Beijing memories...

Beijing wasn't all too bad in the end. I like the place, probably because the people were nice. the bus conductors, the waitresses, the cab drivers... being a capital, it didn't feel the rush and the hustle n bustle of a buzzy city, probably because of the place i stayed was away from city centre, or probably just the places i go were out of town, but i must say i'm glad i speak the language and managed to put it into good use during this trip. i can't imagine travelling in this country without knowing this language, so much i would missed!

these are just some of the snippets of the places i'd been and people i met: :)





we decided that we don't want to do the crowded badaling great wall, so after consulting with mr.lonelyplanet, we thought we'll b adventurous like some matsalleh and go to simatai great wall which was about 4 hrs away in miyun province. no regrets!

eating walnuts we bought on the way back with prassy and shabby
dinner with peking duck

it's my favourite sichuan huoguo! it's so spicy ur nose keeps leaking. but no worries, they have this syrup thingy that when u drink, it'll 'cure' the spice
this is 'Hou Hai', means 'behind the sea'. it's a lake surrounded with restaurants, shopping outlets, and livebands. nice place to just walk around

music was played in the background, and whoever feels like joining in can hop in, usually the oldies
bargaining for lanterns
The Forbidden City - a must see
Tiananmen Square in the evening
the new actress friend we made and her dog. that's her in the background
visiting the art factory. first, u have to walk across a pool of sponge
me. posing.