Beijing tour,Day one.

 

 

 

WARNING:

60 freaking pictures ahead,and its only day one.

 

I wasn’t that enthusiastic bout the trip at first because it is China,doh…

 

It was a short trip for 5 days and it isn’t that bad afterall,really!We spent minimum 10 hours walking 5 days in a row,cause we took a subway or a public bus trawling every single place to visit;from north to south,east to west instead of renting a cab,having the driver to bring us around.We wanted to feel what’s like to be a local there,it was really crazy!But fun though!

 

 

Woke up around 5am in the morning and headed to KLIA.Took us hours to check in,you know..Malaysian standard,everyone is working so slow.

My bookworm family members,including moi.

 

 

Don’t feel like reading when i’m not settled down,so camwhored.

 

 

The things that you could only do in the plane to kill boredom,is eat eat & eat.

 

 

Or maybe some crossword puzzles,movies and music.

 

 

 

After 6hours of flight,we’re in China!!!The weather was rather chilly than i expected.

 

 

Checked out,collected our luggage and headed to the airport express.

 

 

The train station looks so glamorous!!I’m in love with their ceilings. 

 

 

See what i mean?

 

 

 

My piggy sissy. 

 

 

Many people say we don’t look alike,but trust me..i look exactly like her when i was younger.Looks change as you grow older,its gonna be her turn sometime…

 

 

 

Took the airport express train to Dong Zhi Men(东直门站) an interchange station of the Beijing Subway.

 

 

On our way to Dong Zhi Men station,a sea of flowers.So pretty!

 

 

 

 

So pretty so pretty!

 

 

Their ticket machine looks so high-tech,got map somemore.Unlike the one at our KTM station..

 

We bought a ticket for RMB2(1 Malaysian Ringgit) took a line 2 to the following station,Yong He Gong lama temple(雍和宫) and transfered a line 5 to Deng Shi Kou(灯市口) where our hotel is just around the corner of the subway station.

So convinient eh?!

 

 

We’re almost there!It isn’t very easy to walk when you have a 15KG luggage with you..

 

 

 

 

Walking along Wang Fu Jing( 王府井)street,searching for our hotel.

 

 

It was freezing out there! 

 

Strong wind blows and my hair was all sticking into my mouth..

 

 

 

 

 

Busy streets and people..

 

 

Angel looks like a poor homeless little child..

 

 

10 mintues walk and we finally arrived our destination!

 

 

Taiwan hotel in Beijing.

 

 

My aunt.I’d always call her Yi Poh(cantonese).It means granny’s sister.

 

 

Finally got to sit down for a minute,better than none.After checking into our rooms,rested for 10minutes and headed down to the streets for some yummilicious dinner.That’s what i thought..

 

 

Our hotel is located nearby in Wang Fu Jing(王府井) street,down town.And its one of China’s most famous shopping street,snack street.You could find all the famous Chinese Beijing cuisine there.

 

 

 

 

Freezing camwhores.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had Beijing duck for dinner!The restaurant we went, Quanjude(全聚德),was the most famous Beijing restaurant in Beijing.It has almost 145years of history.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The restaurant has 3 floors and it is all fully seated,so we had to wait.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Had China beer,Yan Jing which tastes like paper.

 

The sweet soya paste and some spring onions to go with the duck.

 

Mum ordered some other parts of the duck,it was umm…..

oooookay.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suprisingly the heart was tasty!

 

 

They even have a chef to slice the duck meat for you from the whole roasted duck and they’ll make soup with the bones.

 

 

 

 

The crispy skin,but too oily.

 

 

Put some sauce..

 

 

Some duck meat and spring onion,wrap it and start eating!Overall the dinner was average,the food was too oily,which makes me a little unwell after eating it.

And about the price,insanely expensive.RNB800 for a duck and other duck parts?!I rather have chicken rice in Malaysia which tastes way lot delicious.

 

 

Strolling around the streets when we were on our way back to the hotel,bumped into this candy store along the street.

 

They sell all kinds of candies,nuts,dried fruits,prunes,chocolate and some local specialities.

 

Sissy was busy choosing her treasures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stopped by a mini market and bought some mineral water,expensive.

 

 

Milk yogurt drink,nicee!

 

 

Back at the hotel,and i’m knackered.

 

 

 

Second day was whole lot of fun and i tried on some exotic snacks which mostly people thinks is disgusting.

Stay tune for the next post if you wanna know what isit!