After the flight delay and everything, we arrived at night and went directly to the hotel and K.O. Since i still haven't got to know anyone I cant really go around disturbing people at night yet, the beds were absolutely horrible for a 4 star hotel and worse of all im there for 3 nights. Couldn't really sleep as i was having weird nightmares often.
On the official 1st day, we woke up early for breakfast and went to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. The square is just like a park w/o grass and street lamps for trees. Nothing much of interest i can say. However the Forbidden City is the very opposite. The beauty and awe of the size and magnitude of the ''city'' was just indescribable.
Watching the sun set in the temple of heaven is really something new, normally it would be by the beach or on the peak of a mountain. The view is fantastic, those old chinese folks really did a great job giving temples and imperial palaces great views. LOL Standing on top of the altar really gives u a different feeling and perspective in life. Just standing there and looking around, we can feel how insignificant we are and how small our lives is.
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Entrance of the Forbidden City
The weather was quite ok for me, although for others it seems to be slightly unbearable. Atleast my lips and ears are still intact without the help of earmuffs and lip balm. Inside all i saw is fantastic workmanship and architecture all over the place, its both the work of an artist and architect.
Something u wont find in Ikea? LOL
Surprisingly though, the lunch and dinners in Beijing never fail to amaze me, the food was plain but edible and the taste is really very much different from what I can find in Penang. Although i'll still support the local Penang food, this is very much different. I didn't really eat alot but I had alot of drinks here, i think in the 7 days i had as much beer as i'll normally have in the course of the year.
Watching the sun set in the temple of heaven is really something new, normally it would be by the beach or on the peak of a mountain. The view is fantastic, those old chinese folks really did a great job giving temples and imperial palaces great views. LOL Standing on top of the altar really gives u a different feeling and perspective in life. Just standing there and looking around, we can feel how insignificant we are and how small our lives is.
* SICK TOPIC WARNING *Since im just too scared of going to the public toilets in China.. I tahan whole day until i reached the hotel and spend my own sweet time baking fresh batches of brownies. If i would thank God for anything in this trip, it would be me being lucky enough to hold it in long enough.....
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The nights I spend there ended like any usual nights, me lying down, thinking , dreaming , and wishing i could enter into limbo ( inception o inception how i love the words u use ) and creating reality inside a dream.
