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'''Preliminary Itinerary for Noisebridge China Trip 2:<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    ''3-April-2012 -- Leave home in NA or EU for Hong Kong<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    ''4-April-2012 -- Meet in Hong Kong''<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    4-April to 8-April -- Hong Kong<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    8-April to 11-April -- Shenzhen<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    11-April to 17-April -- Shanghai<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    17-April to 24-April -- Beijing<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    ''24-April-2012 -- Fly home (arrive NA or EU on 24-April)''<br>
'''Cost estimate for China trip:'''<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    airplane to/from China:  $700 to $900<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    HK-SZ:  $50<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    SZ-Shanghai:  $100<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    Shanghai-Beijing:  $100<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    4 nights in HK:  $100<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    3 nights in SZ:  $75<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    6 nights in Shanghai:  $150<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    7 nights in Beijing:  $175<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    20 days of food:  $330<br>
You'll probably want a bit of money for playing, and souvenirs, too ($100 to $300?).  But the above adds up to $1,080, plus air fare to/from China.<br>
Stephen Balaban suggests:<br>
Stephen Balaban suggests:<br>
* Eat Jian Bing - buy them from the street (they are egg crepes that<br>
1) Eat Jian Bing - buy them from the street (they are egg crepes that<br>
are great for breakfast)<br>
are great for breakfast)<br>
* Go to ZhongGuanCun 中关村, this is technology heaven and is not far from 798<br>
2) Go to ZhongGuanCun 中关村, this is technology heaven and is not far from 798<br>
* Go to 798 and check out the Yuanfen~Flow incubator<br>
3) Go to 798 and check out the Yuanfen~Flow incubator<br>
* Stop by a Beijing Linux Users Group (BLUG) meeting -- Peter Junge<br>
4) Stop by a Beijing Linux Users Group (BLUG) meeting -- Peter Junge<br>
<peter.junge *at* beijinglug *dot* org> & Ollo "Barcode" barcode<br>
<peter.junge *at* beijinglug *dot* org> & Ollo "Barcode" barcode<br>
<barcode *at* beijinglug *dot* org> are great guys<br>
<barcode *at* beijinglug *dot* org> are great guys<br>
* I thoroughly enjoyed simply walking around and finding a park early<br>
5) I thoroughly enjoyed simply walking around and finding a park early<br>
in the morning or later in the afternoon and just hanging out with old<br>
in the morning or later in the afternoon and just hanging out with old<br>
people doing tai chi and water-brush calligraphy if I wanted to relax<br>
people doing tai chi and water-brush calligraphy if I wanted to relax<br>
Peter, of the Beijing Int'l Film Fest recommends (in Beijing):<br>
* meet Matthew Gao Hong Wei and see his exhibit at Central Academy of Fine Arts<br>
* digital media lab at Central Academy of Fine Arts<br>
* Veggie Table vegan restaurant<br>
* Beijing International Film Festival<br>
Here's info on getting from Hong Kong to our hotel in Shenzhen:<br>
Start from Mong-kok Station in Hong Kong, and go to Donghua Hotel:<br>
[http://g.co/maps/45r7y trains from Mong-kok to Donghua Hotel]<br>
More info from Donghua Hotel website.:<br>
[http://donghuahotel.com:8080/en/about_contacts.html Donghua Hotel website]<br>
(Thanks to Seeed Studio for booking this hotel for us.)<br>
Proposed itinerary for Shanghai:<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  Apr. 11th - arrival, presentation at XinCheJian Open House@7pm<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  Apr. 12th - Etonnet visit?<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  Apr. 13th - presentation/workshop at Ningbo Toyhouse (will take all day)<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  Apr. 14th - electronics mall visit@9am, workshops at XinCheJian@2pm<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  Apr. 15th - XinCheJian roboracing@2pm<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  Apr. 16th - presentation/workshop at Hangzhou Onioncapsule (will take all day)<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  Apr. 17th - electronics mall visit? sightseeing? going to Beijing.<br>
Mike Zhao is only available for us to visit Etonnet in Shanghai on 15-April<br>
Mike Zhao gets to Shanghai on 13-April, 5:25pm, United Airlines UA857<br>
Mike will be in Beijing on 18-April or 19-April.<br>
Mike leaves Beijing on 24-April, 12:00pm, United Airlines UA888<br>
Info on hotel in Beijing -- called "Sitting on the City Walls":<br>
Check in on 16-April, check out on 24-April<br>
Sitting on the City Walls (Beijing) Courtyard House<br>
Add: No.57, NianZi HuTong, JingShanHouJie, DongCheng District,Beijing<br>
100009. P.R.C<br>
城墙客栈<br>
北京市东城区景山后街碾子胡同57号.<br>
(景山后街中石化化加油站往东30米,胡同口为"全民健身乐园")<br>
Rachel & Rick own the place, and this is their email: beijingcitywalls@yahoo.cn<br>
[http://www.beijingcitywalls.com/ Sitting on the City Walls' website]<br>
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