I’m in the city of Manzhouli along China’s far northern border with Russia. It’s snowing like crazy outside and I’ve just woken up in my bone-dry hotel room with a terrible thirst. I reach for a plastic bottle of what... ...full story at Tim Johnson
from Tim Johnson on Tue, Mar 17 2009
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myHotelVideo.com presents: Hotel Harmony in Peking / China / China »
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This city hotel is situated close to the Beijing Central Railway Station. It is in close proximity to Tiananmen Square (2 km), the Forbidden City (8 km) and Wang Fu Jing Street (2 km).
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