IKEA 宜家家居

I never been to IKEA Store in my life, before Beijing. In Indonesia, there is no Ikea Store located, I think simply  because Indonesian people don't live with minimal lifestyles or like the mass produced furniture, they like the one uniquely made or luxurious looked like, (like my father..). 

When I moved to my new house, I simply designed new wardrobe, inspired by IKEA, but still the wardrobe was not made 100% like I wanted it too.

Well, go on.. I thought IKEA located very far from WuDaoKou, since all my friends said it's too far, but one of my friends also said we can reach IKEA by motoche / electric bike , so it should be not that far. Long story, My friend accidentally know the bus who can take us to IKEA. So one afternoon, we took bus 656 to 望和桥东，then continue journey with bus 628 to 望京桥东, it tooks about 20 minutes to 30 minutes. Not that far..

Well actually, we lost first, because when arriving at 望和桥东, my friend not confidence if it was the right places, since there was no IKEA seen on 望和桥东 so we continue the journey 1-3 more stops before getting off, and ask for directions. The fact it was true, and we still need to walk straight along the road, or take bus 628.

The reason we went there, simply to window shopping and eat dinner..

I never been to place where it's so crowded and many peoples using the display furniture to relax or even sleep on it, I don't have the pictures myself, but these one I've got from the internet.

photo by : David Pierson/LA Times, 'Beijing loves IKEA -- but not for shopping'

From the article, you can see that many Chinese People come not for shopping, but try the furniture and using it like it was their, I also love IKEA, and I came simply for the food and window shopping, but I never imagine to use or even sleep on it..

World Park

Want to go around the world in Beijing?

Taj Mahal

Candi Borobudur, Indonesia

Is is true? Hahaha..

Pisa Tower

New York Replica, with Black Liberty and Small WTC

Eiffel Tower

I thought the park is beautiful and interesting, but I'm so disappoint with the management, they don't really take care of the park. The lake was dirty and the small theme park with rides was closed down. You can see from the benches, and the statues, for example the liberty statue, it should be green blue, but it was black.. :(

How I got there? I took subway from WuDaoKou to QianMen, then took bus 特7, from QianMen to World Park. Maybe you can find the better route, since it was took almost 2 hours trip from WuDaoKou to World Park.

798

Do you love arts? These are the places, you need to visit when in Beijing..

In these places, you can find many art galleries, small shops selling many unique things, from paintings to clothes. When I went there, there were an event, called "Round Trip, Beijing - New York Now", there were art collections from many artists around the world. The event are held from May 30th to July 4th.

798th Street is a big place, the place is divided to 6, from A to F. From Wudaokou, I took subway and get off in San Yuan Qiao 三元桥， then took bus 401 (if i'm not mistaken) and went to Da Shan Zi, 大山子路口南.
From the information I've got, you also can take bus 410/402/405/418/813/909/944/988/991.

Even along the street, you can find something unique, see the picture below..

The buildings are looked like some kind of old factories that has been renovated and reused as art galleries. You will definitely love these places, if you interested with arts.

Inner Mongolia Trip

30 April - 3 March 2010

Me and my friends went to Inner Mongolia with school, it's a little bit pricey, but I think it's worth it, because we stay in 4 star hotel for 3 nights, also including all the meals and entrance ticket.

Day 1 : Departure from school at 13.30, have dinner and go straight to the hotel.

Day 2 : After breakfast, go to Inner Mongolia Museum. It's the first time I saw Dinosaurs's bones with my own eyes. Hahaha..

Beside that, many sections about others things too, from stone minerals to spaceship. After that, we go straight to Gegentala Grassland. have mutton for lunch. Greeted by Mongolian, served with alcohol in the middle of afternoon, cool.. Too bad, there were no green grass, since it's not summer yet in Inner Mongolia.

Saw Horse Race and Inner Mongolian's wrestling, ( my thought was : That's it!!? Because I expect more.. ) then for those who want to ride horse, there's plenty time to ride horse by paying more. I'm choosing go to the local's house and see Aoboa Hill.. 

Day 3 :  Went to Five Towers Lamasery.. Then straight to the Yinkenxiang Sand Bay... Ride Camel, Went Riding on the Sand, or Sliding.. 很好玩儿！

Day 4 : Departure from 8 am in the morning and arrive att...

Day 5 : Arrive in Beijing at 1.30 am.. WHATTT!! Terrible Traffic!!! We just moved 40 km within 10 hours, my ass got flat, and all we do was sleeping, eating, and found perfect spot to pee, even using bushes or abandoned place to pee..  The traffic was so crazy, even the driver turn off the machines, and we went outside bus for refreshment..

We supposed to arrive in Beijing at Day 4, 4 pm.. -______-

But still, It's good experiences while trips, but I will said no to go around with bus one more time, prefer train another time..

Toilet..!!

Don't ever go to the wrong toilet! But, well be careful of the wrong sign.. 

And these what I promise to some my friends, the most horrible toilet in China, I ever been to.. 

Without water, electricity, and technology, just have your time on that place.

These toilet I found when trip to Inner Mongolia..