The first day in Beijing we went to Tian'amen Square and the Forbidden City which I had been to 1 month earlier on my first tour but I was so glad to be able to go back as the sky was blue this time and there were a few less people wandering around the Forbidden City. We walked up the hill near the Forbidden City for an AWESOME view of Beijing. Also on our first day we went on a rickshaw ride through the Hutongs. After a flying visit through the Hutongs it was onto the Temple of Heaven which was AWESOME. As evening was approaching we saw the Olympic Bird's Nest and the Water Cube.
The next day we were up early for a 3 hour drive out to the Jinshanling section of The Great Wall of China. We hiked about 7 km of the 6000km long wall which took us about 3 hours. Again I was so glad to be able to go back as there was no haze and you could see the wall stretch for miles over the mountains.......AWESOME :)This evening was our last night on the tour and we went out for Beijing Duck....doesn't have quite the same ring to it as Peking Duck, does it? Anyway, being a vegetarian I did not enjoy this tradtional dish of Beijing but Jacki said it was AWESOME!!!
After 2 very busy days our last day in Beijing was spent at the Summer Palace. This a massive area with a man-made lake and what do you do with all the dirt you dig out to make a lake? That's right you make a hill beside it and build a temple and call it the Summer Palace.
We ended our stay in Beijing with the traditional Haagen Daaz.....Dolce de Leche, mmmmm.
Stay tuned for my next adventure in South America.
After 2 very busy days our last day in Beijing was spent at the Summer Palace. This a massive area with a man-made lake and what do you do with all the dirt you dig out to make a lake? That's right you make a hill beside it and build a temple and call it the Summer Palace.
We ended our stay in Beijing with the traditional Haagen Daaz.....Dolce de Leche, mmmmm.
Stay tuned for my next adventure in South America.
