beijing + shanghai + qingdao, CHina
I figured I'd combine these places in China since I didn't really take enough photos for each of them to be their own post. Since we were staying in Guangrao for work, we just went on weekend trips to these cities. Guangrao didn't have a train station so we had to drive an hour to get to Qingzhou to take the bullet train.
Beijing
In Beijing, we usually hung out in the Sanlitun area. After being in a remote area of China with limited options, you start missing Mexican food, burgers, and beer.
The two places we would pop in to every time in Beijing were: Slow Boat Brewery and Great Leap Brewery.
Also, since a few of us have never been to to the Great Wall (myself included) we decided to wander over there for a day. We went to the Mutianyu area which had a lift to the top and a toboggan down (A+++ def recommend but the people we were behind were hella slow so we couldnt fly down the slide). We went in the middle of November (I think? This was so long ago haha) and I didn't expect it to be that chilly. I could've used an extra layer.
Oh, and we stopped by a cat cafe before we caught the train back.
Shanghai
Just as in Beijing, all we really do is drink and eat in Shanghai. Oh and we took a group selfie with a stranger, she wechatted me the pic. My fam actually speaks Shanghainese at home so I understand it better than mandarin haha.
Qingdao
Just like the previous two places, we came for the beer, the Tsingtao Beer Museum to be exact. Here you can get your face printed on a bottle of beer! Qingdao also hosted the 2008 Olympic sailing events so there is a large torch at the marina.