The Summer Palace
We went to Summer palace on our last day. It was really tiring walking around Beijing. Our roadmaps seriously helped us a lot. I was thinking that maybe it is the resort of the royal family in China, like the Mansion in Baguio City in the Philippines. The architecture is again amazing. There is a lake in the middle of the whole place which is really refreshing.
On our last day, we finally encountered a group of Filipino tourists. It really felt good to hear and understand a language in a foreign land.
the entrance to the Summer Palace
We saw this while waiting for our 2 other friends
refreshing view of the lake
graffiti on the floor
great blue skies
with the girls.
at the bridge
The Olympic Green
Another historical event that took place in Beijing is the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The government of China seemed to have promoted this event strongly. A sprawling amount of idle land was turned into modernized facility that will cater all the games for the event.
big chinese musical instruments
at our back is the bird's nest
the bird's nest at night
the olympic pagoda
the water cube
so that caps off my HISTORY entry. hope to find time to start the way of life part of this trip. all i could say is that, this city is really rich in history.
Just wanted to post and say nice page, great to read from people with a clue.
thanks! =)