Kris and I spent this past weekend in Beijing to tour the city. You are supposed to have four days to get cover the whole city, but I think we did a pretty good job in three.
We took the bullet train on Friday morning and so instead of the 13 hours it would take by normal train, we were able to make the trip in 5, arriving at 4PM. We then had to get to our hotel, and so without further ado, we proceeded into the subways.
They are trying to get a subway system up in Suzhou, but it is still a work in progress, so this was the first time we used the subways to get around on our own.
First stop: The Capitol Library. Quite large and impressive, and probably even more so when the fountain right here is on. It was only 2 blocks from our hotel.
Unfortunately, we weren't able to get in much farther than this, but it was still interesting and definitely worth it.
After we checked in we headed over to Tian Tin Park, where we were able to watch a little Tai Chi Sword Dancing, and wander around looking at the old temple there and enjoy the fresh air. Beijing's air is more polluted than Suzhou's, but I stopped noticing Suzhou's a few weeks back. I would hate to have to ever get accustomed to that bad of air quality.
We ended the night at a local night BBQ that they had set up for just this one night. It was delicious.
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