What an amazing three days in Beijing. Is the biggest, most impressive city I have ever seen, and so many people!! We managed to fit tons of stuff in... went to a kung fu exhibition in a theatre on Friday, then last night went to see an acrobatics and juggling show. Absolutely amazing: started with a guy standing on top of eight stacked wooden chairs and doing one hand handstands; almost touching the ceiling of the theatre. Extraordinary.
Went in to the Forbidden City. Four hours of walking around in 90+ heat, and totally amazed by the Emperors Garden. Awesome. Then went on to Tangshan Park where I could view the whole of the FC and big groups of random people were singing random opera acapella... imagine that happening in Hyde Park... Then got totally lost. Thats not unusual for me though, happened three times to me whilst I was in Beijing!! So complicated trying to read street names. Exhausting.
Went to see the Birds Nest. Went and walked a couple of k along the great wall.. which was exactly as I had expected.. but what I did not expect was the chair lift up to it and the toboggan ride down. Truly!
Had a chinese food banquet meal with the whole group (wonderful mix of 9 foreigners) and had two very dodgy meals in local restaurants. And survived.
So, here I am now in Seoul. And have free computer in City Guest House. Have just discovered I have taken 700 photos so far... oops!! It's 1045pm; got dark at 8pm and that is noon with you. Am around the other side of the world. Now there's a thing.
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