Living on a Narrowboat
Most of the main features of the Palace were visible and I’ve got some good shots to illustate the different parts.
This one has been given UNESCO status and is undergoing major renevations ready for the influx of Olympic tourists in 2008.
Entering the Palace.Yesterday visited the Beijing Summer Palace. So called because the Pricess Royal’s used to hold office from there when the weather was hot and they felt lazy.
It’s about the size of Alton Towers so don’t expect to get round there, then go on and do Tianamen square or one of the markets.
Audio guides are avialable.
Pictures.
Before we start, I am staying at the 5 star Lufthanser hotel.
The last couple of nights I’ve been trying to seek out by my own means the main tourist bar area which I found last night and had a couple of drinks with some other tourists.
Had some sheeps testicles. No pictures there. Although a before and after would have been nice. Which was in the 1000 nights Lebanese Palace in the diplomatic zone not far from the clothing market. I have a map below which I have marked a couple of spots I would recommend to give you a good idea what the city is about.
Recently attended an Eye for Travel conference in Emerging Markets in Beijing, which was a two dayer.
I have decided to make my own investigation on China, the host of the forthcoming Olympics and remove my preconceptions about what I see as a grey destination and replace it with some researched blog about different things to do in CHina.
Let’s get things straight before we start, I’m not massively into culture, historical fact or architecture but hopefully this guide will pick out some of the spots you might visit if you were to come over as a tourist.
So let’s not overbore you.