out for. Needless to say, most people stayed on the bus to be ripped off. I asked her how long it’d take to get to our hotel via taxi, and she responded with a serious demeanor, “Approximately one hour for 100RMB.” Please, I’ve got Google Maps. We got off the bus, and after much yelling back and forth (between various taxi drivers and the concierge — not me), we got on a taxi that took us to the Sheraton in 17 minutes for 28RMB (~$4.50). WOW, CHINESE PEOPLE. Or so I thought. view more →
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