Today we headed for the Lama temple, a buddhist temple in the heart of Beijing. We took our time watching people pray and lighting a rather large number of incense sticks.
After we headed to Tiannamen square, the world's largest public square but made famous for all the wrong reasons.
From here we walked through the Forbidden City which no one had been allowed to visit for 500 years. It is a huge palace complex containing many wonderful buildings and antique treasures from the past.
Eventually, we tackled the only hill in Beijing formed from the soil from the moat at the Forbidden City. It was built in a beautiful garden where we watched people perform Tai Chi and a strange method of back massage! On top of the hill stood a lovely pagoda offering 360 degree views of the city. After the tranquility of the park we weaves our way through the backstreet of th Hutongs.
The evening was spent strolling round a really lively area full of bars, each with a live band. The area overlooked a small lake and all of the buildings were lit with neon lights. Very pretty. Some of the shops in the area made mini sculptures of passers by, a bit like a characatures! We tried our first taste of stinks tofu, never again!
After we headed to Tiannamen square, the world's largest public square but made famous for all the wrong reasons.
From here we walked through the Forbidden City which no one had been allowed to visit for 500 years. It is a huge palace complex containing many wonderful buildings and antique treasures from the past.
Eventually, we tackled the only hill in Beijing formed from the soil from the moat at the Forbidden City. It was built in a beautiful garden where we watched people perform Tai Chi and a strange method of back massage! On top of the hill stood a lovely pagoda offering 360 degree views of the city. After the tranquility of the park we weaves our way through the backstreet of th Hutongs.
The evening was spent strolling round a really lively area full of bars, each with a live band. The area overlooked a small lake and all of the buildings were lit with neon lights. Very pretty. Some of the shops in the area made mini sculptures of passers by, a bit like a characatures! We tried our first taste of stinks tofu, never again!
