Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Beijing 101













Xiangshen on the walkway to Houhai bar district. Think these guys are really good. Their audience was huge and everyone laughed out loud.












Badminton, shuttlecock, all kinds of games people were playing just outside the Houhai gate.












Gate to the Houhai bar district












Yunnan food in Beijing












Tiananmen
We got asked if we were selling shoes cos you couldn't get into Chairman Mao's masouleum in flip flops. Haha! Anyway we got asked cos we were carrying a huge bag of shopping which we gonna send back by mail.












Guards changing shift












Inside the forbidden city












Our favourite junk shop in a hutong near Qianmen












Same hutong












Children playing in the hutong












Qianmen gate












Peking duck













Panjiayuan antiques market




We loved Nanluoguxiang.

For good practice in bargaining, Silk Street is a must! We even resorted to buying the salesgirls ice cream for extra discounts.

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