Tianjin (天津), a city located somewhere to the East of Beijing was quite the city. Last October 10, me and my friends decided to take a spur-of-the-moment one-day trip to this place. Though not really a tourist spot, Tianjin was a wonderful place to spend a one-day trip with the company of friends. From Beijing, we took the subway to this train station (connected from the subway) and took our 30-45 minute bullet train. This was my first time taking the bullet train, so I was quite excited. Funny thing actually, me and my friends almost missed the train. We were heading down the elevator, me and some friends ahead of our other friends, and when we got down to the platform beside the train (amazed at the train and everything, taking pictures and whatnot) we noticed that the departure time was about the same time as our watches. We frantically ran to the cars that corresponded to our tickets as we weren’t all on the same side of the train.
Cost of bullet train (one way): Around 58rmb [don’t quite remember if this is the student price]
Upon our arrival in Tianjin, we took a bus to a stop near the quite famous tower. From the stop, we could see the tower clearly, well besides the foggy sky. I heard from a friend that this tower has a revolving restaurant, so if ever I go back to Tianjin, that’s something I’d like to try.
