Beijing #2

Back in Beijing sooner than I thought, on the 15th this month. It was getting colder, already in its minus celcius degrees. Having done the Great Wall, Forbidden City and famous Peking Duck in the past, I decided to venture out and about the hotel on my own.

I'll just leave you with some photos I took during this trip:

Walked down this street from across the hotel and there is a well-stocked DVD shop. Further up as I was looking for brunch I found a restaurant called Hong Zhuang Yuan which specialises in a large variety of congees and many other Beijing dishes.

Ordered a congee with preserved duck egg, a tofu/mushroom stirfry and a pancake. Choice of pancake stuffed with chives and garlic. They're all yummy but I couldn't finish and wasted half of everything.

It was weekend and the streets were crowded. Lotsa people gathered to buy candied fruits, which is also known as Bing Tang Hu Lu.

Chicken and Cashew Salad? Singapore? Better not be led by curiosity. I ordered a plate of dozen steamed dumplings and fruit platter instead.

On the way back to Dubai I went to the cockpit with the Captain's interphone invitation to witness the grand view of the Himalayas. Though 28,000ft above the area the mountains looked really close up. Nice one.

Will be doing Beijing #3 tomorrow, it will be colder. I hope to discover more little things in my surroundings and definitely do some shopping in the giant Carrefour.