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Days 39 to 43: Beijing
... taking part (and paying the money for optional extras) is considered strange and rude.
Secondly, what we expect to see at a historical site is different. Most historical buildings in China were burnt to the ground in the various opium wars, rebellions or the big daddy - the Cultural Revolution. The few that remained were in a pretty bad state of disrepair. In much of Europe the common practice when repairing a historical site is often to cut wood/stones/ bricks as similar ...
A great day!
... I look forward to feeling the benefits in a few days! I came out of the spa to torrential rain and after waiting for it to let up for half an hour decided to just get wet. And I did, it was raining so hard it wasn't going anyway so crossing the street was more than ankle deep. When I got to the subway, that's where everyone was sheltering from the storm. By the time I got back up to the surface at Xisi station for the hotel it had stopped or passed. Supermarket for ...
The Forbidden City + Peking Opera
... Peking Opera at Zhengyici Theatre. I won’t tell you how much it cost me for an hour and a half performance, but I will tell you that it was totally worth it. Calling it opera gives completely the wrong impression. The performance was primarily about the visual spectacle, with elaborate costumes and heavy, stylised make-up. They frequently struck poses in order to show off these costumes to their best advantage.
There was also a lot of ...
The Little Things
... s so cool about that?" Well in China sweets are hard to come by, and even when you can come by them they usually are not the best, and today we are talking about the little things, remember? But I digress. So I was very happy about finding a bakery and buying two slices of cake, one of which I have in the fridge and the other residing happily in my stomach.
Those are just some examples of the little things that are so awesome, I could go ...
Da Great Wall
... somehow get a full meal in and boarded a bus that brought us two and a half hours north of Beijing. The trip consisted of many a passenger getting in some extra sleep; however, my excitement withheld me from following suit; therefore, I stuck to reading and glancing out the window at the ever-changing scenery. A little over an hour in, the scenery took a drastic change. Insignificant hills turned to abstract mountains; creating great curves in the road, which took ...