After our awesome morning at South Luogu Lane / Nan Luo Gu Xiang (南锣鼓巷), it was time to check-out and head to the Beijing South Railway Station (北京南站). We drove by 天安门 (tiān’ān mén), Gate of Heavenly Peace: And 天安门广场 … Continue reading
Category Archives: 2014 Jan: 3 Nights in Beijing
Beijing Day 3 – South Luogu Lane / Nan Luo Gu Xiang (南锣鼓巷)
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In the blink of an eye, it’s our last day in Beijing 😦 As we did not want to waste our day and had a relatively short morning (we had to check-out of “The Emperor” (北京皇家驿栈) at 2 PM), we … Continue reading
Legend of Kung Fu (功夫传奇) @ Beijing Red Theatre (北京红剧场)
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After our sumptuous dinner of Da Dong Roast Duck, Nina sent us to the Beijing Red Theatre (北京红剧场) for the finale of 2nd Day in Beijing – Legend of Kung Fu (功夫传奇). Beijing Red Theatre (北京红剧场): We were originally supposed … Continue reading
Da Dong Roast Duck = Our Best Peking Duck ever!!
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After our late afternoon at Beijing Olympic Park, Nina dropped us off at (Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant (北京大董烤鸭店) for dinner! Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant (北京大董烤鸭店): Check out their walls of awards! As we had made a reservation, we … Continue reading
Beijing Olympic Park (北京奥林匹克公园)
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After our early afternoon at Ming Dynasty Tombs (十三陵 定陵), Nina drove us to our next destination – Beijing Olympic Park (北京奥林匹克公园). Check out how hazey it is! 😐 According to Nina, that dragon-looking building is a hotel. Entrance to … Continue reading
Ming Dynasty Tombs (十三陵 定陵)
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After the morning’s climb of the Mutianyu Great Wall, we headed to the Ming Dynasty Tombs (十三陵 定陵). Scenery en route: Even Nina said it’ll be even more beautiful if it’s snowing! An hour later, we got to the Dingling … Continue reading
Hus’ “climbed” the Great Wall of China!
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At 8am this morning, our driver, Nina, picked us up from The Emperor (北京皇家驿栈) and drove us to our first stop, the Mutianyu Great Wall (慕田峪长城). Mutianyu Great Wall (慕田峪长城) is about 80 km away from our hotel, so it … Continue reading
Beijing Day 2 (Updated)
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Good-morning everyone, we’re up suuuuuper early today because we have a really packed day! 😀 We managed to find an English-speaking driver online, and she’ll be driving us around today to a few places: Mutianyu Great Wall of China (慕田峪长城) … Continue reading
First meet-up of 2014 at San Li Tun (三里屯)
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Late this evening, after our time at Wang Fu Jing Street (王府井大街) and Dong Hua Men Night Market (东华门美食坊夜市), we met up with Shawn, J’s softball team-mate for our first meet-up of the year. Shawn suggested we meet at San … Continue reading
Look-See-Eat at Wang Fu Jing Street (王府井大街)
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After watching the flag-lowering ceremony at Tian An Men Square (天安门广场), we headed to Wang Fu Jing Street (王府井大街), said to be the “Champs-Élysées of China, Beijing’s main shopping artery lined with clothing outlets, souvenir shops, fast-food restaurants, and the … Continue reading