The reason why I've been behind on posts recently is because Muir and I had a houseguest this past week. My good friend Nicole came to stay with us, and we were showing her the best of Beijing. Nicole and I went practically everywhere Muir and I have been in the last six months, plus a few new places. This past week was basically a trip through "Beijing's greatest hits":
- Breakfasts at the Bridge Cafe
- Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square
- Wangfujing Da Jie
- Summer Palace
- Quan Ju De for Peking Duck
- 798 Art Zone
- Movie at San Li Tun and sushi dinner at Jazz Ya
- Train to climb the Great Wall at Ba Da Ling
- Lama Temple
- Wu Dao Ying hutong
- Hutong Pizza at Hou Hai
- Temple of Heaven
- dinner at Enoterra wine bar in San Li Tun
- Bird's Nest Stadium and Water Cube
- shopping at the Silk Market
The weather was unfortunately quite cold and windy, but I think a good time was had by all. I'll just post a few photos from new places.
Tiananmen Square
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| Sadly, Chairman Mao's mausoleum was closed |
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| I got a big kick out of these Cultural Revolution-style monuments |
Summer Palace
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This time I made sure we visited Suzhou street, modeled after
the city of Suzhou in SE China which is famous for its canals |
Quan Ju De
A great place to learn how to carve a duck!
798 Art Zone
With galleries and cafes scattered among crumbling factories, it was somethings difficulty to distinguish the modern art galleries from the abandoned buildings.
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| Steps to avoid the low ceiling rafters |
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| Outdoor sculpture garden |
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| Closed gallery with a blue facade |
Great Wall
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| This time we took the train. It was convenient, comfortable, and cheap--about $1 USD each way. |
Lama Temple
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| Statue of the Maitreya Buddha carved from one 18m piece of sandalwood. |
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| Incense burners from the mid 1700s |
Bird's Nest Stadium and Water Cube
(National Sports Stadium and National Aquatic Center)
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| Bird's Nest and broadcasting tower |
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Snow in the infield, man-made, I think.
There hasn't been any accumulation this winter. |
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| Water Cube in front of an IBM building |
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