We booked our stay at a hotel opposite the Zhan Qiao pier since it was convenient to get around in the city.
We first headed to the Tsingtao Brewery, founded in 1903 by German settlers in Qingdao. The beer here is said to be brewed from the spring water of Mount Lao. Its about 50kuai a person to enter the brewery and museum. It takes about an hour to look around. You get free samples of both the raw and the draft beer. You also get to buy a beer bottle with the label carrying your picture as a souvenir
Qingdao is bustling in summer when they have the International Beer Festival. ttp://www.qingdaochinaguide.com/news/events/international-beer-festival.html
After our trip to the museum, we walked up the street and stopped at a small cafe for some coffee.
We then took an evening walk at the Pier to see the sunset and the night view of the beach.
The next day we headed to Shilaoren Beach (Old Stone Man beach) named after the shape of the prominent rock that is said to resemble an old fisherman waiting for his daughter to return from beneath the waves.
It was winter so it wasn’t too crowded. But there were still a couple of people who had come down to collect mussels.
We later headed to Mount Lao by taxi; we stopped over at a point where you can go up to the mountain by bus. The bus fare is included with your ticket fare. The view from the mountain is beautiful as it over looks the sea. We hiked up the mountain and then headed downhill again by bus.
Next day before catching our flight back to Beijing we stopped over at the Catholic Cathedral at Zhejiang Road. The area around the church is nice to wander around. On one side you have the 30’s German architectural buildings and on the other modern Chinese ones. The cobbled street that goes up to the church is filled with Vendors selling chuan (meat on sticks).
We got back to Beijing just in time to enjoy the awesome (but loud!) fireworks.
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