Paul Mantella & Alex Mantella from Australia 12 days trip during Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Day 1: 5 August 2008 stay in Beijing
Take by SQ802 from Singapore to Beijing.

Tian'anmen Square

Day 2: 6 August 2008 stay in Beijing
Join day tour to Badaling Great Wall and Ming Tombs.

Day 3: 7 August 2008 stay in Beijing
Look around the Temple of Heave and shopping at Beijing Baigongfang (literally means “a workshop for 100 kinds of handicrafts” and is called “living museum”).

Paul and Alex ---the Temple of Heaven

Day 4: 8 August 2008 stay in Beijing
Visit Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City and drop in our working office with English tour-guide in Beijing.

Paul and Alex with Engligh tour-guide in my working office 

Day 5: 9 August 2008 stay in Beijing
Self-tour in Beijing.
Paul gave me two Olympic Games tickets of this day. THANK YOU. 

Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park

Day 6: 10 August 2008 stay on the train

Self-tour in Beijing and at night take the train No Z19 (21:24—08:25) from Beijing to Xian.

Alex leave from Beijing Western Train Station to Xian

Day 7: 11 August 2008 stay in Beijing

Independent tour in Xian one day. Take by Private Car with English tour guide to sightseeing Terracotta Warriors, Ancient City Wall and Wild Goose Pagoda. At evening take by flight CA1212 from Xian to Beijing.

Day 8: 12 August 2008 stay in Beijing
Look around Summer Palace and Hailong Electronic Market.

Alex on the Suzhou Street of Summer Palace


Sea of Wisdom Temple in Summer Palace

Day 9: 13 August 2008 stay in Beijing
Watch Olympic Games.

A shop in Hongqiao Market

Day 10: 14 August 2008 stay in Beijing
Watch Olympic Games.
Day 11: 15 August 2008 stay in Beijing
Self-tour in Beijing.
Day 12: 16 August 2008
Depart from Beijing to Australia.