It was through work that I got the opportunity to visit Beijing for the first time, having heard about the city from many, I finally am here! I took a few extra off days prior to commencing work in Beijing office. China is another country that has language barrier problem, however thankfully this time I am able to speak the language which have save quite a bit of my time navigating for direction.
After claiming my baggage, I immediately took a cab from the airport directly to my pre-booked hostel, as all I want at that time was to catch up with some sleep! I have never like plane ride, the pressure makes me sick.
Thankfully I manage to take a quick nap after checking in, then up I go went explore and look for lunch!
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| Ate a bowl of noodle here, it was interesting... |
It was drizzling non-stop since I arrived at Beijing, things around the city seems passing so slowly, I was walking around the area without a proper direction... probably still zombie.
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| At Qianmen's Starbucks |
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| Mao's memorial museum - open daily to public from 8am to 12noon, entrance is free, however the queue will make you think whether to go in. |
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| I find this extremely troublesome, having to scan your bag every time you enter a train station - it was one of the reason prevent me from taking the train |
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| there are people everywhere |
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| Guards at the entrance of the forbidden city |
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| Horrible pollution in Beijing |
Without a fixed agenda I wasn't sure what to do for the rest of the afternoon, by chance ended up at the Zhongsan Botanical garden.
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| the wooden sign says 'Do not enter', who actually obey to the sign? |
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| There were plenty of beautiful tulip flower blooming at the park, I was especially attracted to this stalk as someone have left some graffiti on it! guess local here tend to develop a strong interest in doodling; first the bamboo, then this tulip flower |
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| also bump into some who were having traditional dance practise at the park |
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| This pair of canvas shoes gave me some serious blister at the end of my Beijing trip |
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| An artist by a pond with stagnate water |
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| One handsome kitty at the park |
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| liking the unique texture from an old tree |
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| Zhongsan park entrance |
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| transport system in Beijing |
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| A child who cried so loudly at the square attracted my attention |
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| the square area is too big, cleaners are all on bike like this |
On my way back to the hostel, I detour into some of the hutongs and there was construction going on everwhere, it was dusty and hard to walk.
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| My dinner after about an hour walk at the hutong - this was really nasty!! |
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| This kitty is very fat and cute |
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| local snack |
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| pastry with green bean paste - it was tasty, the shop was modified the day I check out from Leo Hstel |
大栅栏 is the touristy area in Beijing, it is located at a very central area where you can easily get to and from various tourist spot.
