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Stephen Balaban suggests: | '''Preliminary Itinerary for Noisebridge China Trip 2:<br> | ||
''3-April-2012 -- Leave home in NA or EU for Hong Kong<br> | |||
are great for breakfast) | ''4-April-2012 -- Meet in Hong Kong''<br> | ||
4-April to 8-April -- Hong Kong<br> | |||
8-April to 11-April -- Shenzhen<br> | |||
11-April to 17-April -- Shanghai<br> | |||
<peter.junge | 17-April to 24-April -- Beijing<br> | ||
<barcode | ''24-April-2012 -- Fly home (arrive NA or EU on 24-April)''<br> | ||
in the morning or later in the afternoon and just hanging out with old | |||
people doing tai chi and water-brush calligraphy if I wanted to relax | |||
'''Cost estimate for China trip:'''<br> | |||
airplane to/from China: $700 to $900<br> | |||
HK-SZ: $50<br> | |||
SZ-Shanghai: $100<br> | |||
Shanghai-Beijing: $100<br> | |||
4 nights in HK: $100<br> | |||
3 nights in SZ: $75<br> | |||
6 nights in Shanghai: $150<br> | |||
7 nights in Beijing: $175<br> | |||
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> | |||
* Eat Jian Bing - buy them from the street (they are egg crepes that<br> | |||
are great for breakfast)<br> | |||
* 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> | |||
* Stop by a Beijing Linux Users Group (BLUG) meeting -- Peter Junge<br> | |||
<peter.junge *at* beijinglug *dot* org> & Ollo "Barcode" barcode<br> | |||
<barcode *at* beijinglug *dot* org> are great guys<br> | |||
* 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> | |||
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> | |||
Apr. 11th - arrival, presentation at XinCheJian Open House@7pm<br> | |||
Apr. 12th - Etonnet visit?<br> | |||
Apr. 13th - presentation/workshop at Ningbo Toyhouse (will take all day)<br> | |||
Apr. 14th - electronics mall visit@9am, workshops at XinCheJian@2pm<br> | |||
Apr. 15th - XinCheJian roboracing@2pm<br> | |||
Apr. 16th - presentation/workshop at Hangzhou Onioncapsule (will take all day)<br> | |||
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> |
Latest revision as of 20:49, 28 September 2016
Preliminary Itinerary for Noisebridge China Trip 2:
3-April-2012 -- Leave home in NA or EU for Hong Kong
4-April-2012 -- Meet in Hong Kong
4-April to 8-April -- Hong Kong
8-April to 11-April -- Shenzhen
11-April to 17-April -- Shanghai
17-April to 24-April -- Beijing
24-April-2012 -- Fly home (arrive NA or EU on 24-April)
Cost estimate for China trip:
airplane to/from China: $700 to $900
HK-SZ: $50
SZ-Shanghai: $100
Shanghai-Beijing: $100
4 nights in HK: $100
3 nights in SZ: $75
6 nights in Shanghai: $150
7 nights in Beijing: $175
20 days of food: $330
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.
Stephen Balaban suggests:
- Eat Jian Bing - buy them from the street (they are egg crepes that
are great for breakfast)
- Go to ZhongGuanCun 中关村, this is technology heaven and is not far from 798
- Go to 798 and check out the Yuanfen~Flow incubator
- Stop by a Beijing Linux Users Group (BLUG) meeting -- Peter Junge
<peter.junge *at* beijinglug *dot* org> & Ollo "Barcode" barcode
<barcode *at* beijinglug *dot* org> are great guys
- I thoroughly enjoyed simply walking around and finding a park early
in the morning or later in the afternoon and just hanging out with old
people doing tai chi and water-brush calligraphy if I wanted to relax
Peter, of the Beijing Int'l Film Fest recommends (in Beijing):
- meet Matthew Gao Hong Wei and see his exhibit at Central Academy of Fine Arts
- digital media lab at Central Academy of Fine Arts
- Veggie Table vegan restaurant
- Beijing International Film Festival
Here's info on getting from Hong Kong to our hotel in Shenzhen:
Start from Mong-kok Station in Hong Kong, and go to Donghua Hotel:
trains from Mong-kok to Donghua Hotel
More info from Donghua Hotel website.:
Donghua Hotel website
(Thanks to Seeed Studio for booking this hotel for us.)
Proposed itinerary for Shanghai:
Apr. 11th - arrival, presentation at XinCheJian Open House@7pm
Apr. 12th - Etonnet visit?
Apr. 13th - presentation/workshop at Ningbo Toyhouse (will take all day)
Apr. 14th - electronics mall visit@9am, workshops at XinCheJian@2pm
Apr. 15th - XinCheJian roboracing@2pm
Apr. 16th - presentation/workshop at Hangzhou Onioncapsule (will take all day)
Apr. 17th - electronics mall visit? sightseeing? going to Beijing.
Mike Zhao is only available for us to visit Etonnet in Shanghai on 15-April
Mike Zhao gets to Shanghai on 13-April, 5:25pm, United Airlines UA857
Mike will be in Beijing on 18-April or 19-April.
Mike leaves Beijing on 24-April, 12:00pm, United Airlines UA888
Info on hotel in Beijing -- called "Sitting on the City Walls":
Check in on 16-April, check out on 24-April
Sitting on the City Walls (Beijing) Courtyard House
Add: No.57, NianZi HuTong, JingShanHouJie, DongCheng District,Beijing
100009. P.R.C
城墙客栈
北京市东城区景山后街碾子胡同57号.
(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")
Rachel & Rick own the place, and this is their email: beijingcitywalls@yahoo.cn
Sitting on the City Walls' website