FALL in Beijing (PartOne)

Beijing is soooo beautiful! to fall in love with Beijing is soooo easy - the picturesque scenery, the clear blue skies, the historic palaces&monuments, the willow trees, the freshly steamed "baozhe", the Peking Duck and the friendly Beijingers! :)

Alright, fyi, I've so much to share about my 1week trip to Beijing but I guess I need to have few posts, because of the overlimit pictures :/

Air Asia has a history of delayed flights so it's no surprise we'd to wait 3hours for a midnight flight to TianJin. from there, we travelled on a bullet train (speed of 300km/hr) to Beijing.

H1N1

Train ticket to Beijing

We were so exhausted after the 6-hour flight but the sight of Traders Hotel made us happy. YAY!

A nice four-star hotel managed by Shangri-La, a place I gonna stay for four nights.

Somemore the conditioners and shampoo damn nice! ;D

Beijing city is so huge I tell you! a city full of contrasts. the modern highways and narrow alleys, the old neighbourhoods or hutong is a contrast to the skyscrapers in some parts of modern Beijing. and of course! Beijing is a really good place for shopaholics. how lucky I am, there's a shopping mall underground - below the hotel I'm staying :P

Our first dinner was at this famous ROAST DUCK RESTAURANT frequented by movie stars and politicians. this restaurant may be located in a hutong alley but the prices are very expensive! here, you can order whatever dishes related to D-U-C-K from tongue to intestines. YERR,EWKS!

look nice, no?

So duck lovers, you know where to dine now :P no wonder after eating, we all quacked and walked like ducks. LMFAO!

Pics taken on the first day;

Jo did a stupid pose,

and three of us followed!

Back to Traders;

P/s: Of all the many wonderful places in Beijing, The Forbidden City and Great Wall of China remain the most memorable places for me, which I'll blog in my next posts :)