Tiananmen Square
鼓楼
钟楼
Teabreak at a rooftop coffee outlet
The Hutong
Forbidden City
Last Saturday, we took the opportunity to do some sight-seeing while Weikai's parents are here. It was a beautiful day with sun and wind. We triapse into the Forbidden City, Gu Lou and the Hutongs.
Before we entered the Forbidden City, we thought we could travel back history to enjoy the grandeur and vastness of the place. However, we were a little disappointed. Many of the palaces could only be viewed from afar (ie. we could only see the architecture and the exterior designs of the palaces). After a while, all the palaces all looked the same.
On the other hand, the Hutongs provided a very different facade of Beijing. We visited the busy 700m long 南锣鼓巷。I loved the 古色古乡feel of the street. The street was littered with many interesting shops from crepes to local designer products shops to local pubs and yogurt shop. It was very enjoyable window shopping at the street with Weikai. It was like back to the dating days. But well no more of such days anymore - everywhere, everyday, anywhere, we have our kids in tow (different kind of bliss).
The next sightseeing trip will be to 前门on our 'first dating' anniversary day, 15 May (gosh it has been a good 12 yrs with Mr Tay). Will update again...
Before we entered the Forbidden City, we thought we could travel back history to enjoy the grandeur and vastness of the place. However, we were a little disappointed. Many of the palaces could only be viewed from afar (ie. we could only see the architecture and the exterior designs of the palaces). After a while, all the palaces all looked the same.
On the other hand, the Hutongs provided a very different facade of Beijing. We visited the busy 700m long 南锣鼓巷。I loved the 古色古乡feel of the street. The street was littered with many interesting shops from crepes to local designer products shops to local pubs and yogurt shop. It was very enjoyable window shopping at the street with Weikai. It was like back to the dating days. But well no more of such days anymore - everywhere, everyday, anywhere, we have our kids in tow (different kind of bliss).
The next sightseeing trip will be to 前门on our 'first dating' anniversary day, 15 May (gosh it has been a good 12 yrs with Mr Tay). Will update again...
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