Saturday, December 27, 2008

The 6th day

We took a final look at the Tianjin hotel before we left.

Along the way we wanted to visit the Singapore-China industry. However due to an unexpected turn of events, we were not able to visit the industry. From there we continued our prolonged journey from Tianjin to Beijing.




After a long while, we were 'rewarded' with Beijing roasted duck for the long wait. Succulent meat layered with a layer of crispy skin on top a layer of sinful fat. For more info, I recommend this websites: http://www.worldhum.com/features/howto/how_to_eat_peking_duck_in_beijing_20071128/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_duck

Then we did some shopping at China modern shopping centres. There were nothing special there. Then we also head to Carefour.




We tried the 冰糖葫芦(bing tang hu lu) which is the fruits coated with honey. It is a common local treat and yet everyone was admiring this "jewel".





Soon after, we went to visit the Bird Nest and the Water Cube where the famous Beijing Olympic happened. The sky was dark blue and the lights were shining brightly. The conditions are set for wounderful senery pictures. That night I was proud to be a Chinese.





Then we set off to a tea shop where ladies in pink cheongsam were promoting tea leaves and tea biscuits. They were also demostrating the art of tea drinking. Finally, I managed to spend four hundred bucks.




Then we had some dinner.




Finally we head for the last and the best hotel: Beijing Royal Hotel. Its big and its rooms were absolutely splendid. We had HD televisions with cable, which means you can watch channels National Geographic and ESPN. Each bed was twice bigger than standard and the toilet was twice bigger. Of course we definitely want to spend longer nights in this hotel.
The only thing I enjoyed was the hotel and it was just wonderful




We got a nice rest and had a good sleep.













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