The One where it isn’t Fog

Most of the people on the tour left for the next city, but my dad and I, and another family had another day here in Beijing. My dad thought, since the tour left, the buffet breakfast wouldn’t be open, so we had room service. I’d never thought I’d ever have the luxury of room service. Only in China I guess.

Afterward me and my dad took a walk outside to kill time and we found out that KFC here has delivery! =O That’s awesome! We were supposed to meet in the lobby at 11:30. We got back to the hotel with a few minutes to spare, and met with our tour guide Alan, but the other family was nowhere in sight. Half an hour pass and finally they return from their shopping trip. Instead of apologising, they strolled in, and walked straight to their hotel room to get ready. Inconsiderate people. Acting like it was okay for me to wait for them, wasting my precious time and money.

When they were finally ready, we headed to this park where you climb 4 flights of stairs (yes I know, more stairs, my legs know this torture very well now), and your suppose to have a really awesome view of the forbidden city. But this is what I got:

It’s not fog, its smog.

Which is really such a shame, it would have been such a nice view.

After almost tumbling down the stairs, we head of to lunch by bike. I have no idea what’s the bike thing is called, but to me it’s like a modern day chariot, where the horse is replaced by a bike.

 

When rode through the back streets of Beijing, and arrived at someone’s house for lunch. It was quite weird at first, but honestly, the home cooked food is the best.

 

Then we got driven to the silk market, when I learnt how silk is made. It’s quite gross. Silk worms. And we were shown around the shop. The silk blankets and clothing are so soft and pretty.

After the silk market, we headed off to see the Imperial College. 

This is where the lecturer used to sit to teach the students. The Chinese really knew how to show authority, aye? Look at it. It’s like a throne. It’s very different from UNSW. LOL!

 

 

College student applicants would hang these red planks around a statute of Confucius to wish them luck in their exams.

After this we were suppose to head off to watch a Kung Fu Show, but the other family would rather go to the markets instead. They haven’t had enough shopping! It was completely ridiculous. Throughout the whole tour, they would drag the group behind because they were inside souvenir shops, or buying for street vendors. So we went to the silk street instead.

 

We went to another market, which is exactly like this, except here, the shop assistants ignore you if your Asian, cause they earn more money ripping off foreigners. So my dad and I headed off to McDonalds buy dinner. It’s so cheap here. A whole meal would cost you approximately $2.50!

 

I love trying foreign Maccas, they have a different things on their menu. In Beijing Maccas, they have chocolate pie! I didn’t eat any of the food until I got back to the hotel so I could webcam to Cynthia whilst eating the chocolate pie! =D

But before that we were suppose to meet up at 5:30pm, but yet again I found myself waiting for that family for half an hour. WTF!? It was cold and I was pissed. Not happy with them.

That was the end of my Beijing tour. I’m heading off to Guang Zhou next. Staying with family and going on a shopping spree. I don’t know if I’m going to have access to internet then, if I don’t it’ll be a few days til the next post.

Favourite picture of the day (taken by Cynthia):

Don’t I make an awesome Marilyn Monroe?

So jealous much, Cynthia?