Visiting China

I went to China with my wife last May. I visited 3 cities, namely Chongqing, Shanghai and Beijing while my wife joined me the latter 2 cities.  Among other things that strike me there is the speed and efficiency of their public transport. Well, considering their population is well beyond our number, I think it is safe to assume that they need that kind of service for their citizens. If, not it will be absolute chaos and total disaster. The Metro line to me is the most impressive compared to our country though the tight security check before boarding is such a hassle that you have to scan your belongings before each and every time you are entering the coach.

While there, I got the chance to sample various types of public transport; bus from Shanghai Pudong Airport to hotel, taxi in Chongqing, Shanghai and Beijing, Metro in Shanghai and Beijing and sleeper train from Shanghai to Beijing. I also got the opportunity to ride the tourist train from Badaling Station to Great Wall of China. All the traveling inside a train is quite a memorable experience especially the sleeper train which is quite modern and cosy as well. The taxi on the other hand is not quite a pleasant experience to us. There is this one time when we are talking about directions to a taxi driver, suddenly, out of nowhere, a couple just flew inside the taxi, talk something to the taxi driver (all this while we are still talking to the driver) and the driver just conveniently ignore us and sped away.

But mostly traveling in China using public transport is an eye opener and if there is an opportunity for us to come back, we will definitely going to....